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How To Write Songs - Your Very Own Story

Send us your story on "How To Write Songs".

Songwriting is very dear to me!

Thankfully, this site has given me a great opportunity to present my thoughts on how to write songs. I have enjoyed sharing lyric writing tips, songwriting tips, techniques, and tricks, and telling the story of how I write songs.

But I'm tired of this site being all about me and my 'how to write songs' articles. I want to hear what other songwriters have to say about this awesome craft called 'songwriting'.

So how about I turn the tables and allow you to have your say?

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How Do You Write Your Songs? - Share Your Story With The World!

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    Writing songs with God.  starstarstarstarstar
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    I find it within the title (Writing Songs)  starstarstarstarstar
    I usually name songs first, then add music to it. My beats and tunes revolve around the title.

    As far as how I compose the music, I build it as though ...

    Where I get my inspiration to write songs.  starstarstarstarstar
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    How I, a 13 year old girl, writes songs...  starstarstarstarstar
    I write songs based mainly on what goes on in my life or things that come from the heart. Im actually working on a song right now that is about me trying ...

    How Me, a scottish 14 year old writes her songs  starstarstarstarstar
    i play guitar ...and so what i do is think up some simple chords..such as

    G D AM C

    play them over and over again and just start singing

    any ...

    How I, a 13 year old songwriter, write my songs.  starstarstarstarstar
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    Emotions and Music Flow  starstarstarstarstar
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    J.MITCHELL SIMON SONGWRITING APPROACH  starstarstarstarstar
    I'LL EITHER START W/THE MUSIC FIRST OR - IF THERE'S
    A SPECIFIC LYRICAL THEME, I'LL DEAL WITH THAT FIRST. OR
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    How My Songs Come Together  starstarstarstarstar
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    How Future Rockstar Jen C, Writes Her Music  starstarstarstarstar
    I started writing music when I was nine. But, I didn't become real serious about it until I was twelve. Being twelve, I hadn't had much life experience,...

    How a teenage girl writes her songs  starstarstarstarstar
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    How I Write Songs  starstarstarstar
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    How a 15 year old (Rachel) writes her songs...  starstarstarstar
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    How I Write My Songs  Not rated yet
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    How a Piano-playing, Praise team dude writes songs  Not rated yet
    I've found that the most honest and perhaps best material for me comes from the heart. You know, just humming a melody or coming up with some beat and ...

    How I write my songs - Unnoticed Child  Not rated yet
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    Sometimes I have a first verse and then I just simply finish the story.
    Sometimes I am at ...

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    How Stephen Lauzon writes his songs.  Not rated yet
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    How i write my songs  Not rated yet
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    How to take Daily Life Experiences and turn them into Hits  Not rated yet
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    Well I have gone through a lot in my life... a lot of different emotions and a lot of experiences that I believe other people can learn from. I have gone ...

    Writing My songs (By gem)  Not rated yet
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    It's just how i like to write songs.  Not rated yet
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    (How holly writes her songs)

    my life...
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