how to write a song! (for beginners/noobs) 

What sucks is when you keep thinking of melodies from songs that ALREADY EXIST!

catch me in a few years with a whole alubm i never produced

1) Story/Vibe 2) Chord progression 3) Melody 4) Lyrics (matching w melody) 5) Structure Tips: • Poetries • Study fav songs by adding them to a playlist • journal (creative block)

I’m 13 years old and I’ve been writing songs since I was 8. I’ve always loved the art of music and lyrics. I’ve wanted to be a singer/songwriter for sooooo long! I’ve written over 20 songs, some about my life, some about made up point of views. Even though I’m really shy, and don’t really share my songs with anyone, I really hope my dream will come true someday. Idk if I’m comfortable with sharing one of my songs on here, but hopefully I’ll gain the courage I need soon. ❤️❤️

“Take out your handy dandy instrument” * opens garage band *

my only problem is that i accidentally write songs that sound really similar to other songs that already exist 😭

for me, lyrics have always come easy to me, but i struggled a lot with the music/instrumental part of writing a song (mostly because I don't have the patience to learn to play an instrument..). But recently, i've started playing the guitar again, and I've already got a song going! you totally rock annie dang; thank you for helping everyone here along on their musical journeys :]

Never give up. Keep writing songs because it's going to fall together. Timing is everything..Speak from the heart and write the lyrics. Picture something and write it down. You have to paint your stories then write them and add melody.

Me: Tries to write a song. Is proud. Shows to parents. Turns out it was just a very popular song that I totally unintentionally copied. Am sad. Never writes again.

her: “maybe u wanna impress someone in ur class, maybe ur crush🥰” me: .... i wanna impress my parents-

As a 14-year-old who has been writing songs since i was in 2nd grade, this motivates me alot, dont have the courage to actually perform or sing or share the songs but i'll get there eventually

Story/Vibe Set together the topic, the vibe, the story Be specific about what you want to write about Break it down Tie together the story Chord Progression Get some chords that fit the mood Generate progression Main focus: Mood The kinds of chords don’t matter to much when starting off Melody Melody sometimes come out of nowhere You can have a recording app playing basically all the time so it can catch your melody Have your chords looping Focus on rhythm Go up Go down Combine everything together Lyrics Hardest part Sing random words or gibberish, whatever works, you can write down Structure You don’t have to use the traditional structure Read poetry Pop structure: Verse, pre-chorus, chorus, verse 2, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge, chorus

I’m telling y’all make a pretend ep or album and just write a song everyday and pretend like ur a famous singer already and writing music will be so much easier and so much more fun or at least for me it is

I'm not trying to be a song writer. I just want to able to write how I feel. I can't seem to put my feelings into words. I hope this helps me.

I know I’m a bit late but I’ve been writing lyrics for a good couple years and my biggest tips are; 1) it’s ok if you think it sounds similar to an artist you like, originality will come later. 2) keep your syllables similar, but every line doesn’t have to have the exact same number. This especially applies to faster parts of a song, pauses and breaks for emphasis on a lyric. 3) write from the heart, don’t worry about crazy deep metaphors and things that ‘only some understand’ just write how you feel and people will see that, and love that. 4) don’t worry about it being bad or cringe, it will be. It just will be for a while. 5) don’t stress yourself out over needing the perfect lyric right now! It’ll come at some random point and you’ll go ‘that’s perfect!’ And rush to your notes app 6) just have fun and remember to show emotion, especially in sadder songs.

I’m an 11 year old child, and I’ve been trying to write songs since I was 10. I’m very good at singing however making songs is difficult because my melody comes from my signature song One Day. I love this because it will massively help me making songs and possibly gain fame. Please make more of these types of videos, I love it!

“You wanna write a song about your crush huh? 😏” Me using writing as a coping mechanism: 👁👄👁

Her: Take out your instrument. Me: Bold of you to assume I have an instrument.

