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Ryan DeRamos
Ryan DeRamos posted a blog entry
F Chord Progressions: Relative Minor Substitutions
Remember from last time:I. F majorii. Gmiii. AmIV. Bb majorV. C majorvi. Dmvii(b5). EdimEach major chord in the key of F has a...
 
basilwhite42
basilwhite42 posted a blog entry
Whoa there, loose cannon!
I got an old laptop downstairs with audio recording software loaded and instruments. I've thought and written about...
 
Ryan DeRamos
Ryan DeRamos posted a blog entry
F Chord Progressions: I IV V vi
Remember from last time:I. F majorii. Gmiii. AmIV. Bb majorV. C majorvi. Dmvii(b5). EdimNow that you already know about I-IV-V...
 
tomhigley
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John Sebastian, I'm missing your songwriting. Where'd you go? ♫ http://blip.fm/~1cgf
 
Ryan DeRamos
Ryan DeRamos posted a blog entry
F Chord Progressions: I IV V
Remember from last time:I. F majorii. Gmiii. AmIV. Bb majorV. C majorvi. Dmvii(b5). EdimMany, many, many, many chord...
 
Ryan DeRamos
Ryan DeRamos posted a blog entry
F Chord Progressions: Basic Triads
If you remember from previous entries, the Bb major scale consists of the F, G, A, Bb, C, D, and E notes. This scale will...
 
tracyshaun
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50/90 :: Songs 2008
A great song at a site I just discovered yesterday about writing a *bunch* of songs over a 90-day period. I came across this one and am inspired to get going on my songwriting, too...
 
Ryan DeRamos
Ryan DeRamos posted a blog entry
Bb Chord Progressions: Relative Minor Substitutions
Remember from last time:I. Bb majorii. Cmiii. DmIV. Eb majorV. F majorvi. Gmvii(b5). AdimEach major chord in the key of Bb has...
 
tracyshaun
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The Ear of the Beholder - Measure for Measure - Opinion - New York Times Blog
awesome blog post about writing songs and not letting "the facts" get in the way of something more true than what actually happened
 
David
David posted a blog entry
Episode #75 - Buzz Cason
Buzz Cason has been in the music business over fifty years and has produced acts such as Derailers, Jimmy Buffet, and Robert...
8 days ago Music Business Radio | Topics: Shows, Songwriting
 
allaboutgeorge
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Richie Havens: Music
"With the following few Chord configurations you will be able to sing thousands of songs... if you want to know that many :) But for now,just learn how to put you fingers... to get the sounds"
 
Andy Roberts
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50+ Great Lyric Writing Resources - AUDIOTUTS
List of 50 resources for songwriting
 
Ryan DeRamos
Ryan DeRamos posted a blog entry
Bb Chord Progressions: Basic Triads
If you remember from previous entries, the Bb major scale consists of the Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, and A notes. This scale will...
 
Ryan DeRamos
Ryan DeRamos posted a blog entry
Eb Chord Progressions: IV and iv Substitutions
Remember from last time:I. Eb majorii. Fmiii. GmIV. Ab majorV. Bb majorvi. Cmvii(b5). DdimRemember that the Eb major diatonic...
 
Ryan DeRamos
Ryan DeRamos posted a blog entry
Eb Chord Progressions: iii and III Substitutions
Remember from last time:I. Eb majorii. Fmiii. GmIV. Ab majorV. Bb majorvi. Cmvii(b5). DdimThe Eb major diatonic scale is as...
 
Micky
Micky posted a blog entry
Use quality free rap beats for demos
If you use soundclick.com you can download lots of free beats to use as demos and practice for rap and hip hop lyrics. There...
14 days ago Cybertunes | Topics: Songwriting, Rap, Hip Hop, R'n'B
 
Ryan DeRamos
Ryan DeRamos posted a blog entry
Eb Chord Progressions: Relative Minor Substitutions
Remember from last time:I. Eb majorii. Fmiii. GmIV. Ab majorV. Bb majorvi. Cmvii(b5). DdimEach major chord in the key of Eb has...
 
