Songwriting Series - Part One

[adshedsyd]

Excellent video I am starting to realise how little I know.john many thanks

[taoinmusic]

what key is this in??

[SMWhit3out]

dude my brain hurts. Fuck Im a drummer I don't need this shit.

[redhanddan]

Sorry to ask but one question is how do you know what is the I III or IV is in the what scale you are playing? So if it was B would it be B D F#? If someone can explain to me in a little more detail i would appreciate it. I know a bit about music theory not a lot but i really plant to take some more classes for a better understanding but if someone could help it would mean a lot

[guitdude09]

I think the best way to learn songwriting skills is to study and work out other peoples songs, analyze the intervals and what makes a chord and melody sound certain ways, i think the best attribute is a good ear and an understanding of the instrument you choose to play, people tend to over analyse everything, and their brain gets in the way.

[one4technique]

@guitdude09 Maybe you should pay better attention to guys that have written good songs??? Your influence might be lacking in hit material???

[guitdude09]

@one4technique maybe you should stick to things you know a lot about, like drinking.

[one4technique]

@guitdude09 You mean how to not drink don't you? I'm an expert at that too...Get with The Houle's or Citron for songwriting hints....hero shits on DT...

[guitdude09]

@one4technique hey dont hang yourself over it haha.

[stacii74]

Hey, you're revealing all our secrets here - you'll be kicked out of the songwriter's brotherhood, hehe. But honestly, your video is a good starting point for those who want to write their own songs. I hope it will encourage people to be creative :-).

[sidereal93]

Thanks a bunch but my question is does the tonic sub and dom scale degrees stay the same for every scale?

[xxCAGExx]

you have no idea how much this helped me out!!!! thank you sooooo much andrew

[Donyandfreinds]

Wish i could live in a dorm with this guy, would pick up a bunch of tricks!

[jouma666]

These are by far some of the best guitar instructional videos online. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into these!!

[Jartny]

Awesome lesson Andrew, I'm gonna watch the whole songwriting series right now. I love your teaching videos, I always walk away with something new.

[GuitarSamuri]

Hey Andrew, I just wanted to say THANKS for all you do in regards to lessons and music information. As someone who has been playing since 17, but still trying to 'get it' on some things, I think that your lesson will be a big help to me as I am able to watch and learn. I am 40 now and am looking to start really writing and recording some of my own stuff... So thanks again for taking the time to do what you do...

[even200x]

Andrew is an amazing teacher. Thanks Andrew for sharing your knowledge. Great stuff!

[retrograde8]

Thanks for mentioning the classical vs contemporary roman numerals!

[codyclarke]

Iron Maiden do that Sub Dom -> Dom -> Tonic thing in just about all their songs!

[iwantagoodnameplease]

I remember when I was playing around and played that sort of sequence. "Hold on... this sound like a Maiden song...wait a minute, it sounds like ALL Maiden songs!"

[raggajones12]

"Get Up Stand Up" is one chord

[skateracl]

Are you gonna include the song as a whole in your next video?

[creativeguitarstudio]

Hi skateracl,

The next video is about adding the vocal (or instrumental) melody. I was planning

to have the song as an MP3 Jam

Track on the next video.

I thought it would be really cool if

viewers could compose & record their

own melodies (and guitar solos) using the MP3 jam & then re-post on their channel.

I'd really like to showcase those on a video here in the future.

Thanks for watching,

Andrew W.

[psychopathtoine]

thank you for this video! i started writing instrumental songs to upload on YT but it took a long time to figure out what was missing in my songs. now i have a guideline. Thank you Andrew!

[EpicMetalX]

Really good, looking forward to the next videos.

[mraggrovator]

another great lesson .

[axombandh]

As usual Andrew...fantasitco, brillianto, excellento.

[jsaic]

if e resolves to f#m in the bridge how do you resolve to the a major tonic from f#m bridge?

[creativeguitarstudio]

Hi jsaic,

I did it in the example song with "D maj." going

to a "D sus2." Then, to the "A maj."

But, you also use the E major chord, or another cool thing is to up that V chord to

7th chord harmony and play an "E7."

- Andrew

[jsaic]

if you're starting on b minor does that make this dorian mode?  and how do the modes apply to songwriting?

[sheebshag]

Cool. This series interests me.

[jsaic]

good.thank you.