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Writing Songs 1 2 3 4 all by Island Soul 05/28/18 03:38 PM C. Dan Roberts Replies: 61 Views: 77,927	61	77,927	05/28/18 03:38 PM by C. Dan Roberts
I Am Now One of the Highest Paid Songwriters in the World!!!!! 1 2 3 4 5 all by David Snyder 02/03/20 09:33 AM beatmaster Replies: 93 Views: 64,624	93	64,624	02/03/20 09:33 AM by beatmaster
Lyric Programs/Apps 1 2 3 all by HearToLearn 03/07/17 08:04 AM Riccled Replies: 46 Views: 50,976	46	50,976	03/07/17 08:04 AM by Riccled
Your Favorite or Most Interesting Lyric Rhyme In A Song You Wrote? 1 2 3 all by Al-David 11/26/17 06:06 PM Al-David Replies: 48 Views: 47,458	48	47,458	11/26/17 06:06 PM by Al-David
AI-written Lyrics 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 all by Mark Hayes 02/16/23 02:36 PM Planobilly Replies: 147 Views: 43,123	147	43,123	02/16/23 02:36 PM by Planobilly
Circle of Fifths 1 2 3 all by Joe -PG Music 04/07/18 02:42 PM jazzmammal Replies: 45 Views: 39,081	45	39,081	04/07/18 02:42 PM by jazzmammal
Word Meaning and Semantic Change In Writing Songs 1 2 3 4 all by HearToLearn 01/17/23 03:16 PM DFT Replies: 72 Views: 36,132	72	36,132	01/17/23 03:16 PM by DFT
What Is The Easiest Way To Copyright A Song? 1 2 all by HearToLearn 02/12/17 02:45 PM Guitarhacker Replies: 31 Views: 34,826	31	34,826	02/12/17 02:45 PM by Guitarhacker
Songwriting vs Composing 1 2 all by Island Soul 05/03/17 04:10 PM JohnJohnJohn Replies: 36 Views: 32,693	36	32,693	05/03/17 04:10 PM by JohnJohnJohn
Do you copyright your songs before showing it to producers? 1 2 3 4 5 6 all by QuestionAsker 05/14/24 03:30 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 119 Views: 32,011	119	32,011	05/14/24 03:30 PM by Mike Halloran
"SAD SONG CHALLENGE" 1 2 3 all by C. Dan Roberts 06/06/18 06:25 AM eddie1261 Replies: 51 Views: 30,399	51	30,399	06/06/18 06:25 AM by eddie1261
Lyrics you wish you had written 1 2 3 all by bluage 12/27/18 06:46 AM werriyat Replies: 48 Views: 30,039	48	30,039	12/27/18 06:46 AM by werriyat
When writing a song, do you write the lyrics first? 1 2 3 all by Ember - PG Music 04/25/18 12:54 PM Ember - PG Music Replies: 43 Views: 28,252	43	28,252	04/25/18 12:54 PM by Ember - PG Music
Hot 100 Challenge 1 2 3 all by Samuel Davis 06/07/18 07:17 AM C. Dan Roberts Replies: 41 Views: 26,817	41	26,817	06/07/18 07:17 AM by C. Dan Roberts
How I Write and Produce Songs With BAND-IN-A-BOX 1 2 all by Buford 05/18/20 05:00 AM Deryk - PG Music Replies: 30 Views: 26,098	30	26,098	05/18/20 05:00 AM by Deryk - PG Music
Why All Country Music Sounds The Same 1 2 all by pghboemike 04/12/17 01:58 PM Matcham Replies: 28 Views: 23,858	28	23,858	04/12/17 01:58 PM by Matcham
Call Me Biased # 2 1 2 all by Belladonna 03/25/18 05:34 PM ManInTwoSocks Replies: 38 Views: 23,471	38	23,471	03/25/18 05:34 PM by ManInTwoSocks
Track / tune / song critique thread 1 2 3 all by Rustyspoon# 10/23/18 10:58 AM Rustyspoon# Replies: 47 Views: 23,166	47	23,166	10/23/18 10:58 AM by Rustyspoon#
May I ask for style advice? 1 2 3 4 all by Cathie 06/13/21 03:10 PM Cathie Replies: 63 Views: 22,434	63	22,434	06/13/21 03:10 PM by Cathie
Rewriting 1 2 all by Guitarhacker 05/07/17 04:56 PM Al-David Replies: 23 Views: 21,558	23	21,558	05/07/17 04:56 PM by Al-David
