just curious. Been feeling kind of discouraged lately and hoping that it might help to hear that not everyone sits down and finishes a song in a few hours.

If you have something to promote - a new song, new album, new project, something you're proud of, this is the place to post about it!

Note: Promotional content posted as a new thread without explicit permission from the moderators will be removed. Repeat violators will be banned.

The promotional rules are a little looser here, so you can post links to your albums, social media platforms, songs, etc. Let us know what you've done of note recently!

Please support your fellow songwriters - give them a listen, a bump or a share. A rising tide lifts all boats!

Note: For regular contributors and "good citizens" of the sub, some exceptions may be made to allow them to post promotional content when they have something particularly noteworthy. If you believe you fit this criteria, please message the mod team in advance to request permission.

I written my first song this year, and I honestly didn't know what chord progression it utilizes until recently (I write first, ask questions later). But oddly, I don't see that much info on it, 85% of my song uses this chord progression (2514 / ii-V-I-IV / F#m-BM-EM-AM)

I don't think it would hurt to ask what music genres most often utilize this chord progression? Is it common in Pop, rock or other contemporary/modern genres?

Better title: TASK OR JOY

Don't get me wrong, I love songwriting because of the product that comes out of it, but for me personally at this stage of my life, songwriting feels more like gyming . That nitty-gritty process is never easy and I've also heard Billie Eilish hates that part about making music. So I want to know, what does the process of songwriting feel more like for you? Is it difficult and grimy like exercising a muscle (but then you get the reward of the finished product)? Or is it more of a joy to do and it just flows out? Or is it both?

All I have are lyrics and a concept for a song, but no way to produce it because I lack musical knowledge.

What can I do to encourage people to get involved in making my song without offering them money? I would offer money but I don’t have a lot.

I need at least one guitarist, and someone talented in digitally emulating and mixing drums, guitar, bass, and vocals, and maybe violin and other instruments if possible, and 3 vocalists, one being a female, one being a “screamer”, and one man that can speak with a somewhat deep and Godly voice. Instead of the digital music artist, real instrumental artists would be preferable but I think it would be more difficult to find all of those musicians to cooperate.

It’s supposed to be a metal song with a spiritual message. If you have any tips on how I can bring it to fruition please let me know 🙏

If there is a way to make money through this song, it will go to all parties involved except for me, since your talents would be more valuable than mine, and I just want to share the message in this dramatic way that appeals to our emotions better than any other media, and it would mean a lot to me just knowing people wanted to be a part of it.

Welcome to the weekly lyrics feedback thread!

Sometimes, ideas come to us via lyrics first. For many this is the most important part of songwriting. And sometimes those lyrics take some time to find their matching music.

We're trying to encourage each other to bring lyrics and musical elements together as soon as possible, but sometimes you'd just like to show off that nice piece of rhyming that just fell out of your wrist. The weekly lyrics feedback thread is here to help!

This post renews every tuesday.

Post your lyrics only posts here - get and give feedback on them!

I’ve been trying to write songs to make music as a personal creative outlet, but i really do cringe at the material I write. In the moment i feel decent about it, but later on i feel embarrassed. I know a lot of it is bc of how critical i am of myself and comparing myself to people who are already skilled in songwriting. I I also know i need to give myself grace and realize that being bad is a part of the process. I hope this is more common than i think and wanted to know if you guys have also dealt with this and if so, how?

Perhaps this isn't the correct section/location for the following post:

I have been writing personal poems for quite some time and have recently started experimenting with lyrics. I’ve always diligently checked my work for plagiarism, worried I might unknowingly incorporate someone else’s words. Recently, I subscribed to Quetext for its plagiarism detection tool.

Out of curiosity, I also tried their AI Score checker, and to my surprise, some of my older (‘90s) and recent works (before these AI tools existed) were flagged as being 90–100% AI-generated. To test it further, I ran the lyrics to The Beatles’ song “Here Comes the Sun” through the tool, returning a result that it was 100% AI-generated from 1969.

The Beatles’ result made me slightly less discouraged, but it still raises questions:

• Why is the tool producing these results?
• What value does such an AI Score checker provide if it generates false positives on human-created works? 
• Do you know who is using these AI Tools to judge the authenticity of your work?

