If you\u2019ve ever wanted to write your own music but you\u2019re not sure where to start, then this lesson is for you! Writing songs on the guitar isn\u2019t nearly as difficult as you might think and you only need a few basic chords and a couple of beginner techniques to get started. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Is A Song?<\/strong> There\u2019s no right<\/em> way to approach writing songs, but most people either\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Figuring Out What Chords Sound Good Together<\/strong> Progression #1<\/strong>: G major, C major, D major As you play through each progression, listen to how the mood and feeling of the song changes. Now that you\u2019ve got a few simple progressions under your belt, try playing around with different combinations of these chords and see which ones you like. This chord progression will make up the basis for your new song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Changing Keys<\/strong> If you\u2019ve ever wanted to write your own music but you\u2019re not sure where to start, then this lesson is for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":1464,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[9,11,320,87,28,270,332,91],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1461"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1468,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1461\/revisions\/1468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Before we go any further, it\u2019s important to know exactly what a song is. A song is some sort of harmonic framework (i.e. chord progression) played on an instrument accompanied by a melody. This melody can be played by another instrument or your voice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To figure out which chords sound good together, we need to make sure we take them from the same key. These are called diatonic chords. To start, we\u2019ll use chords from the key of G major \u2013 G major, A minor, C major, D major, and E minor. These aren\u2019t all the chords in G major, but these are definitely the most important and accessible ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Progression #2<\/strong>: G major, A minor, C major, D major
Progression #3<\/strong>: G major, E minor, C major, D major<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you\u2019re finding that the key of G major doesn\u2019t suit your voice too well, you can try playing in other keys. One of the easiest and most effective ways to do this is by using a capo. Simply move the capo up the fretboard to raise the key of the song while playing the exact same chords.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"