Songs with nonsense syllables for lyrics by Noel96 08/09/17 05:56 AM Deryk - PG Music Replies: 18 Views: 21,010	18	21,010	08/09/17 05:56 AM by Deryk - PG Music
"The Making of a Number One Hit Today" 1 2 all by C. Dan Roberts 06/18/18 03:33 AM Deryk - PG Music Replies: 34 Views: 19,234	34	19,234	06/18/18 03:33 AM by Deryk - PG Music
Tempo change conundrum: When is it okay to change the tempo (increase it) for a bridge? 1 2 3 all by muzikluver 07/26/21 07:59 PM muzikluver Replies: 42 Views: 18,807	42	18,807	07/26/21 07:59 PM by muzikluver
Berklee online lecture on writing hooks 1 2 all by JoanneCooper 01/12/17 04:46 PM Marty Sorensen Replies: 20 Views: 18,767	20	18,767	01/12/17 04:46 PM by Marty Sorensen
Coming up with Songs 1 2 all by Island Soul 12/27/17 04:50 AM Will Rockwell Replies: 23 Views: 18,386	23	18,386	12/27/17 04:50 AM by Will Rockwell
The Laziest Lyric 1 2 all by rockstar_not 09/14/18 12:25 AM BlueAttitude Replies: 35 Views: 17,953	35	17,953	09/14/18 12:25 AM by BlueAttitude
Having Fun With Our Music 1 2 all by Al-David 02/14/18 05:21 AM Al-David Replies: 22 Views: 17,624	22	17,624	02/14/18 05:21 AM by Al-David
Copyright Question advice required! 1 2 all by Hugh2 02/09/18 07:10 PM ManInTwoSocks Replies: 26 Views: 17,597	26	17,597	02/09/18 07:10 PM by ManInTwoSocks
The Nuts and Bolts of It All: How do I....? 1 2 3 all by Cathie 07/13/21 07:44 AM Marty Ricciotti Replies: 54 Views: 17,593	54	17,593	07/13/21 07:44 AM by Marty Ricciotti
When do you know that you have written a good song? 1 2 3 all by Peters Garage 02/23/21 06:19 AM Tangmo Replies: 45 Views: 16,997	45	16,997	02/23/21 06:19 AM by Tangmo
Writing Interesting Songs 1 2 all by Belladonna 04/08/20 03:43 AM MarioD Replies: 20 Views: 16,314	20	16,314	04/08/20 03:43 AM by MarioD
Melodic Math - Max Martin's Songwriting ideas by pghboemike 01/12/18 07:12 AM David Snyder Replies: 10 Views: 16,202	10	16,202	01/12/18 07:12 AM by David Snyder
Quality vs creative Variety question. 1 2 all by Rustyspoon# 11/19/18 05:24 AM layton Replies: 39 Views: 15,590	39	15,590	11/19/18 05:24 AM by layton
"Vocal Cadence" in Songwriting 1 2 all by floyd jane 05/23/22 07:23 AM Gordon Scott Replies: 29 Views: 15,031	29	15,031	05/23/22 07:23 AM by Gordon Scott
songwriting surges 1 2 all by Biglad 08/26/17 09:01 PM Al-David Replies: 20 Views: 14,408	20	14,408	08/26/17 09:01 PM by Al-David
February Album Writing Month - less than a month away! Join in the insanity by rockstar_not 02/23/17 08:04 AM fabkebab Replies: 19 Views: 14,220	19	14,220	02/23/17 08:04 AM by fabkebab
Write more. Worry less. One way to write your best 1 2 all by rockstar_not 10/11/18 01:29 PM Tano Music Replies: 24 Views: 13,951	24	13,951	10/11/18 01:29 PM by Tano Music
Quoting a line from another song, are there copyright issues? 1 2 all by BlueAttitude 05/13/19 07:45 AM Guitarhacker Replies: 23 Views: 13,738	23	13,738	05/13/19 07:45 AM by Guitarhacker
To write (and publish) one song per day, for a whole year! 1 2 all by Icelander 09/14/20 10:33 AM Peters Garage Replies: 25 Views: 13,717	25	13,717	09/14/20 10:33 AM by Peters Garage
HELP: Need Good, Basic Luke Combs Style for Song Demos 1 2 all by David Snyder 01/21/19 07:32 AM HearToLearn Replies: 34 Views: 13,481	34	13,481	01/21/19 07:32 AM by HearToLearn
