ssiscool Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 how do you guys start a song off. all i can think of is things like paradise city and welcome to the jungle. i just cannot come up with an opening to a good rock song. so any ideas on how i could make one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zipgunboogie Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 u talkin about lyrics or music? if lyrics...i always start off with music first get a good riff and the lyrics come easier...but just really try to figure out what your feeling at the time that will make it easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurley Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 You can't really tell someone how to write a good opening. They just pop into your mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbaugerud Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 You wanna focus on chords rather than riffs. Then, if you feel that a certain part of the song needs a nasty riff on top, you can experiment and eventually find the one you go with.Mind you; the different between Axl's songs and those of other members of GNR, is that Axl writes based on chords, while for instance Izzy wrote totally based on riffs.That's very common, guitarists writes riff-songs, while singers and others who are not experts on an instrument, write based on chords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadlaser Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 learn your scales and expiriment with the notes within them, and different timings.it's just luck after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaMMer Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Just take a guitar. And play anything. after 10-20 minutes you could get an idea. If you couldn't get it, relax. It will be tommorow or in the night(day). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmm Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 how do you guys start a song off. all i can think of is things like paradise city and welcome to the jungle. i just cannot come up with an opening to a good rock song. so any ideas on how i could make oneMy brother used to use this site when he started writting: http://www.robinfrederick.com/write.htmlCheck that out but I cant say it is good or not but it helped some people with some lyrics.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudyrocks Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 the only thing you have to do man is to just sit down and let your self get motivated. like if you keep thinking about a girl, and you think enough, you can pretty easy right a love song about her or for her. if if you got into a car accident, you can sit down and just kinda mediate about that till some i deas and good lines come around. all my songs are like awesome cause they're motivated. you can't force it out man. you gotta lust let it flow.like i've got a sweet acustic part in a song, and i got it overdriven in the chorus, but the same is too repetitive. so we got full keyboards and a diff harmony powerchords on guitar. and a bass part off lead (me) and then you have a sweet singing melody line. not to mention a guitar solo improved on top of the last chorus wrapping sweetly around the singing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssiscool Posted April 8, 2006 Author Share Posted April 8, 2006 thanks for the info everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightrain_Kid Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Just write poetry and turn them into lyrics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaMMer Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 You know the answer:USE YOUR ILLUSIONAnd that's really right!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian 1200 Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 put your top gtar string in drop D then get creative with it An then make up some improvisoonal screamo lyricsFUCKING ARGOS CHEESE LAMINATOOOOOOOOOR!11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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