Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 1: Writing Your Own Song
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

When people write songs, they usually write about their feelings. Some people draw inspiration from their personal experiences, others use things that they read somewhere. The most important thing to remember here is that your song should reflect how you feel. Here are some quick tips on how to get started.

Steps

Method 1 of 1: Writing Your Own Song

1. 1 Use the technique of free writing (freewriting). Take a pen, paper, and write down whatever comes to mind.
   • Think about something that happened to you once and write it down. It doesn't matter if it is something sad, tender, or even nonsense - write it down anyway.
2. 2 Try rhyming. Use the following rhyme patterns: ABAB, AABB, ACAB, or ABCB.
3. 3 Play chords. Pick up a guitar and start picking chords that sound good with the lyrics. Take any instrument you like and start playing rhythm and melody. If you don't have an instrument, humming a song can be helpful. When everything fits together and you have a new song, try singing it! You will see if you need to add or change anything.
4. 4 Try not to delete anything you write. It doesn't matter if it sounds bad or you don't like it. Later, these ideas will help in writing new lyrics, even if not for the song you are working on. Our consciousness is a wonderful mechanism, and there is no need to rush to condemn its work.
5. 5 Check out the most common song structure. Most popular songs follow a certain pattern that is comfortable for the listener and makes the song optimal in length. Of course, you can and should structure your song your way, but to get started, you can use this template:
   • Verse 1
   • Chorus
   • Verse 2
   • Chorus
   • Verse 3
   • Chorus
   • Bridge
   • Chorus
6. 6 Feel the music! Try to immerse yourself in the music and imagine it in your mind. How well do the poems correspond to the music? What can you add to make them better? Use an explanatory dictionary to better reveal the meaning of some words if they seem too simplistic to you or do not correspond to the mood of the song. It takes a lot of work to make a piece stand out.

Tips

• Try not to make all your songs sound the same. Combine, change, experiment.
• Get inspiration from your favorite songs.
• Take your time working on the song, and give it enough time.
• You can record and play back your voice to hear how it will sound.
• Write a song about how you had to overcome some difficulties. Make audio recordings of your songs, so you can always remember the tune.
• Think about what worries you, what has happened to you in the past.
• You may not sing very well at first. You just have to practice and find your voice.
• Invite your friends to listen to your new song and express their opinion, how good it is, whether any words need to be changed.
• For inspiration, think of people you like or have feelings for and write a song about them.
• Write about something important to you, about what you love, what you are worried about.
• Tell us what was good or bad in life.
• You can write about school and make a song out of it.

Warnings

• Forcing too high or too low notes can damage your voice! Try to lower the chord if you hit it high, or raise it if it is low.

What do you need

• Pen
• Piece of paper

(You can also use a computer)