I Don’t Write Lyrics First—and Here’s Why

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  @athomesongwriting · 1 year ago · pinned

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• DE

  @derrickturner7163 · 1 year ago (edited)

  If the lyrics and the melody are right, they serve each other. That&apos;s what makes a perfect song. It&apos;s like a miracle.

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• JA

  @jayedevan567 · 11 months ago (edited)

  Writing lyrics first has always worked for me...it is sometimes difficult to find the right chords to put them to, but it&apos;s inherently easier (for me) to write my thoughts/feelings, etc then figure out the chords/melody 👊🏾🎹🎸🎤🤎

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• MA

  @MainChannelTX · 2 months ago

  Check that scene in Get Back of PM mumbling over his developing guitar vibe.

• PA

  @PacificCoastBassGuitarLessons · 7 months ago

  Many times I will be practicing scales, and a riff comes to me as the motif.

• TI

  @TigerRogers0660 · 4 months ago

  Love this video!! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;This is EXACTLY the process to write &amp; record a song that i do !! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I cannot see how anyone can write the words first - that seems very alien.

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  @ThreadBomb · 1 year ago

  I didn&apos;t used to, but now I do write lyrics first! (usually) It really depends how confident you are with words. I took a break from music to spend years concentrating on writing, so I came back to music very confident of my writing. Having the words first can be a huge advantage: good lyrics suggest melody, rhythm and structure so that the song almost writes itself. But the lyrics must be really good. Generic cliches and clumsy rhythm will kill the song dead.

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• TE

  @testudoe · 1 year ago

  you are such an inspiration thank you

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• PA

  @PacificCoastBassGuitarLessons · 7 months ago

  It helps me to start out with the riff.

• CA

  @carmichael333 · 1 year ago

  Man, i was thinking to myself &quot;hey the music and the melody kind of have a Prince vibe&quot;. And then i see that you&apos;re wearing a Prince shirt??? 🤯🤯🤯 Amazing!!! <br>This was super inspiring, thanks so much

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• JO

  @jovitosolamin268 · 4 months ago

  I start with my guitar rhythm and find some chord progressions,and I used my guitar to find me a melody and then I find a lyrics thats it.🎸❤️🇵🇭🇺🇸

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  @DannyAir · 1 year ago

  I&apos;m so stuck with my melodies 😢 This video will help me alot.