https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:33:10 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/#post-63964 Tue, 27 Jul 2004 02:05:12 +0000 Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Omega https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/#post-63964 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/#post-63959 Tue, 27 Jul 2004 01:47:58 +0000
I think its always important to playback your songs as much as possible so that YOU know that it flows.

I usually wreite lyrics to my songs, make sense of them and then fit them in, taking chunks of lyrics and wrapping them around the chords to create verses, chorus's, bridges, interludes............whatever]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club bleaseyhighflyer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/#post-63959 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/#post-63824 Sat, 24 Jul 2004 23:28:15 +0000 Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Omega https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/#post-63824 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/#post-60971 Wed, 19 May 2004 22:02:42 +0000
A long ways back I (about 4 years ago) I wrote a detailed article on the subject. You'll find it here: https://www.guitarnoise.com/article.php?id=126

It's no-nonsense and sticks to the facts although some people disagree with it. Even if you prefer to call a cat a four-legged nuisance or a fur ball, it's still a cat. Even if it's missing a leg or tail or whatever.

This article should clear things up for you.]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club A-J Charron https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/#post-60971 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/#post-60931 Wed, 19 May 2004 05:19:19 +0000
http://www.guitarforsongwriters.com]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club garytalley https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/#post-60931 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/#post-60753 Sat, 15 May 2004 01:15:16 +0000 Guitar Noise Songwriting Club bstguitarist https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/#post-60753 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/writing-songs-what-are-they-made-of/#post-60636 Wed, 12 May 2004 07:08:13 +0000
A verse is usually the first section the singer sings. It's often 8 or 16 bars long. A song usually has two or more verses. The music is usually the same in verses, but the lyrics change from verse to verse.

A chorus is usually the next section after the verse.It should have a different chord progression than the verse.The chorus is usually the part of the song where the music and lyrics build to a climax,or central point. The "hook" of the song, which is usually the title of the song, is contained in the chorus.The highest note of the melody is usually in the chorus. Usually a chorus will repeat with exactly the same chords and lyrics.

A bridge usually happens only once in a song,and has different chords and lyrics than the verse and chorus.Sometimes the bridge is called "the middle eight" (meaning 8 bars) That's what the Beatles called it.

A lot of songs don't have bridges. In some songs the"hook" or title is included at the end of the verse and doesn't have a separate chorus.

In "Jingle Bells" the chorus is "Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Jingle All the Way, etc....

The verse is the"Dashing through the snow.." part. It doesn't have a bridge.


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