I randomly typed "how to write a song" into RU-vid while feeling frustrated and creatively blocked, and came across your video. Thank you for making it, it has helped me to feel inspired (and laugh a little). I just became a subscriber!

i’m 11 years old and i come from a very much musical family. my dad is in a band, my mom and dad met at a concert, my older brother’s made about 20 songs, my little brother is already making some songs with the older, my older half-sister is also in a band, my older cousins are really intuned with music and basically just EVERYONE in my family. my brother and dad are mostly my, yknow, inspiration since they’re related to me the most. i’m super close with them and i’ve loved the concept of music since i was little. in fact, my dad and brother(5 years apart) have been blasting music in my household since i’ve been taken back home from the hospital when i was 2. my mom and dad are separating because of different reasons, but mainly because my dad kept going out for band rehearsals and “wouldn’t take care of us.” anyways, i have a lot going on in my world right now. even though i’m 11, i’m super aware of everything that’s been happening around me, ever since i was little. my brother’s taught me how to play the guitar, piano, drums, cello and bass. but, i don’t quite get music theory. i’m really really good in school, so when i got into wanting to learn instruments at the age of 9, i said “yknow, i could do this!” but uh, yeah no. i have no idea why but i swear i have the intentions, the ideas and everything for a song. this helped me do it, so thank you so so much. 💗😽🤘

I make up little songs in my head all the time without even meaning to and they are actually quite good but then I forget them like a minute later but if I sit down and try to write a song my brain just goes blank. but I love music so hopefully one day I'll be able to write songs :)

"Melodies are kinda hard" Me who hums literally anything that i can turn into a song:...Ok

I've actually written multiple songs before... but for some reason I forgot every step so I'm watching this vid. Thanks so much for this, really helped me out. :)

I tried to write a song. Here are the lyrics: [Intro] (Spoken) "I'm sorry, my social anxiety is bad today" "What's that?" "It's the anxiety of your social image because you're anxious of society" [Verse 1] Shedding tears in my bathroom, I’m sitting ‘gainst the door Can’t find a friend to talk to, ‘cause they’d only make it worse I can’t tolerate this pain, these pills will never heal the ache [Pre-Chorus] I know we’re not that close, and I don’t overdose But I wish that if only you could truly know It’s not that hard to share, what you breathe in the air Oxygen is killing me ‘cause it’s not really there [Chorus] If only people could understand You don’t need to love me, just please give me a chance I just want someone who actually cares about me That’s why I try to please society Please notice me, acknowledge me I guess I’m just someone you cannot see [Verse 2] Just another Thursday, when I stay at school all day Studying and homework, keepin’ it up to date Feels like a wasted afternoon, can’t find a song to listen to [Bridge] Don’t have a friend to talk to, and tears are raining in my bathroom It’s hard to not be late I’ll find a bathroom stall, hide inside, and sit against the wall I’ll try to stay faint [Outro] It’s not so hard to share, what you breathe in the air The oxygen is killing because it isn’t there Stucture order is: Intro, Verse 1, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus, Outro

The words aren't a problem for me, finding a melody is. I always end up singing to the melody of a song that already exists and that isn't what I'm trying to do lmao

...Its almost 11 and here I am making a lullaby so that if I go to an orphanage I have something to sing for the kids

Personally, I basically do this whole method backwards. I have no idea what the song will be about until quite a while after it's written. But like you said there's no wrong way to right a song so it's always educating to see how other people approach it. It's unlike any other art process really. No one does it the same. (Which also makes it so hard to teach!!)

I guess I'll stop being overthinking and just go with the flow.

"melodies are kinda hard" me: *literally humming random melodies in my head every 2 seconds*

me, a person who can't even play the guitar and wants to write a song in a foreign language without even being fluent with it: why am I still watching..

I'm a singer-songwriter too, and let me just say what I know. You don't have to squeeze yourself for the melody. I come up with melodies at the most bizzare times, like when I'm bored. When I find something catchy, I just find the chords amd build on it. While writing lyrics take breaks - you don't have to do everything in an hour. Quality takes time. If you built most of the melody already but are stuck with one particular part where you just don't know what to do, try taking some other part of the song as sample and build off on the same tune. Like if there's some instrumental with no vocals, take that with vocals and put it as a bridge/final chorus. That's it from me!

i have always loved how i can connect with artists so much just by their lyricism like those of taylor swift or kurt cobain and i have wanted to do the same for other people for so long. tysm for this it was very helpful

I appreciate and love the effort put into editing, now let me start writing a song ~~

me who doesnt sing and is really bad at instruments: hmm this is really entertaining

Bruh she’s so chill I could watch this for literal hours tf

The effort that went into this is gold.

