Damian's 10 Basic Songwriting Rules



1. when songwriting begins, clear your mind must be
2. absorb the moment your in hypnotize yourself into a trance, gear yourself up
3. start on an instrument sound or guitar or whatever instrument you play, even the drums can get yoy started
4. just do random things and pick the best of that moment & work on it
5. write/record any material you make, u might find something better for the song later on
6. by this stage you should have at least something to work on and improvise on that, the chord structure basic melody etc
7. lyrics if you have any in mind should be written down on paper or notepad on computer while your working out the tune
8. now you have a definite idea of the melody of the song after you have some lyrics & improvise on that
9. you should have all parts written by this point and meld the 2 together, either music or lyrics
10. this is called the completion stage, you have the melody the backing and the lyrics all sorted and recording the final vocals and fine tune the song


bear in mind that this isn't a formal way of writing the song but it gives you an idea on what to expect
all ideas written here should only be used as a guide



How songwriting begins

1. melody line
2. Lyrics
3. instrumentation
4. how the lyrics are dictated
5. Feelings
6. spur of the moment
7. inspirational events
8. family
9. friends
10. Life, we're all in it