Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net. Songwriting Tips - Creating A Song Structure. Intro : This is quite often the same chords/dynamics as the verse or chorus, mainly the verse. (“When You Were Young” by the Killers is an example of the chorus being used as an intro). Verse : Normally a pretty straightforward structure, containing four to 8 chords. Chorus : Again, normally pretty straight forward, and consisting of four to eight chords.
There is normally a change in the dynamics of a chorus to make it stand out. Bridge : This is often literally a bridge-between the verse and the chorus, or the chorus and the verse. Middle 8: This section is used to break up the song so it isn’t just a sequence of Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus. Outro : Finally, like the intro, this can often simply be a repeat of the verse or chorus chords/structure, but can also be totally different. As mentioned earlier, MOST choruses have a more intense feel about them, with more dynamicness (another new word), going on!
Crescendo/Diminuendo Drums Changing the beat altogether. Guitars and Bass. Songwriting Tips - Learn The Easy Way To Write A Melody. Get Your Free Songwriting E-Book What you should get from this section: The basics on how to write a melody. Some guidelines on things what to do, and what NOT to do, though remember that they are only guidelines, and there are no hard and fast rules. Now that we’ve covered creating an actual song structure, and we have a foundation in place, we’re going to need a melody line. You may want the melody line for the vocals, the guitar, the piano’s, or whatever, so let’s look at some of the keys to creating a melody, and examine some of the basic guidelines. For a melody to really work, it has to have some degree of repetition. Although we need repetition, we don’t want to be TOO repetitive. Tings you can do to keep it memorable, but not boring, while still following the theme are: Change the dynamics within the melody. A melody will NORMALLY follow a pattern of up’s and downs, and tends to FLOW.
A melody will normally be contained within ONE octave. Coming up with the melody Exercises: Scales - Scale Syllables. Songbook.