When your so bored in quarantine to the point that I'm learning 2 languages, learning how to draw, calligraphy and writing a song.

i want to write a song about squidward. and how much i love him edit: if you dont what which squidwadd im talkin about, you can check her older vids🥰

I started playing guitar a few months ago because i really like music. With help from this video just wrote My First song and it was so fun. I am so proud✨✨✨

I've always wanted to be an idol! Making songs always brings me joy! I've maybe written 20-30song in my life (most of which are uncompleted) this really helped me, I hope I can make my dreams come true thank you!!!

her: you wanna impress someone in class Me: She's in a different country 😅

my problem is whenever I try to sing along when I'm playing guitar, my brain shuts off and suddenly it's like I've forgotten how to play the guitar lol

i actually already do everything you do except reading poetry but right now i am having a creative block and i don't know what i should write about next but thanks to the video i got a new idea and i will start working on it soon thanks a lot

1- Determinar vibe/história da música (seja muito específico). 2- Determine a progressão de acordes, melodia e ritmo. 3- Analise a estrutura de outras músicas e o estilo para determinar como será o da sua música (dica: monte uma playlist das músicas que quer tirar inspiração).

here's the steps: - story / vibe - chord progression - melody - lyrics - structure hope this helps and happy song-writing y'all!

"You wannna impress someone in class" me: NAH IM JUST TRYNA BECOME A SMALL LESBIAN ARTIST ON SPOTIFY update: wow thanks for all the support! I don’t think I’ll be producing songs on Spotify just yet, but i have a song prepped and I will upload it on this channel :) update 2: I’m sorry to everyone who was waiting but I gave up 💀 update 3: IM NOT DONE JUST YET!! I kept going. anyways Im with a group now, we’re haven’t finished any songs yet but there are some in the works rn! I will keep you guys updated!! I’m sure this will be a very long update list :D update 4: (I cringe everytime I look at the original comment and I’m praying nobody I know irl sees it) anyways we are almost done with our first song yay!! I’m just the vocalist btw bc I still suck at composing and lyrics 🔥 also I think nobody is actually coming back here to check anyways so I don’t even know why I update this so much 😭

Please make it into a song pleasee Verse 1: I woke up this morning feeling so alone The memories of yesterday cut me to the bone I see your face in every corner of my mind But I know you're not here and it's a constant bind Chorus: So I sit here in sorrow, tears fall like rain Every moment without you brings me pain I wish I could turn back time, make it right But now I'm here alone every night Verse 2: I think of all the things we had The laughter, love, and all the good times we shared But now that you're gone, I'm left with the pain Wishing I could hold you in my arms again Chorus: So I sit here in sorrow, tears fall like rain Every moment without you brings me pain I wish I could turn back time, make it right But now I'm here alone every night Bridge: You were the light of my life, the reason I smiled But now you're gone and it feels like I've been exiled The love we shared will always be a part of me But I wish you were here, so we could be free Chorus: So I sit here in sorrow, tears fall like rain Every moment without you brings me pain I wish I could turn back time, make it right But now I'm here alone every night Outro: I'll keep your memory alive, though you're not here My heart will always hold you near But until we meet again, I'll sit here and cry Wishing you were here, by my side.

I started dipping my toes into song writing by taking songs that exist and changing the lyrics to fit with a different story, and now I'm here to figure out how to do it from scratch Thank you for this video, it's very helpful!

1) Story/vibe ❤️ 2) Chord progression - an app for it 👍 3) Melody - (Recorder) ✅ 4) Lyrics 😉 5) Structure ⭐ - (Verse 1, pre- chorus, chorus, verse 2, pre- chorus, chorus, bridge, chorus 🌠. Tips by Annie babe 💞🤩: 1) Read poetry 💘. 2) To make a playlist and study the songs 💜. 3) Journal : Ideas, feeling about the day 😁. Thanks a lot Annie 🐱💞....

I love how chill she is, it makes making a song seem way less intimidating!

i love this video ! , the aesthetic , your voice , the chill.. it was just very inspiring thank you! i have a lot of phrases written on my notebook and my phone , also many love letters , i think i could work on them to write my own song

your video editing and personality was really entertaining and fun, i'll try and write a song with these tips because they actually make sense to me finally haha. Thank you!

