Songwriting, ep 1: How to Turn Your Ideas Into Songs

Eric: you’ve accumulated $700.
You want a nice combo amp with reverb.
It’d be cool if it can keep up with a drummer, but whatever. Used is cool.

What do you pick?

Thank you, Eric! Much obliged! PZ

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Heeey, thanks for your calm energy! I love it! Thank you!

you sir, are a treasure trove of knowledge, thanks for sharing!

I was absolutely hearing B as chord one in mixolydian harmony in the first example

I’ve begun to “think” of the form visually linearly like a mini-movie storyboard and it helps me shape the song keeping attention to low and high points dynamics and intensity/density tension/resolution and firmly maintain the form.

"Inspiration is perishable" -Naval Ravikant

Love that mustang! Thanks for the tips

beautiful guitar tone

Thanks for this very informative instructional video on songwriting. I’m a musician, singer, and songwriter. Right now, I’m sick with a bad cold and headache and was looking for some inspiration. I’ve been told that I’m creative when it comes to writing songs but somehow I feel the need to stretch my creativity. I’m hoping for the day when I’ll have the courage to record my own original compositions. You mentioned something to the effect of having the knowledge of music theory—I think it was that you only needed to know what was essential and/or the basics..sorry I had a hard time understanding. Interestingly, I’ve taken many courses of music theory yet in some ways, I’m not sure if they’re really useful—e.g. counterpoint in which you learn to write music in the form of Gregorian chants. Nevertheless, I found your video to be quite helpful. I’ve subscribed to your YouTube channel. Thanks very much!

Good stuff! Thank you for your excellent content!
We are a couple of old school guys that live in different states and use two TASCAM DP-32's to record our original music by sending SD cards back and forth (I said we were old school) then we post it on our YouTube channel. We do it for fun and keeping our friendship alive despite the miles between us.

i never got into song writing and these days i'm kinda too disillusioned with learning anything new on youtube since looking anything up throws a million "HERE'S THE SECRET TRICK TO LEARNING HOW TO BECOME AN EXPERT SONG WRITER IN 5 MINUTES" videos that i know won't get me anywhere, so finding a nice, calm and more sincere series on a topic i'm genuinely interested in means the world to me. not only do i learn something, i also get to sit back and feel more at ease as if i'm just in a classroom learning and not having as much information thrown at me as is possible with hyperactive editing, thanks a lot for this <3

After he's done here, he's going to get on a boat to find and kill a great white shark.

My phone voice memos could get me executed and praised simultaneously.

I love your 60s amp and cab Eric what make are they my friend. ? Sounds so vintage especially with a Mustang.

Record everything with a cheap recorder in case something comes the through . Willie "I don't write the Songs I just write them down as they come through

I love that tone you are getting.

i say just play the thing

This video convinced me to get an electric guitar and start my journey into music. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you. I was stuck and this was exactly what I needed to jump start back to creating. I couldn’t see the connection of a couple of pieces I had.

Call it Sister Golden Hair if you like, but I hear the Rimworld soundtrack in the chords and guitar tone! ;P

You had me at copasetic

Really helpful 😊 as well as cool example!

What guitar is that? A duo sonic? Or something else? 🎸

great illustration

I love your guitar sound! What effects are you using or what else makes it sound like that?

I just want to write one good song in my life before I go.. I swear I'm trying so hard. I envy all of these 16 yo to 80 yo writing beautiful lyrics and melodies that make me weep.

You have a deep voice. Can you record so i can hear you a little better.

"Always record, always record."

That's lovely

Listening to you talk about songwriting and messing around with different sounds is similar to watching Bob Ross paint a masterpiece. I'm completely relaxed and inspired, and the world seems a bit brighter.

For those of you with an iPhone, there is an app called “tape it” that is a great little idea grabber. You can put a record button on your Lock Screen, and with one tap it opens the app and automatically starts recording audio. You can then stack up to 4 tracks and do little cursory mix. Great for catching this sudden inspos.

you have great talen as musician!!!

Ah man, your general demeanour is so comforting, really enjoyed this video, you're like the human version of lo-fi hip-hop.

half way through the video and i am thinkin "what an amazing looking and sounding guitar ...

Hahahah bleh bleh bleh me me me. Finally some content creator that’s human.

Your seem like the coolest dude. I relate a lot to what you said in the first minute. Thanks for your video, they're awesome <3

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