Here Comes the Sun - AI Results:

https://preview.redd.it/65h0a7k9yb7e1.png?width=2908&format=png&auto=webp&s=747af37b61e7e86849b063fee07de9d236be88a6

Working on lyrics for a song. Its more on the romantic side, as I want it to be a gift. Is there any resources anyone can recommend to make it easier to write it, or maybe someone who can help me get it written out? I have been trying to use rhymezone as well.

I get tired of playing the same old rifs, and started doing themes based upon friends' names. I thought I'd try posting a few here. I made a spreadsheet that associated notes with letters in a name. (You could do the same things with a piece of paper. A in the name, is the A below middle C, B in the name is the next note up: B flat. C is again the next note up; B. And so forth. It is as if you just wrote the alphabet above the keys of a piano, including black and white keys.

I ignore octaves, in the sense that if the note below the alphabet letter is an A, then the theme has an A in any octave. (Otherwise there could be huge jumps.)

A friend is named Mei. I had never seen it written, so I assumed May, Turns out, those are all A's. I played around with that, Like a staccato A2, A3, A2, rhythmically. Repeats with little riffs in between. As I play these, I fool around with possible harmonies, variations, etc. But only for a small number of bars, and call that the theme. Then I'll come back to it (maybe) and use the theme as a basis for something longer.

MEI is a blacksmith. The "real" theme here (Mei, not May) is what came out as I played the three notes, and as I thought for a second "what the heck??" and then went with whatever I could do in 30 seconds or so. I never go back and change the theme. As a result, I didn't exactly like this one, but if I subsequently play around with "what I am stuck with" it can be fun, and can eventually sound good enough to be ... OK? Amusing? Just awful?

Whoops. Where to upload a M4a file?

,https://soundcloud.com/user-987713317/rec20210614_mei

I’m into all kinds of entertainment (just like everyone else) and I noticed that movies explain long parts of life in a short amount of time. Music on the other hand can take a few seconds of life and express it in a few minutes. It’s a fun thing to think about really. Any thoughts of your own? I know I write 2-4 minute songs about 15 seconds of life. You?

https://youtu.be/P4RRNWjDGsQ?si=zgnxnGV118ZCrFpM

how long does it usually take you to write a vocal melody for your songs and how do you go about it?

I need producers or 1 producer that can work with genres like pop, country, rap, edm (for this i may just want help or may try to figure out myself), Christian, r and b, spanish, and rock.

Hi everyone!

I’m a new musician, starting my music career, and I’m looking for a composer/producer to help me complete an alternative/indie, folk-pop single. This track will also be part of my first EP album, which I’m planning to release in 2025. I’ve already written some of the lyrics and have the base instrumentals ready, but I’m looking for someone to help enhance the arrangement and production. I’m open to working with artists of any experience level — from those just starting out to more experienced creators. Passion, creativity, and a shared vision are what matter most.

This is a royalty-share collaboration, meaning we’ll split royalties when the song is released on platforms like Spotify, YouTube, and more. I believe that with the right partner, we can grow together from this small project into something bigger. This is a clip from a song I'm making :

https://reddit.com/link/1hfxys0/video/nk5jbf4uya7e1/player

Let's creating something amazing together y'all

I’m very new to writing my own songs on guitar. I was playing around with some chords I liked in that sort of doo-wop progression until I realise it was basically the exact same as Octopuses Garden. Is it okay to use the same chords as another song if the melody, key changes, everything else is different?

I have loads of just individual verses (or choruses, idk!) but I never seem to know how I can add new parts without just making something that’s completely different. A lot of the time I can just feel stuff that comes next but I’d prefer to actually be able to develop all the scraps I have. Any tips for a beginner appreciated!

I can play guitar, piano, bass, sing, etc you name it. I can write lyrics. I have melodies. But I’m clueless as to where to start and how to finish, and how to write what’s in the middle. How do you do it???

I feel like I can come up with good chorus and verse Melodies on the guitar. My issue is that I never come back to them in order to make them into a full song, just chunks. How do I get better at working towards the whole song instead of just making a chunk and then forgetting about it?