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How to Write Great Lyrics - 5 Tips for Beginners! (Patreon)

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2018-02-27 19:27:57
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2023-07

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Hello friends,

and thank you so much for your continued support! In recent weeks I've talked a lot about songwriting, and how using music as a creative outlet has driven my progress more than anything else. In today's session I'm going to break-down my top 5 tips for beginner lyricist. We'll discuss common themes, finding inspiration, rhyming schemes, and story development. Let's get started!

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How to Write Great Lyrics - 5 Tips for Beginners!

Gain access to TABS, exclusive tutorials and other awesome supporter perks at http://www.patreon.com/swiftlessons Hello friends, In recent weeks I've talked a lot about songwriting, and how using music as a creative outlet has driven my progress more than anything else. In today's session I'm going to break-down my top 5 tips for beginner lyricist. We'll discuss common themes, finding inspiration, rhyming schemes, and story development. Let's get started! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links: Facebook: http://facebook.com/swiftguitarlessons Instagram: https://instagram.com/swiftguitarlessons Twitter: https://twitter.com/swiftlessons Request a song at: http://Swiftguitar.com/request

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Anonymous

Great tips, Rob, as always. I'm generally at home writing lyrics as writing is in my wheelhouse. The challenge for me is aligning the rhythm to the lyric since the words themselves have their own meter which may or may not exactly match the rhythm. I hope that made sense! But I know that you'll clear this up for me in later installments! Gosh, I love this stuff.

swiftlessons
>>10435367

Thanks for the reminder Dawn. I always write the melody first, with each note becoming a syllable. The next songwriting lesson will demonstrate my process of writing a complete song, and I’ll focus on that subject.

Anonymous

Good intro to poetry, Rob. I taught English in Middle and High School for 20+ years. Considering how little time you have in a video, you've give a concise instruction. Thanks. I second Dawn's comment that fitting the meter is a challenge, and yet the nice thing about song writing (as opposed to poetry with proscribed meters) is that sounds can be fudged a bit - and sometimes that creates even more tension. (Think Jason Mraz or Brandon Jenner.)

swiftlessons
>>10439237

Hey David, so glad you're digging this video. I'm not formally taught in this area, so it's a relief that you approve. Also, I agree, there is some leeway in music that doesn't exist in spoken poetry, like the ability to double time, or stretch a syllable. That said, I almost always have to sacrifice my preferred wording for what works rhythmically, or sounds good musically.

Anonymous

Hey Rob, I've been wanting to write my own songs since I started the process of learning the guitar about 6 years ago and these lessons have been extremely helpful. I actually just finished my first song tonight and it felt amazing!

Anonymous
>>10439237

David, so nice to hear from another former English teacher here. Thanks for your shout out. I am so impressed by Rob's teaching and the extraordinary effort he makes for us. You and I know how much time this takes. As Rob says, Happy Pickin'.

swiftlessons
>>10442476

Hey thanks for letting me know, that's fantastic news! I'd love to hear it when you're ready!

Anonymous

Hey Rob, awesome lesson, you bring it down in simple and easy to understand steps. I have written two songs couple of years ago and whilst I had the story and trying to capture the emotion, having the chords progressions that align with the story I did not really understand till now . I am going to use your tips and see what I come up with!!

Anonymous

good information !! i find making up songs musically (whether good or bad) is straight forward and after noodling around with finger picking and chords awhile they seem to sound alright( in my mind ) !! but the lyrics is my boondoggle !! i will try to bring your recommendation to light !! thank u by the by have you any thoughts on companies on line that publish ones music ? in Canada we have the CBC which is a major news company !! they have a program called " Searchlight" on line that publishes ones music !! have you any experience with online companies and are they trust worthy !! thanks Rob your a talent