ZeldaMentalEvil
First Lieutenant   Posts: 21 Registered: 2/27/2004 Status: Offline
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 posted on 8/28/2005 at 10:00 |
Assuming you're someone who doesnt know music theory beyond the modes, a
few scales and a little bit of the ability to read music, how do you go
about writing songs & or solos?
I believe people have their own ways of going
about it, I'd like to know how you guys do it and see if it works for me.
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7 days without prayer makes one weak!
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Spidercents
Moderator   Posts: 1019 Registered: 7/29/2004 Status: Offline |
 posted on 8/28/2005 at 11:16, Reply 1 |
Songwriting is a tricky thing to teach...I usually try a few chord
progressions...I try not to sing over the chord changes...try to pause and
or stop singing over chord changes...this is not a rule however it can
spark something and pauses create feeling...you can apply this to lead
guitar instead of vocals.
For solos sometimes I just record a crazy solo without any chords in the
background...then I like to play chords to the solo trying to find odd
chords to fill in the back...this is tough to do however sometimes its the
chords behind the lead guitar that create the color and not the solo its
self...try it.
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Guitar101
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posted on 8/30/2005 at 19:40, Reply 2 |
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own thing. Learn a new scale etc... Close your eyes and get a cool groove
going you will know what to do next! ____________________
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ZeldaMentalEvil
First Lieutenant Posts: 21 Registered: 2/27/2004 Status: Offline |
 posted on 9/1/2005 at 06:07, Reply 3 |
Yeah Spidercents i did think about doing that "play a solo and then add the
chords" once but never got around to doing it...i'll try it this time now
that you have reminded me.
Thanks to you too Guitar101, `ll try to employ every input i get.
By the way never said hi, so "Hi you all!" EXTREME is the band i listen
to, a lil blues too, want to do jazz but im still working on it.
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GuitarPsycho
First Lieutenant  Posts: 4 Registered: 5/10/2006 Status: Offline |
posted on 7/31/2006 at 18:42, Reply 4 |
I stumbled on some great articles on the subject here:
http://www.tomhess.net/articles.php?article=18
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groovewithjamie
First Lieutenant Posts: 8 Registered: 11/6/2006 Status: Offline |
 posted on 11/6/2006 at 22:09, Reply 5 |
believe in yourself! that is all the help you need!
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ricoboc
Moderator  Posts: 278 Registered: 4/27/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 11/9/2006 at 02:58, Reply 6 |
Many times I hear a melody in my head. Where it comes from, I have no idea.
When this happens I usually pick up my guitar and transfer what I was
hearing to my fret board.
Other times, I'll be practicing modes or scales or just improvising and I
stumble across some ideas.
I dont think you can teach songwriting.
Didnt Mozart say that when he was asked how he composed?
He never had to ask himself how he did it; he just did it.
HEY PSYCHO, I looked at your link to HESS.
MAN! He's a personal friend of mine and a mentor. What a great teacher and
guitar player that guy is.
He is currently the head of the Music department at Harper College. He'll
be touring with a new band called HolyHell very soon.
PURE GENIUS!!!
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