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How to compose a Rock song or any other genre

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compose  a Rock song or any other genre
compose a Rock song or any other genre
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Just a little explanation on how to compose a song, this is the best that works for me, personalty, you can do it the way you want

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • A music instrument, a composing software like guitar pro
  1. Step 1

    Think about what you want to tell with your music, don't worry about the title yet

  2. Step 2

    Chose what instruments you want to use, rock songs usually uses two guitars, bass and drums

  3. Step 3

    Buy a software that can help you compose a song, like Guitar Pro

  4. Step 4

    Make the structure, write it down or keep it in your head, a common structure is Intro, Verse, chorus, Verse, chorus, Bridge, chorus, outro, you can add as many parts as you want, it depends on you creativity.

  5. Step 5

    Make a different riff each part of the song, don't do it all the same because it trends to becomes boring.

  6. Step 6

    Be creative, explore your head, develop you creativity by composing every single day, don't be afraid of exposing your creativity

Tips & Warnings
  • Don't erase your old songs, maybe someday you will like to use one of the riff you created
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