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    1. The document provides quick tips for improving songwriting through melody, harmony, and lyrics. 2. It suggests focusing on unique melodic shapes for verses and choruses, considering rhythmic starting notes, and conveying prosody between lyrics and music. 3. Tips for harmony include using different rhythms for verses and choruses, substituting chords, and highlighting lyrics. Advice for lyrics centers on consistent perspectives, concise words, and emotive character progression.

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    1. The document provides quick tips for improving songwriting through melody, harmony, and lyrics. 2. It suggests focusing on unique melodic shapes for verses and choruses, considering rhythmic starting notes, and conveying prosody between lyrics and music. 3. Tips for harmony include using different rhythms for verses and choruses, substituting chords, and highlighting lyrics. Advice for lyrics centers on consistent perspectives, concise words, and emotive character progression.

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    1. The document provides quick tips for improving songwriting through melody, harmony, and lyrics. 2. It suggests focusing on unique melodic shapes for verses and choruses, considering rhythmic starting notes, and conveying prosody between lyrics and music. 3. Tips for harmony include using different rhythms for verses and choruses, substituting chords, and highlighting lyrics. Advice for lyrics centers on consistent perspectives, concise words, and emotive character progression.

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    BOL Shane Adams Tips For Songwriting

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    1. The document provides quick tips for improving songwriting through melody, harmony, and lyrics. 2. It suggests focusing on unique melodic shapes for verses and choruses, considering rhythmic starting notes, and conveying prosody between lyrics and music. 3. Tips for harmony include using different rhythms for verses and choruses, substituting chords, and highlighting lyrics. Advice for lyrics centers on consistent perspectives, concise words, and emotive character progression.

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    Melody, Harmony, and Lyrics Quick Tips for Better Songwriting

    MELODY

    1 Has the first melody note of my 6 Songwriters tend to start all their 11 Can my bridge have a unique
    chorus been used already? melodies on the downbeat. starting note different from
    my verse and chorus?
    2 Don’t give away the “surprise” 7 Songwriters tend to start the
    of that first note! melodies for each sections 12 Does my bridge have a
    on the same beat. unique melody shape from
    3 Does my chorus have a unique my verse and chorus?
    melody shape from my verses? 8 Can my melodies avoid starting
    or ending on the tonic or 13 Does the first note of my bridge
    4 If the verse and chorus 5th degree of the scale? start from a unique rhythmic position
    melodies are the same or very from my verses and chorus?
    similar, this may be a perfect 9 Songwriters are drawn to the
    opportunity for a pre-chorus. stability of the tonic (root) and 5th. 14 Can I better convey
    prosody between my lyric
    5 Does the first note of my chorus 10 Are you doing it “just because” and melody shapes?
    start from a unique rhythmic position or is there a prosody reason?
    from my verses and bridge? 15 Can I better convey prosody
    between my lyric and
    melody note choices?
    HARMONY

    1 Does my verse and chorus have 6 Uncle Shane Super Pro Tip: sus2 11 Can I better convey prosody
    different harmonic rhythms? chord with the “3rd” of the chord between my lyrics and
    in the bass, as in Csus2/E chord progressions?
    2 Harmonic Rhythm is the
    distance between chords (I.E.: 7 Can I substitute a different 12 Can I better convey
    one chord per beat, per two chord for better prosody? prosody between my lyrics
    beats, per measure, etc.) and chord voicings?
    8 Use the downbeat melody
    3 Would an asymmetrical harmonic note as the root, third, 5th, 7th, 13 Do my verses start on a different
    rhythm work better? 9th, etc, of a new chord. chord than the choruses?

    4 Do my chord voicings create the 9 Can I substitute a different note


    best prosody for my lyrics? for my root and/or fifth?

    5 Pro tip: Substitute sus2 chords for 10 Can I highlight an important word
    both major and minor chords. or thought with a “better” chord?

    LYRICS

    1 Do my verses have the 5 Do my verse closing lines sum 9 Can I find a better, more
    same rhyme scheme? up the opening line of its verse? vibrant verb?
    (Is there a better choice?)
    2 Are my verse power positions 10 Is my perspective consistent?
    (the opening and closing 6 Does each verse (and bridge) (me and him/her/you, etc.)
    lines) working together? present the hook/chorus in a
    different/unique perspective? 11 Does my character change
    3 Does my verse opening line give emotions by the end of the song?
    the best context for the other verse 7 Have I weeded out all unnecessary
    lines? (Is there a better choice?) words (i.e. just, so, the, that, etc.?)

    4 Does my verse closing line 8 Can I change any articles


    sum up the opening line? (the, that, this, a, an, etc.) into
    personal pronouns (my, his,
    her, ours, theirs, etc.?)

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