Ryan DeRamos
Ryan DeRamos posted a blog entry
Eb Chord Progressions: I IV V
Remember from last time:I. Eb majorii. Fmiii. GmIV. Ab majorV. Bb majorvi. Cmvii(b5). DdimMany, many, many, many chord...
 
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Keakealani
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Music Theory For Songwriters
Many songwriters have questions about chords and how they flow. This site helps to unlock the mysteries of music theory.
 
David
David posted a blog entry
Replay - Ralph Murphy
Ralph Murphy was born in England and raised in Canada. He has worked extensively on both sides of the Atlantic during his music...
38 days ago Music Business Radio | Topics: Shows, Songwriting
 
Ross B
Ross B posted a blog entry
Thursday 10 July, Raglan Hotel Alexandria
Thursday night, 10 July, I forced myself out of a self-imposed stint of isolation to attend my first gig in about 5 weeks....
 
Jana Pochop
Jana Pochop posted a blog entry
Blonde on Blue
How I got the visuals for Blonde on Blue...
 
Luigi C
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Listening to The Soul of Songwriting - I wish Joshua would increase his sound levels
 
David
David posted a blog entry
Replay - Wally Wilson
Wally Wilson has a interesting story in that he started out in the music business as a janitor at Tree Music Publishing. That...
43 days ago Music Business Radio | Topics: Shows, Songwriting
 
Cheap Advice Guy
Cheap Advice Guy posted a blog entry
Are Repetitive Lyrics Necessarily Bad?
If you are writing a poem with several stanzas, you don’t want to have a lot of repetition of words and phrases from one...
 
<em>willowmarin</em>
willowmarin posted a blog entry
Long Distance Song Writing
All we can say is thank heavens for GarageBand, ichat (with Zoom H2) and idisk!  With those fine tools, Didier and I are still...
 
BuddhaHa
BuddhaHa posted a blog entry
46 days ago BuddhaHa | Topics: Buddha, songwriting, song
 
Jackie M
Jackie M posted a blog entry
It's that Time!
Jeff is in round two of the songwriting contest——and it's gotten interesting. Click to see the guidelines, hear his song,...
 
Kevin Sinclair
Kevin Sinclair posted a blog entry
Knowing The Legalities Of Your CD
Once you’ve finished your recording, what now? You have all the right mixes finished and everything is in its place, but...
 
Cheap Advice Guy
Cheap Advice Guy posted a blog entry
Try A Songwriting “Sprint”
Usually, I want to put as much time into writing each new song as it needs, sometimes setting it aside for a short (or long)...
 
<em>fabfemme69</em>
fabfemme69 posted a blog entry
Making Music with John Mayer
I realized I had made two posts in a row about science/space stuff so here is a goofy video to break things...
 
Boy @ Heart
Boy @ Heart posted a blog entry
Those That Never Made A Mistake
How many times have you thought about doing something, only to stop and wait for the right circumstances or paralysed by fear...
 
<em>napoleon_fantastic</em>
napoleon_fantastic posted a blog entry
Grace and Beauty
Nelson has gone back to London today and I have just had a quick listen to the drunken podcast we recorded on Sunday.When...
 
Cheap Advice Guy
Cheap Advice Guy posted a blog entry
Write A Song About the News
Probably the easiest thing to write a song about is our own lives. After all, we have all the info! And, we know exactly what...
 
<em>napoleon_fantastic</em>
napoleon_fantastic posted a blog entry
Episode 9
The penultimate episode of this season of the Big Arena Podcast is now up.I’m playing Finders Keepers, a song that became...
 
Jeanine Guidry
Jeanine Guidry posted a blog entry
relieved
Wow. What an incredible experience. Working with Tom Jackson, while scary and unnerving, was one of the most amazing, and...
 
Cheap Advice Guy
Cheap Advice Guy posted a blog entry
Mini-Tip: Start A Song With A Prolog
Many songs seem to start off with some sort of “intro” segment. Others jump straight into the first verse. But...
61 days ago Cheap Advice On Music | Topics: Songwriting, song...
 
Jeanine Guidry
Jeanine Guidry posted a blog entry
nervous
Kim ( one of my good friends and bandmates) and I are attending a independent music conference this weekend. And we were asked...