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Theme: Sun (self.songaweek)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TheCommonMan to c/songaweek
 

This theme is borrowed from our sister group on that other site, I forget what it's called. Thank you u/juniorelvis.

Last week we had the moon, so this week write a song about, or featuring, our neighborhood star, the sun! The energy source for all life and the object of worship throughout human history (maybe the OG God? :), the sun also gives us light and warmth, and we even need a certain amount of it to get that good old vitamin D (but don't forget your sunscreen!).

Lots of songs have been written featuring the sun, for example:

Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles

Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers

Sun is Shining - Bob Marley

Who Loves The Sun - The Velvet Underground

[–] TheCommonMan 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude, that's sounds great. Thank you for taking the plunge. It's a very nice melody. Definitely in the folk vibe, I can envision an old sailor sitting on a dock playing this an staring at the moon. Have you tried singing that poem along with your music? It actually seems to fit.

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Theme: Moon (self.songaweek)
submitted 1 year ago by TheCommonMan to c/songaweek
 

This week's theme is borrowed from the current reddit songaweek. Thank you u/ahniwa

Yesterday we were blessed with a blue supermoon, blue because it was our second full moon in August, and super because of how close it was to earth. The moon represents a lot of different things. She is the sacred feminine. She is light, but also darkness. She pushes and pulls our tides, is at pace with the flow of our lives, changes men into wolves, and is the patron saint of crazy. Lunacy, after all ... it's right there in the word.

This week write a song about, or inspired in some way by, the moon.

Some inspiration to get the creative juices flowing:

M-O-O-N, that spells ...

Blue Moon

Moondance Pink Moon

Drunk on the Moon

Moonshadow

Moon Trance

Songs posted in this thread should be:

Original content (samples and such are ok)

Uses the weekly theme as inspiration… or not!

Submitted by Wednesday midnight your local time.

Written entirely during this week.

Post template

[Song Name] (linkto.the.song) (Genre) [Themed|Not Themed]

This is where you can write a description of your song. You can talk about

how you wrote it, where your inspiration came from, and anything else

you’d like to say. Remember to sort by ‘New’ so that you can see new song submissions.

And remember to give honest, but supportive feedback to others.

New here? Check out this post How Songaweek works

[–] TheCommonMan 4 points 1 year ago

Tape. They can smell it and will seek it out. I love them.

[–] TheCommonMan 1 points 1 year ago

Nope, we are still here. Looking forward to hearing your contributions.

[–] TheCommonMan 1 points 1 year ago

Either guitar or keyboard.

[–] TheCommonMan 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've been camping since Thursday morning so I've not gotten a chance to write. Before I left I recorded a vocal melody with some random lyrics. I just listened to it and it sounds okay, but I always have a hard time figuring out what chords go with vocals when the vocals are recorded first.

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Mid week check in (self.songaweek)
submitted 1 year ago by TheCommonMan to c/songaweek
 

So where's everyone at with their songs? Please write your problems, progress or whatever.

[–] TheCommonMan 1 points 1 year ago

Glad you found us. Can’t wait to hear your songs.
There are a couple of lemmy communities that would be more appropriate for your AHHD post. There’s songwriting on lemmy.studio and we are the music makers on lemmy.world.

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Theme: Cliche (self.songaweek)
submitted 1 year ago by TheCommonMan to c/songaweek
 

I'm posting this a little early because I'm going camping for a few days. You've got an extra day, so I want to see some songs posted next week.

Here’s another one borrowed from an old reddit song a week: cliche. That’s right, get all those cliche out of your system. Write that silly love song, Paul. “I’m down on my knees, begging you please”, “It cuts like a knife”. Use those chord progression you've heard a million times before. More cowbell, brothers and sisters. Have fun with this, it’s time to be silly.

so do the opposite of what these people are saying: https://blog.sonicbids.com/terrible-lyric-cliches-stop-using-in-songs

Songs posted in this thread should be:

Original content (samples and such are ok)

Uses the weekly theme as inspiration… or not!

Submitted by Wednesday midnight your local time.

Written entirely during this week.

Post template

[Song Name] (linkto.the.song) (Genre) [Themed|Not Themed]

This is where you can write a description of your song. You can talk about

how you wrote it, where your inspiration came from, and anything else

you’d like to say. Remember to sort by ‘New’ so that you can see new song submissions.

And remember to give honest, but supportive feedback to others.

New here? Check out this post How Songaweek works

[–] TheCommonMan 2 points 1 year ago

Stormy Night(Oldie)[Themed]

I'm calling this an "oldie" because it's got a 1950s vibe to it. I had a little trouble creating a chorus, so there isn't one. I got locked into that one riff and couldn't find my way out. Might not be one I revisit but it was fun.

[–] TheCommonMan 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thanks for your response. I do this because songaweek really helped me get started with songwriting after years of trying and I want to give others that experience. I just kept putting too much pressure on myself to write a great song. I finally was able to get something done when I just let all that go. Most weeks I don't really have a full song, but it's enough to get something out there. Feel free to PM is you want to go deeper into the process.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TheCommonMan to c/vancouverwa
 
[–] TheCommonMan 1 points 1 year ago

As per usual I'm a little behind where I'd like to be. I've got a pretty guitar part and I added a little keyboard melody, but still need my vocals.