It’s Amazing!_What I Would Like to Learn 1 2 all by David Snyder 07/17/18 06:30 AM David Snyder Replies: 24 Views: 13,049	24	13,049	07/17/18 06:30 AM by David Snyder
A Technical Question for Guitar Players 1 2 3 all by Cathie 05/18/21 01:43 PM Guitarhacker Replies: 43 Views: 12,826	43	12,826	05/18/21 01:43 PM by Guitarhacker
The all important first verse by Guitarhacker 01/23/17 10:42 AM Scott C Replies: 19 Views: 12,806	19	12,806	01/23/17 10:42 AM by Scott C
1-4-5 1 2 3 all by Bass Thumper 08/02/22 11:02 AM rayc Replies: 56 Views: 12,365	56	12,365	08/02/22 11:02 AM by rayc
"A Thousand Winds" -- how a poem became a song by Noel96 06/11/19 04:46 AM Deryk - PG Music Replies: 8 Views: 12,315	8	12,315	06/11/19 04:46 AM by Deryk - PG Music
Rick beato reviews the top 10 1 2 all by pghboemike 10/15/20 05:03 PM jptjptjpt Replies: 30 Views: 11,934	30	11,934	10/15/20 05:03 PM by jptjptjpt
New Songwriter Song Feedback Forum Needed? 1 2 3 all by David Snyder 09/06/21 06:42 PM rayc Replies: 46 Views: 11,676	46	11,676	09/06/21 06:42 PM by rayc
Dreamtonics Synthesizer V 1 2 all by TRYUK 10/13/23 11:34 AM Brian Hughes Replies: 30 Views: 11,595	30	11,595	10/13/23 11:34 AM by Brian Hughes
Insane February Album Writing Month Challenge on BIAB Forum Idea 1 2 3 all by David Snyder 02/13/22 12:53 PM Peters Garage Replies: 43 Views: 11,589	43	11,589	02/13/22 12:53 PM by Peters Garage
Songwriting suggestions 1 2 3 all by pghboemike 06/15/23 11:35 AM Planobilly Replies: 49 Views: 11,483	49	11,483	06/15/23 11:35 AM by Planobilly
Collaborators by Guitarhacker 01/29/17 05:40 AM Guitarhacker Replies: 18 Views: 11,367	18	11,367	01/29/17 05:40 AM by Guitarhacker
share one thing that keeps your creativity flowing by pghboemike 04/15/17 01:57 PM Al-David Replies: 15 Views: 11,095	15	11,095	04/15/17 01:57 PM by Al-David
How to add more instrument tracks to a song 1 2 all by JamesNikolas 07/31/20 03:48 PM Henry Clarke Replies: 21 Views: 11,094	21	11,094	07/31/20 03:48 PM by Henry Clarke
Can anyone help? 1 2 3 all by Dev 08/01/22 06:06 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 54 Views: 10,976	54	10,976	08/01/22 06:06 PM by Mike Halloran
9 things good writers do differently by Guitarhacker 04/10/20 03:58 AM Tangmo Replies: 19 Views: 10,902	19	10,902	04/10/20 03:58 AM by Tangmo
Berklee: 20 tips to write 20 songs in 20 days 1 2 all by rockstar_not 08/15/19 02:25 PM Ember - PG Music Replies: 31 Views: 10,757	31	10,757	08/15/19 02:25 PM by Ember - PG Music
Writing lyrics 1 2 all by markhamil94 03/04/21 10:03 AM Jim Fogle Replies: 29 Views: 10,563	29	10,563	03/04/21 10:03 AM by Jim Fogle
Should tunes be copyright? 1 2 all by cliftond 01/18/21 07:43 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 34 Views: 10,526	34	10,526	01/18/21 07:43 PM by Mike Halloran
How does one get out of the "shadow" of past songs? 1 2 all by musician17 03/28/20 12:09 PM musician17 Replies: 28 Views: 10,348	28	10,348	03/28/20 12:09 PM by musician17
Has anyone on this forum used chatgpt to help them write lyrics? 1 2 3 all by trapper456 06/02/24 07:51 AM David Snyder Replies: 44 Views: 10,127	44	10,127	06/02/24 07:51 AM by David Snyder

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