Writing a song

Feb 24 – 4pm – 6pm

A place to Start

• The words should scan and rhyme
• A common pattern is often useful – eg 12 bar blues
• Cheerful songs – you can write in C – the white keys
• Sad songs – write in Am – Still the white keys just start on A
• The chord scale is C – Dm – Em – F – G – Am -Bdim.

What else can you add?