im so new i dont know whats going on

Hi obscure, Let me be the first to welcome you to Chordie ...Welcome to Chordie.

Songs posted here are posted so other writers can critique there works. They are also meant for others to play and try to visualize how the writer intended it to sound. It is a good excersize when writing to do this as you have a tedancy to come up with your own material"musically wise".Hope to see some of your own works up here soon.
We have a recording section also with lots a valuable info. Other members can and do help by adding the instrument they excell at to complete and record a song.
Lots of friendly people here so don't be afraid to ask any questions.

Hope this helps you out

Kenny(kap54)

PS...Glad you liked the song

Hi Obscure and welcome to Chordie,

To me, the beauty of the original songs in this section is that you do not know the melody. I play the chords and put my own melody to the song as I sing the words. Even when the composer has recorded the song I always play it first and then listen to how different my version is to how the composer intended it - great fun.

Roger

hi obscure welcome to chordie i came on here about the same question as you annd i just started reading through the posts and something marvelous happened i started writing my own songs ,i wrote eleven in two days,now i have 175 in 18mths and i write about three a week,chordie gave me the inspiration and now i post all my songs on here for them to enjoy,have fun....stay cool

Hi obscure
You are going to get lots of different responses on this so I am going to respectfully ask the moderators to move this thread over to the Chat Section as this section is meant for the written song only. No Disrespect.

Writing a song is easy but complex at the same time. It is real easy to write down a bunch of words that rhyme, but I believe that what you write must follow certain guide lines.

You should try and paint a picture so when someone is reading the words only, it is easy to visualize what is being said.

Have your song written  in a story form with a beginning, middle and ending or if you are making a statement, have each verse say something different but relevant.

Try and stay away from cliches.

Try not to use too many little words like...it, and, but, and so on as it clutters up what you are trying to say.

Try and come up with a good hook-line in the chorus, as that is what will grab your reader so he will remember it.

Always, Always, Always punctuate properly as this gives the reader the flow of how the song goes.

Always , Always, Always use spell check cause if we can't read what your saying we won't be able to get the proper flow.

I'm no pro at writing, this is just how I see it.
We're all amateurs sharing a common love of writing.

Hope it helps

Kenny

PS In the recording section there is a place to volunteer your services. Russell's the man over there so ask and you shall receive.

No such thing as a dumb question.