What sucks is when you keep thinking of melodies from songs that ALREADY EXIST!

catch me in a few years with a whole alubm i never produced

1) Story/Vibe 2) Chord progression 3) Melody 4) Lyrics (matching w melody) 5) Structure Tips: • Poetries • Study fav songs by adding them to a playlist • journal (creative block)

I’m 13 years old and I’ve been writing songs since I was 8. I’ve always loved the art of music and lyrics. I’ve wanted to be a singer/songwriter for sooooo long! I’ve written over 20 songs, some about my life, some about made up point of views. Even though I’m really shy, and don’t really share my songs with anyone, I really hope my dream will come true someday. Idk if I’m comfortable with sharing one of my songs on here, but hopefully I’ll gain the courage I need soon. ❤️❤️

my only problem is that i accidentally write songs that sound really similar to other songs that already exist 😭

I’m telling y’all make a pretend ep or album and just write a song everyday and pretend like ur a famous singer already and writing music will be so much easier and so much more fun or at least for me it is

for me, lyrics have always come easy to me, but i struggled a lot with the music/instrumental part of writing a song (mostly because I don't have the patience to learn to play an instrument..). But recently, i've started playing the guitar again, and I've already got a song going! you totally rock annie dang; thank you for helping everyone here along on their musical journeys :]

Never give up. Keep writing songs because it's going to fall together. Timing is everything..Speak from the heart and write the lyrics. Picture something and write it down. You have to paint your stories then write them and add melody.

“Take out your handy dandy instrument” * opens garage band *

I'm not trying to be a song writer. I just want to able to write how I feel. I can't seem to put my feelings into words. I hope this helps me.

I guess I'll stop being overthinking and just go with the flow.

I randomly typed "how to write a song" into KZfaq while feeling frustrated and creatively blocked, and came across your video. Thank you for making it, it has helped me to feel inspired (and laugh a little). I just became a subscriber!

Me: Tries to write a song. Is proud. Shows to parents. Turns out it was just a very popular song that I totally unintentionally copied. Am sad. Never writes again.

I make up little songs in my head all the time without even meaning to and they are actually quite good but then I forget them like a minute later but if I sit down and try to write a song my brain just goes blank. but I love music so hopefully one day I'll be able to write songs :)

Story/Vibe Set together the topic, the vibe, the story Be specific about what you want to write about Break it down Tie together the story Chord Progression Get some chords that fit the mood Generate progression Main focus: Mood The kinds of chords don’t matter to much when starting off Melody Melody sometimes come out of nowhere You can have a recording app playing basically all the time so it can catch your melody Have your chords looping Focus on rhythm Go up Go down Combine everything together Lyrics Hardest part Sing random words or gibberish, whatever works, you can write down Structure You don’t have to use the traditional structure Read poetry Pop structure: Verse, pre-chorus, chorus, verse 2, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge, chorus

i’m 11 years old and i come from a very much musical family. my dad is in a band, my mom and dad met at a concert, my older brother’s made about 20 songs, my little brother is already making some songs with the older, my older half-sister is also in a band, my older cousins are really intuned with music and basically just EVERYONE in my family. my brother and dad are mostly my, yknow, inspiration since they’re related to me the most. i’m super close with them and i’ve loved the concept of music since i was little. in fact, my dad and brother(5 years apart) have been blasting music in my household since i’ve been taken back home from the hospital when i was 2. my mom and dad are separating because of different reasons, but mainly because my dad kept going out for band rehearsals and “wouldn’t take care of us.” anyways, i have a lot going on in my world right now. even though i’m 11, i’m super aware of everything that’s been happening around me, ever since i was little. my brother’s taught me how to play the guitar, piano, drums, cello and bass. but, i don’t quite get music theory. i’m really really good in school, so when i got into wanting to learn instruments at the age of 9, i said “yknow, i could do this!” but uh, yeah no. i have no idea why but i swear i have the intentions, the ideas and everything for a song. this helped me do it, so thank you so so much. 💗😽🤘

Her: Take out your instrument. Me: Bold of you to assume I have an instrument.

