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Mastering Song Structure: Intro, Verse, Chorus & Bridge
Unravel the essence of musical storytelling with this exploration of song structure - from the captivating intro to the heart-pounding chorus and the bridges that connect it all. Dive into the art of arranging music and discover how classic pop song struc
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Songwriter U: Songwriting Tips from Famous Songwriters
By Shawn Leonhardt for Guitar Tricks and 30-Day Singer Videos by American Songwriter Songwriting is a profession that doesn’t have an exact playbook and varies greatly among those who do it. Sometimes the advice famous musicians give is incredible, other
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John Lennon and George Harrison: 10 guitar lessons you can learn from their Beatles era
Songwriting tricks, chord progressions and the guitar genius of the Beatles' early years
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7 of the Best Drum Intros in Rock History - American Songwriter
It's often the choruses and the guitar solos that are discussed, but sometimes the rhythm section can be just as exciting.
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Songwriter U: Tips on Playing Guitar and Singing
Written by Katie Sanakai for Guitar Tricks and 30 Day Singer. Strumming guitar and singing along brings up images of campfires or social gatherings with everyone nestled around the living room, calling out song titles. But you don’t want to be surprised b
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Keith Richards: "I’ll take anybody’s idea. Writing is a cut-throat business…" | UNCUT
As 1992’s Main Offender gets reissued, Keith Richards looks back on his solo adventures – and forward to a Stones without Charlie.
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Bob Dylan once explained the secret to his songwriting
One of the finest songwriters of all time, the work of Bob Dylan will outlive us all. Here he explains the secret to becoming such a vital wordsmith.
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How Billy Gibbons Wrote ZZ Top's “La Grange“
How a warm-up jam became ZZ Top’s breakthrough hit.
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Songwriting basics: how to turn a 4-bar loop into a complete track | MusicRadar
Sick of being stuck in the same old cycle? Here’s how to break out of it...
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The Beatles' Paul McCartney Unveils The Importance Of His Phone In His Music Life
Paul McCartney, the co-lead vocalist, and bassist of the legendary band the Beatles shared an interview on his official website named after him and revealed the importance of a phone when it comes to music while talking about his upcoming album, ‘McCartne
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The Beatles' Paul McCartney Reveals A 'Very Personal Thing' About Songwriting
The Beatles bassist Paul McCartney has offered his advice to young people who want to become musicians and songwriters in a recent interview with Lindsey
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The Journey Begins
Once upon a time, a long time ago, before home computers and the Internet and blogs, I used to write my songs in spiral notebooks. The lyrics remained on those pages until about a few years ago, wh…
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Good Intentions: A new lyric music video
Last weekend I started a little project – I thought I’d try making a lyric video from one of my songs, using images I made in Canva. I took a song that I wrote more than two years ago a…
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Saw your picture on the evening news
Part of my recent journey has been returning to one of my main hobbies that has recurred at various parts of my life – songwriting. In high school, it was more poems with melodies because I d…
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Abbey Road Studios Launches Its First-Ever App Today On iOS.
This brand new app form the world-famous Abbey Road Studios enable fledgling musicians to capture their musical ideas on iOS devices and to sketch out songs for working up into finished songs in the studio.
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The Man Who Wrote an Album in His Sleep | Mental Floss
Dion McGregor's true talent emerged each morning just before he woke up.
