A Songwriting Exercise to finish more songs! ... or, How to play "Under the Influence"
Channel: iffy wisdom
Date: 27/09/2022

Struggling to finish songs? Stuck in a 4-8 bar loop? Lacking inspiration? 

Can I try and help with that? This video contains a walkthrough of a fun little songwriting exercise/songwriting game I came up with called "Under the Influence" to help me in my own songwriting to get more songs done.

This year I have written and recorded over 180 songs to date. That's not a typo. That's facts. So I know a little something about getting songs done. Since coming up with this game I have  written over a dozen songs with it and I haven't had a bad experience using it yet. So I can't wait to share it with you.

Grab the Crib Notes PDF Here:
http://eepurl.com/h_RwD1

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:18 About the Game
1:34 Why listen to me?
2:48 Skills you'll need
4:18 Stuff you'll need
5:07 How to Play!
7:40 Choosing a Song
8:44 Using Chordify
11:00 Mapping the Song Structure
13:40 A Finished Example
14:50 Where to Start
16:35 Writing the Intro
17:00 The Bass hook
17:55 Drums
19:15 Verse Bass
20:28 Pre-Chorus
21:42 Pre-Chorus Drums
23:00 Pre-Chorus Chords
23:55 Getting Inspired
24:20 Build Section chords
25:20 Intro Riser
25:40 Summarizing
26:40 On Writing Lyrics
28:40 Outro

Chordify is the best place I've found so far to grab key, tempo and chord information. You can find their website at: https://chordify.net

A great little video about song sections and what they mean in a song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KefRtPdOpYo