The words aren't a problem for me, finding a melody is. I always end up singing to the melody of a song that already exists and that isn't what I'm trying to do lmao

As a 14-year-old who has been writing songs since i was in 2nd grade, this motivates me alot, dont have the courage to actually perform or sing or share the songs but i'll get there eventually

I've actually written multiple songs before... but for some reason I forgot every step so I'm watching this vid. Thanks so much for this, really helped me out. :)

“You wanna write a song about your crush huh? 😏” Me using writing as a coping mechanism: 👁👄👁

I appreciate and love the effort put into editing, now let me start writing a song ~~

i have always loved how i can connect with artists so much just by their lyricism like those of taylor swift or kurt cobain and i have wanted to do the same for other people for so long. tysm for this it was very helpful

I know I’m a bit late but I’ve been writing lyrics for a good couple years and my biggest tips are; 1) it’s ok if you think it sounds similar to an artist you like, originality will come later. 2) keep your syllables similar, but every line doesn’t have to have the exact same number. This especially applies to faster parts of a song, pauses and breaks for emphasis on a lyric. 3) write from the heart, don’t worry about crazy deep metaphors and things that ‘only some understand’ just write how you feel and people will see that, and love that. 4) don’t worry about it being bad or cringe, it will be. It just will be for a while. 5) don’t stress yourself out over needing the perfect lyric right now! It’ll come at some random point and you’ll go ‘that’s perfect!’ And rush to your notes app 6) just have fun and remember to show emotion, especially in sadder songs.

...Its almost 11 and here I am making a lullaby so that if I go to an orphanage I have something to sing for the kids

her: “maybe u wanna impress someone in ur class, maybe ur crush🥰” me: .... i wanna impress my parents-

The effort that went into this is gold.

I’m an 11 year old child, and I’ve been trying to write songs since I was 10. I’m very good at singing however making songs is difficult because my melody comes from my signature song One Day. I love this because it will massively help me making songs and possibly gain fame. Please make more of these types of videos, I love it!

"Melodies are kinda hard" Me who hums literally anything that i can turn into a song:...Ok

"melodies are kinda hard" me: *literally humming random melodies in my head every 2 seconds*

I've always wanted to be an idol! Making songs always brings me joy! I've maybe written 20-30song in my life (most of which are uncompleted) this really helped me, I hope I can make my dreams come true thank you!!!

i love this video ! , the aesthetic , your voice , the chill.. it was just very inspiring thank you! i have a lot of phrases written on my notebook and my phone , also many love letters , i think i could work on them to write my own song

me, a person who can't even play the guitar and wants to write a song in a foreign language without even being fluent with it: why am I still watching..

me who doesnt sing and is really bad at instruments: hmm this is really entertaining

I love your room it's so aesthetic! I also like the little plants they look cute!

i actually already do everything you do except reading poetry but right now i am having a creative block and i don't know what i should write about next but thanks to the video i got a new idea and i will start working on it soon thanks a lot

"You wannna impress someone in class" me: NAH IM JUST TRYNA BECOME A SMALL LESBIAN ARTIST ON SPOTIFY update: wow thanks for all the support! I don’t think I’ll be producing songs on Spotify just yet, but i have a song prepped and I will upload it on this channel :) update 2: I’m sorry to everyone who was waiting but I gave up 💀 update 3: IM NOT DONE JUST YET!! I kept going. anyways Im with a group now, we’re haven’t finished any songs yet but there are some in the works rn! I will keep you guys updated!! I’m sure this will be a very long update list :D update 4: (I cringe everytime I look at the original comment and I’m praying nobody I know irl sees it) anyways we are almost done with our first song yay!! I’m just the vocalist btw bc I still suck at composing and lyrics 🔥 also I think nobody is actually coming back here to check anyways so I don’t even know why I update this so much 😭

i want to write a song about squidward. and how much i love him edit: if you dont what which squidwadd im talkin about, you can check her older vids🥰

Bruh she’s so chill I could watch this for literal hours tf

I started playing guitar a few months ago because i really like music. With help from this video just wrote My First song and it was so fun. I am so proud✨✨✨

here's the steps: - story / vibe - chord progression - melody - lyrics - structure hope this helps and happy song-writing y'all!

her: you wanna impress someone in class Me: She's in a different country 😅

this has really helped me! I usually don't struggle with the lyrics but the whole process of playing a song is super daunting

your video editing and personality was really entertaining and fun, i'll try and write a song with these tips because they actually make sense to me finally haha. Thank you!

1) Story/vibe ❤️ 2) Chord progression - an app for it 👍 3) Melody - (Recorder) ✅ 4) Lyrics 😉 5) Structure ⭐ - (Verse 1, pre- chorus, chorus, verse 2, pre- chorus, chorus, bridge, chorus 🌠. Tips by Annie babe 💞🤩: 1) Read poetry 💘. 2) To make a playlist and study the songs 💜. 3) Journal : Ideas, feeling about the day 😁. Thanks a lot Annie 🐱💞....

my problem is whenever I try to sing along when I'm playing guitar, my brain shuts off and suddenly it's like I've forgotten how to play the guitar lol

1- Determinar vibe/história da música (seja muito específico). 2- Determine a progressão de acordes, melodia e ritmo. 3- Analise a estrutura de outras músicas e o estilo para determinar como será o da sua música (dica: monte uma playlist das músicas que quer tirar inspiração).

