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[RyanT]

I think it's too early for me to give some constructive criticism...  I can hear some potential with the chord progressions, but keep developing them and make something out of it and then check back.

[Lines]

Just out of curiosity, are you writing these on staff paper or are you using a computer program?

[daniel40392]

written on shorthand in a book, quality sounds bad because its linked to pc and transfers the files as .midi

[cup0gloom]

one of the best things I found when I started out is to sit and listen to as many songs as possible with your instruments nearby, then try and play along with them to what you are hearing, you prob won't get it at first, but as you perservere your ear will get better and you will start to relate the notes in terms of positions from what you hear rather than just what you have read. It's important because if you can develop it till it becomes naturally, the changes between keys and chords become so easy to predict you don't even really think about it. This also helps to establish the relationship between certin chords in songs, you can hear how the progression works in terms of scales, and that makes it easy to form a progression within a song you are writing, or to throw in a key change for a chorus etc. The theory stuff is important, but I suggest ya work on yer ear as well.

 

[daniel40392]

one of the best things I found when I started out is to sit and listen to as many songs as possible with your instruments nearby, then try and play along with them to what you are hearing, you prob won't get it at first, but as you perservere your ear will get better and you will start to relate the notes in terms of positions from what you hear rather than just what you have read. It's important because if you can develop it till it becomes naturally, the changes between keys and chords become so easy to predict you don't even really think about it. This also helps to establish the relationship between certin chords in songs, you can hear how the progression works in terms of scales, and that makes it easy to form a progression within a song you are writing, or to throw in a key change for a chorus etc. The theory stuff is important, but I suggest ya work on yer ear as well.

 

funnily enough ive been doing stuff like that already but thanks!

[RyanT]

I just want to expand on what cup0gloom said.  That's a great tool to have, especially when you want to compose something because a lot of times, you get some melody or something in your head, but you can't figure it out.  A great thing to be able to do is imagine a line or melody or chord progression and be able to play what you have in your head. 

Also, a general rule (well, not rule, but classical suggestion) for chord progressions is this: "Down a fifth, Down a third, Up a step."  What that means is that from whatever chord you're sitting on, you can go down a fifth from that chord, down a third from that chord, or up a step from that chord.  Things like iv to ii, IV to ii, V to iv and the like will never sound bad.  Of course, you don't have to stay within these parameters, but you can never go wrong!  Oh, and you can also go from I to anything and from anything to I.  See if that maybe helps you out a little bit. 

[Patrick]

YOU WILL NEVER BE A GOOD SONGWRITER UNLESS YOU HAVE A FANCY STUDIO AND LOTS OF EXPENSIVE GUITARS, AMPS, MICROPHONES, AND A HOOKER HIRED TO GIVE YOU ORAL PLEASURE IN THE MIDST OF YOUR RECORDING SESSIONS

Stop looking at me like that. It worked for Jim Morrison once.

(oh shit, sorry, thread bump, I seriously need to lurk more)

(but lol it was worth it wasn't it)

(say yes pls)