https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:29:35 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/paged/2/#post-209472 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 04:40:47 +0000 Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Nick Torres https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/paged/2/#post-209472 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/paged/2/#post-209469 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 04:16:58 +0000 Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Misanthrope https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/paged/2/#post-209469 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/paged/2/#post-209468 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 04:11:58 +0000
I mix things up, get a new perspective, write anything. That helps.]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Nick Torres https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/paged/2/#post-209468 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/paged/2/#post-209460 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:13:23 +0000
Harmonica is a cheap second instrument to start with. And it's pretty easy to get passable. Granted, no one wants to hear it, so unless you live alone you may have to limit it to your morning/evening commute (there goes the car pool). Cool thing about harmonica is that every note is in the right key, so its not a bad place to start when you can't come up with an idea for a melody.

Mandolin is another. Not to hard for a guitar player to get the basic idea down. Mandolin makes you think of the music differently, because its based on 5ths instead of 4ths. Mandolin is also good for getting you to think creatively about introducing different rhythms.

After mandolin, fiddle is a logical next step. After all, it's tuned the same way.

Of course, there's always piano. We should all probably get around to learning that one before we die.]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Tiger Jam https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/paged/2/#post-209460 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/paged/2/#post-208681 Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:31:21 +0000 listen to music. Listen to the old stuff that first got you interested, and then go out and get some new music you've never heard before. When you get lost sometimes it's just best to start with the basics.

Typical for me is to throw on some David Gilmour and Joe Satriani. Then i go check out some Alternative Rock like Third Eye Blind or Matchbox Twenty. Top it all off with a hefty helping of The Police. I'll do this for a week or two straight, no guitar... no songwriting. Just listening and enjoying the music.]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club digital.inkwell https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/paged/2/#post-208681 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/paged/2/#post-204642 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 03:51:06 +0000 Guitar Noise Songwriting Club oldman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/paged/2/#post-204642 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/#post-204638 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 03:40:42 +0000 The Dixie Chicks web site featured their song and video. Although it didn't make me go and try to write a song at the time, it left me with a good feeling about the process. Also, picking up different instruments to try seems to renew my interest. My hope is that I can write a few songs that I can share with my family.]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club oldman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/#post-204638 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/#post-203971 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:36:31 +0000
Back in the late 80's early 90's I would sit down with an acoustic and write lyrics to 1 or 2 good songs, then partial lyrics to 1 or 2 more and put some music to most of it. I had more time on my hands then, too. It is all about making time or finding time for what you want to do.]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club 97reb https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/#post-203971 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/#post-203851 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:40:39 +0000 looking back at inspiration and most of it is pants
fetish? there has to be one in every handbag
i'm in a black hole of tartan booties and stray cats]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/#post-203851 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/#post-203781 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:29:36 +0000
and the ability to write a half decent lyric I suffer from 6 days out of every 7 , and on that 7 th day they pour out of me as I am usually at the local pub( hotel / bar ) ...and with nothing to write with or the ability to write ..

So yeah I know where your comeing from]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club BarnaBus RoX https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/what-do-you-do-when-youve-lost-your-mojo/#post-203781