For me I can just write lyrics they just come out. Only thing is I can't come up with a tune/beat

At the cafeteria, we usually go You and I are playing Tac-Toe, ha I got the X and you got the O The rain ain’t gonna letting up As the conversations flow Neon lights, Iced Shaken Expresso They putted Taylor Swift song on the radio The melody connected to our soul Yeah, and we started sing along Honey, you are so dazzling I couldn’t bring myself to stop blushing, lookin’ at your face, smilin’ so gently Talking ‘bout childhood memories we used to do at the Moon half bay We hit it off and we’re having fun until she came by The way you turned around looking for her sight Black leather jacket and symmetrical eyes I hate to think that she’s your type She has no clue ‘bout what you like I’m always the one who stay by your side (stay by your side) She asked you to come over her Place tonight What a surprise, you couldn’t refuse she’s so special and she’s so fine Baby, What a sudden change of mind? You said you won’t leave me earlier But now you’re making me feel like a frog sitting alone awkwardly in a spot. How could you be so heartless You grabbed her waist right front of my face she got everything I wanted, yeah I hate the way I look so damn pathetic. You said, you wouldn’t date anyone But me. But now I kinda feel so blue guess, you know exactly how I feel about you, ah Don’t act like you have no clue But I couldn’t even complain ‘cause I already knew that you never been mine ( you never been mine) Note: I tried to manage to make it sounds like sth sweetness, jealousy, manipulation and sadness. One more thing, I captured the every small details into this song that’s why it made the lyrics got a little bit too long, because I wanted to make it look like a storytelling and to make sure that everyone who reading this could feel the tasted of the savour, I tried to put in it. Thanks for your precious investment and sorry for my shitty grammar.

Love how calm and helpful you are with this. Thank you

I figured most of that stuff out by myself & was very insecure with it. Now you gave me structure, helped me to get off my "it must be revolutionary" drive and i think i'm going to write a song soon :)

I JUST WANNA IMPRESS MY FAMILY- Literally almost everyone in my family loves signing and is good at it 😩

The word Noobs in ur title did humilate me..😂🖤 i'll meet u soon with my whole new album...

you are beautiful. when you sing your soul shines through, keep going

this has really helped me! I usually don't struggle with the lyrics but the whole process of playing a song is super daunting

*Times* 1:41 story / vibe 2:48 chord progression 4:07 melody 6:15 lyrics 8:07 structure

When you said "its about-" I legit thought "its about drive its about power we stay hungry we devour put in the work put in the hours and take what's ours" 💀 anyway great video tyyy for helping mee!

I love the vibe and aesthetics in this video its so beautiful

i love the nice and wholesome vibes this video has, thank you!

for me, making up a chord progression is the hardest part. i’ve been writing for like 7 months (poetry and songs), and i’m still getting used to it, but the lyrics are pretty easy for me. it’s a skill that im proud to have lol

not me watching this without music talent :)) make this a series Annie I'm trying to be a songwriter It's tough out here

Tysm:) I'm trying to write a song about my bestie & this is helping me even that I feel that every line of it kinda seem like other songs that exist:D

hey! I just wanted to say thanks! Me and my band used this video to help us write every song we have! Love ya! ❤

Poetry helps SOOOO much with song writing, especially ballads and sonnets!

I’m trying to start song writing. (Cause I’m a lesbian in love, and that’s what we do) so this was really helpful

Although I prefer a very different genre of music, this was such a helpful video! I’ve been writing (very bad) songs pretty much my whole life and I’ve always wanted to get better at it, especially as a classical musician by background.

honestly thanks alot mate, as a huge poetry fan and just someone who likes reading and writing this just made things much easier

Actually 1D boys inspired me a lot...like how all of their journey started that's really cool...and I even wanna be like them one day🥺💚💙🇮🇪❤️💛

I love how this person actually adds a sense of humor to their tutorials it makes it more fun to watch

This is a great strategy…i used most of the structure you shared and wrote the best song I’ve ever done after watching your video only a couple hours ago. 🔥🔥🔥

I literally just watched the video and I’ve made such an improvement on the song I wanted to write about 8 months ago. Writing out the story is so frigging helpful cuz I had the melody, the topic and the beat. The only thing missing was the lyrics!!!! Ur getting an Instant follow ❤

I want to be like rm he wrote spring days just by seeing a falling leaf the level of creativity is higher than mt. Everest ❤️💜

When I was just a little girl I used to easily write lyrics and sing them in my head. I think I have made a ton but mostly forgot them because they're weren't recorded and forgotten. My problem is that I don't get the musical terms, I'm not good at singing and I can't play instruments. I've tried the piano but I didn't have time to continue my passion in it because I'm busy procrastinating and honing my skills in arts.