 

How's everyone's song going? Let us know below. We're here to support each other.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TheCommonMan to c/[email protected]
 

I'd love some feedback on the tune I'm working on. I wrote it for my songaweek community, but got no feedback yet. There’s still some bits that I want to change: rerecord the chorus so that “Grace” is changed to “Lord” and maybe have the chorus become a bridge and create a new chorus. And less reverb on the verse vocals. https://soundcloud.com/thecommonman_l/i-want-to.

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submitted 1 year ago by TheCommonMan to c/songaweek
 

Let's take this back to basics, The Three Chord Trick. Simply a song using the I, IV and V of the scale (in any order) in the major or minor keys, either will work. So that can be A, D and E or E, B and A or G, C and D, the list goes on. On guitar/bass it makes a nice little triangle. A lot of early 1950s rock and roll used this and is still used by modern songwriters. Its a great building block to have in your songwriting.

So many examples, here's a few:

The Beatles - Twist and Shout

The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I go

Ritchie Valens - La Bamba

The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums

George Ezra - Budapest

I snagged the list below from https://yourguitarbrain.com/three-chord-trick/

  1. Blowin' in The Wind - Bob Dylan | Key signature: D Major | Chords: D Maj, G Maj, A Maj
  2. Wild Thing - The Troggs| Key signature: A Major | Chords: A Maj, D Maj, E Maj
  3. Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver| Key signature: G Major | Chords: G Maj, C Maj, D Maj
  4. Bad Moon Rising - John Denver| Key signature: D Major | Chords: D Maj, A Maj, G Maj
  5. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen| Key signature: D Major | Chords: D Maj, G Maj, A Maj
  6. Dizzy Miss Lizzy - The Beatles| Key signature: A Major | Chords: A Maj, D Maj, E7 Maj
  7. Let it Bleed - Rolling Stones| Key signature: C Major | Chords: C Maj, F Maj, G Maj
  8. Already Gone - The Eagles| Key signature: G Major | Chords: G Maj, D Maj, C Maj
  9. You Shook Me All Night - AC/DC| Key signature: G Major | Chords: G Maj, C Maj, D Maj
  10. I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett| Key signature: E Major | Chords: E Maj, A Maj, B Maj

Songs posted in this thread should be:

Original content (samples and such are ok)

Uses the weekly theme as inspiration… or not!

Submitted by Wednesday midnight your local time.

Written entirely during this week.

Post template

[Song Name] (linkto.the.song) (Genre) [Themed|Not Themed]

This is where you can write a description of your song. You can talk about

how you wrote it, where your inspiration came from, and anything else

you’d like to say. Remember to sort by ‘New’ so that you can see new song submissions.

And remember to give honest, but supportive feedback to others.

New here? Check out this post How Songaweek works

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It submit songs day (self.songaweek)
submitted 1 year ago by TheCommonMan to c/songaweek
 

Hey, its the day to submit your songs. It doesn't matter of it's just one verse, or unmixed, or you flubbed the guitar solo (I did). The point is every song you write, you'll get better at it. So lets put these to bed for now, you can always pick it up latter.

Post songs here: https://lemmy.world/post/2977353

[–] TheCommonMan 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

[I want to](rock)[Not Themed]

This song started as themed but morphed lyrically into something else. You gotta go with the artistic flow, so not themed. Once I stopped trying to force it things flowed a little more. There's still some bits that I want to change: rerecord the chorus so that "Grace" is changed to "Lord" and maybe have the chorus become a bridge and create a new chorus.

 

Feel free to post below about your progress. Maybe you're moving through it fast and already mixing. Maybe your like me and are a little stuck. I have a lyrical idea, but the music isn't there yet. I gonna keep trying chord progressions until something sticks. Good luck.

[–] TheCommonMan 3 points 1 year ago

Definitely, it's just to get us writing on a regular basis. It's about the song not the production.

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Theme: Change (self.songaweek)
submitted 1 year ago by TheCommonMan to c/songaweek
 

Things change, people evolve or sometimes they don’t. This is very fertile ground to write about. Getting married, puberty, getting divorced, getting sick, death, getting a new job, getting fired, getting dumped, dumping someone, etc, etc, etc. Also remember this is just a prompt to get you started, write about whatever you want.

The obvious examples:

David Bowie - Changes

Black Sabbath - Changes check out the Charles Bradley cover as well.

Fleetwood Mac - Landslide

A slightly obscure example:

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Catching Smoke
This song is from an record called Butterfly 3000 and it’s all about change. In the video he changes from a chrysalis to a butterfly. The dancing after the change is amazing at around 4:17.

The not changers:

The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony

Macklemore – Same Love

Songs posted in this thread should be:

Original content (samples and such are ok)

Uses the weekly theme as inspiration… or not!

Submitted by Wednesday midnight your local time.

Written entirely during this week.

Post template

[Song Name] (linkto.the.song) (Genre) [Themed|Not Themed]

This is where you can write a description of your song. You can talk about

how you wrote it, where your inspiration came from, and anything else

you’d like to say. Remember to sort by ‘New’ so that you can see new song submissions.

And remember to give honest, but supportive feedback to others.

New here? Check out this post How Songaweek works

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TheCommonMan to c/songaweek
 

Just wanted to check in and see how everyone was doing. Let me know if you have can questions.

My song is moving along fine. I've got one verse down but still need a chorus. Or maybe I don't need one, it's a short song maybe it doesn't have a chorus.

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