Become A Songwriter Right Now

Quit procrastinating by telling yourself you don’t have what it takes to be a songwriter. You can! Here’s the challenge. Give yourself a month, and I’ll give you the beginner songwriting blueprint for success.

Songwriting is not rocket science. You just need to learn the foundation–the basics. This will set your songwriting in motion and all you have to do is provide your ideas for your songs.

As in any other career or vocation what you put in is what you get out. The great news is that anyone can learn songwriting rather quickly if they dedicate consistent time to practicing and studying their songwriting craft, for free! There are many songwriting articles on the web that can benefit a beginner to advanced songwriter but it’s difficult to piece them together and actually learn if you’ve never written a song. This is why I created an article outlining a step-by-step beginner songwriting blueprint. Here is the condensed version so you can learn how to write songs quickly and effectively:

1. Pick Out A Song Title

Think of an idea for your song and come up with something original: i.e., instead of “I’m In Love With Her”, pick something like, “She Takes Me Far Away”. Great title = a song that’s much easier to write

2. Choose a Song Form

As a beginning songwriter, choose this, the most common one until you become a little more comfortable and knowledgeable: Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus

3. Figure Out A Rhyming Scheme As You Go

For example: you can rhyme lines 1 and 2, or 1 and 3, or 1 and 4 and 2 and 3, etc. You get the idea! The trick is to use a different rhyming scheme in your verse from your chorus. Pick out a favorite CD insert and briefly study how songs are rhymed.

4. Sing The Title

Figure out what genre you want your song to be in, i.e., pop, r&b, etc., and start singing the title words no matter how silly you think you sound. Hey, guess what? You’re actually writing a song!

5. Write The Verses

Once again while referencing off your CD insert to see how verses are written, write your verses, one word, phrase, or line at a time. Keep in mind that usually the notes in the verses are lower than the chorus for contrast, which will make your songs more interesting. Lastly, also know that the first and last lines in your verses should be the most powerful verse lines (they’re the ones people always remember most).