Thanks so much. I had this idea for a song that I wanted to write but had no idea how to start. But now I have something semi-solid to work on, though it's just for fun, I have no intention of sharing them. But I really love what I've got so far

wow! i’ve already watched 3 of your videos, and you’ve inspired me so much, thank you!! and btw you’re so pretty and talented:)🤍🤍

She: Maybe you want to impress someone, maybe your crush. Me: Me who wants to write a song so that i could get over him🤦‍♀️

I took a ton of notes during the video so just thought I'd share them to be helpful lol! Set together the story /vibe Examples - confusion - a breakup - hate - jealousy - a bad day - love - all the mistakes - secrets - the best day of your life Be VERY VERY Specific about what you want to write about Practice song storyboard example: - first time crushing - best feeling ever - but it kinda sucks - they know about it and idk what to do - Choose chord progression - use Ukulele - use ChordChord - Make sure it fits the mood Melody - Have recording app on -> voice memos or Evernote - Loop your chords - Sing a singular note -> focus on rhythm - Go up - Go down - Combine everything Structure Pop structure - Verse 1 - Pre-chorus - Chorus - Verse 2 - Pre-chorus - Chorus - Bridge - Chorus How to write better lyrics: - Read some poetry - Make a playlist of songs you look up yo songwriting-wise and do copy-work Copy-work for songwriting - Taking a song you like and writing it out word by word - Analyzing the lyrics and the style - Journal + write down ideas throughout the day (spit out trash 🗑 ) -> you can go back to that entry and write a song about it later Happy songwriting :)

I'm Dreaming to become a musician so I always trying to think of my own music but the melodies and lyrics that are coming to my mind already exists.. So done with it..

This vIdeo really helped me and I actually like immediately came up with so many lyrics in my head about how I felt and I ran to my notes! Thank you so much and you motivated me to get out there because I have always tried to start writing and want to become a song writer you really made this much easier to start.

I once wrote a poem for a crush. Now I'm watching this. Will look at the differences when writing a song and a poem =D

For the structure, i usually do: Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Instrumental, Chorus This tutorial was very helpful btw

OH MY GOSH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I can convey my feelings, I can write a beautiful melody, have a great chord progression, THIS HAS HELPED SO MUCHHH! TYSM!!!

The first song I wrote was when I was 8-9 and I performed it at a school pep rally. (It was cringy looking back lmao) but I’ve always wanted to write more songs, but I never knew where to start. Thank you for this :D

This is an excellent guide. Songwriting is so daunting for me as I'm the "logical" "math" type of person and come from programming. Just letting my creativity loose without a structured system can be hard, but I'm learning!

Her voice while talking - 😊 Her voice while singing - 😈

OMGG I LITERALLY MADE A SONG CALLED " wish i was like her" BY THE FIRST STEP TYSM!!

Thank you, I’m actually trying to write a song for my crush and I already had one verse but was having a hard time getting the rest. This was really helpful. This got you a new sub

For me, I usually write the chorus first because it creates a sort of base for the rest of the song to form around. That's just what works best for me :D

yall are gonna cringe at this but here is a rough draft of lyrics i wrote: Haven't rest in weeks cause there is more to us. every other day you fill my head thinkin bout the things we could've been instead tho i take half of the blame for keeping everthing the same and i know im not perfect i promise i would change but a promise aint real if the both of us hate Has my name even crossed your mind? are your thoughts on the new girls you'll find? Chorus: tell me eye to eye if you were really mine Should i keep wanting even if its a lie? memories barely mine. thats all so far.. anyways 🧍‍♀️

I rewatched this 3 times in different years this is very helpful!!! time to write a song

Love how it’s funny and also the aesthetics

I can’t thank u enough. I’m just a teen with a immense passion for music, and I’ve been making songs since I was born. I love writing songs but for the past couple months, I’ve been on a bit of a “song-block”, if u know what I mean. Last night, I made a song from a lyric that I made up months ago that came in a dream and I was so excited! Today, I came here to officially get up on my feet again. Thank you so much! ☺️ Note: I found it funny and nice how we literally have the same songwriting process! The gibberish just helps ya know :p

-story/vibe (Storyboard maybe) -chord progression (that fit the mood) -melody (loop chords and start humming up and down until it fits) -lyrics (sing gibberish and what sticks will be written down -even if it $ucka at first-) -structure (for example the classic pop structure) You got this

There is so many things perfect about this video, you are an angel❤❤

yall im 10 years old and im a pianist. i have perfect pitch and a REALLY HUGE CRUSH on this boy. me and my band are gonna perform for the end of sem 1, and im dedicating this to him. were done with the song and my crush has been hugging me ALOT. wish me luck!!!