Anonymous
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 posted on 1/20/2004 at 14:14 |
well.......i can play almost any tabbed song i come across(well so far, im
sure there are plenty i cant play)....BUT i dont know where to start when
it comes to coming up with my own stuff...ive been playing for 4 years now,
i dont know many scales, i know some chords... again i can play almost all
the tabs i look up(including: many linkin park songs, metallica-master of
puppets,dave matthews-crash, and many more) i just need help getting
started making my own stuff...i need to know wut i should know and what i
need to know along with anything else you guys think will help. thanks
alot.
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mjulian4
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posted on 1/20/2004 at 14:15, Reply 1 |
that was me ^ forgot to log on. just so u guys know my nick
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brian
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 posted on 1/20/2004 at 16:09, Reply 2 |
Hey Nick what's up!
I was faced with the same thing when I first started writing my own tunes.
The thing that helped me was copy parts of songs you already know and
change them up a little to make them your own. This will help in many
ways.
1. Show you how songs are arranged.
2. Trigger your creativity and more.....
Don't think for one minute there's not a formula for writing songs.
It's hard to see the guys from say Metallica,Linkin Park etc... behind the
scenes working out versus,chorus,bridges for hours.....
Hey were all human here right!
So basically go with what you know just make it your own.
Look how many guitarist ripped off Jimi Hendrix
A good example is Stevie Ray Vaughn,but he made it his own!
Hope this helps
Brian 
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mjulian4
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posted on 1/20/2004 at 21:10, Reply 3 |
thanks a bunch brian. 
okay ANYONE thats has ANY input i'd love to hear it...i need all the help i
can get.
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Anonymous
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posted on 1/20/2004 at 22:53, Reply 4 |
I agree take what you know and change a note here and there to make it your
own.
Pay close attention to the structure of a song and you will catch on.
No Sweat
Bill
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garytalley
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posted on 2/22/2004 at 14:50, Reply 5 |
Trying to develop your ear will help a lot. Just listen to something and
try to find it on the guitar.start with simple stuff first.
learning basic theory will help. If you understand how chords work together
in the same key , it saves you a lot of trouble figuring things out. Learn
a few pentatonoc scales, too. ____________________
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garytalley
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 posted on 2/22/2004 at 14:52, Reply 6 |
| pentatonic, I mean . Pentatonoc is an Indian tribe. ____________________
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