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Question: How to write a song for a band?

(Posted by: w33 J0rD0 on 2009-08-12 08:03:51)

I play guitar and I want to know how to write a song with a lead guitarist rythm guitarist bass player and drummer any help Btw i can read tab only

Posted by: adopted.son on 2009-08-12, 08:46:25

According to my music professor (back in the ice age) songs are best crafted in a building-block style format. You have a main hook or lick. You have your verse, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge, etc. Listen to classical music enough and you'll hear the layering effect I'm referring to. Nowadays all you need is drop tuning and some dysfunctional screaming adolescent ranting about sex and violence and you've got a hit song. But if you want longevity, listen to Eagles, Foo Fighters (which were spawned from the aforementioned dysfunctional screaming adolescent's band) and maybe even some Matchbox Twenty. Jack Johnson is a good song-crafter. So am I. (myspace/ graciasmidios) And I can barely read music (sorry, Prof...) Lionel Richie couldn't read, either. Tabs confuse me.

Posted by: Kelly Goosecock on 2009-08-12, 08:37:44

Its good to have some ideas for riffs before getting together then jam the ideas you have and see how they work out for you. Nothing worse than getting together and not having something to jam. play together to get a feel for the riffs and from there progress the song.

Posted by: Saul on 2009-08-12, 09:57:50

Well... what style do you want to play? Without that information it's almost pointless to offer advice. The best I can do is to learn songs in the style of music you want to play, stuff that everyone knows, that way you're on the same page and can start learning how to interact with each other. After that, its all about jamming and feeling each other out and finding a common ground musically. Often one person will need to take the role of leader and guide the band in a certain direction - but its best if everyone has more or less the same musical inclinations to begin with. Wish I could be more specific, but without specifics, that's the best I can do. Saul