I’ve written many songs, and as time goes by I’ve realized, don’t go into writing a song thinking, oh, I need to talk about this, or this, no. Reflect over the instrumental, and just go with the flow. Really the only rule you should have in making music is to avoid repetition. Other than that, it’s YOUR art. Do you, and do it as it’s in the moment

When your so bored in quarantine to the point that I'm learning 2 languages, learning how to draw, calligraphy and writing a song.

At the cafeteria, we usually go You and I are playing Tac-Toe, ha I got the X and you got the O The rain ain’t gonna letting up As the conversations flow Neon lights, Iced Shaken Expresso They putted Taylor Swift song on the radio The melody connected to our soul Yeah, and we started sing along Honey, you are so dazzling I couldn’t bring myself to stop blushing, lookin’ at your face, smilin’ so gently Talking ‘bout childhood memories we used to do at the Moon half bay We hit it off and we’re having fun until she came by The way you turned around looking for her sight Black leather jacket and symmetrical eyes I hate to think that she’s your type She has no clue ‘bout what you like I’m always the one who stay by your side (stay by your side) She asked you to come over her Place tonight What a surprise, you couldn’t refuse she’s so special and she’s so fine Baby, What a sudden change of mind? You said you won’t leave me earlier But now you’re making me feel like a frog sitting alone awkwardly in a spot. How could you be so heartless You grabbed her waist right front of my face she got everything I wanted, yeah I hate the way I look so damn pathetic. You said, you wouldn’t date anyone But me. But now I kinda feel so blue guess, you know exactly how I feel about you, ah Don’t act like you have no clue But I couldn’t even complain ‘cause I already knew that you never been mine ( you never been mine) Note: I tried to manage to make it sounds like sth sweetness, jealousy, manipulation and sadness. One more thing, I captured the every small details into this song that’s why it made the lyrics got a little bit too long, because I wanted to make it look like a storytelling and to make sure that everyone who reading this could feel the tasted of the savour, I tried to put in it. Thanks for your precious investment and sorry for my shitty grammar.

At 1:30 she said “There’s no right or wrong way to write a song,” which no joke inspired me to write a hole rap verse 😂 There’s no right or wrong way to write a song man just play some notes on your favorite instrument, get into it, listen it might be straight garbage but at least now you’ve started. Make some chords, add a beat, get that bass, that’s the meat. Now repeat. Every time it’ll be better than the last. Take your time, don’t go fast, enjoy it man, it’s a blast!

Please make it into a song pleasee Verse 1: I woke up this morning feeling so alone The memories of yesterday cut me to the bone I see your face in every corner of my mind But I know you're not here and it's a constant bind Chorus: So I sit here in sorrow, tears fall like rain Every moment without you brings me pain I wish I could turn back time, make it right But now I'm here alone every night Verse 2: I think of all the things we had The laughter, love, and all the good times we shared But now that you're gone, I'm left with the pain Wishing I could hold you in my arms again Chorus: So I sit here in sorrow, tears fall like rain Every moment without you brings me pain I wish I could turn back time, make it right But now I'm here alone every night Bridge: You were the light of my life, the reason I smiled But now you're gone and it feels like I've been exiled The love we shared will always be a part of me But I wish you were here, so we could be free Chorus: So I sit here in sorrow, tears fall like rain Every moment without you brings me pain I wish I could turn back time, make it right But now I'm here alone every night Outro: I'll keep your memory alive, though you're not here My heart will always hold you near But until we meet again, I'll sit here and cry Wishing you were here, by my side.

For me I can just write lyrics they just come out. Only thing is I can't come up with a tune/beat

The word Noobs in ur title did humilate me..😂🖤 i'll meet u soon with my whole new album...

honestly thanks alot mate, as a huge poetry fan and just someone who likes reading and writing this just made things much easier

i love the nice and wholesome vibes this video has, thank you!

I love how chill she is, it makes making a song seem way less intimidating!

Poetry helps SOOOO much with song writing, especially ballads and sonnets!

I figured most of that stuff out by myself & was very insecure with it. Now you gave me structure, helped me to get off my "it must be revolutionary" drive and i think i'm going to write a song soon :)

you are beautiful. when you sing your soul shines through, keep going

*Times* 1:41 story / vibe 2:48 chord progression 4:07 melody 6:15 lyrics 8:07 structure

I JUST WANNA IMPRESS MY FAMILY- Literally almost everyone in my family loves signing and is good at it 😩

wow! i’ve already watched 3 of your videos, and you’ve inspired me so much, thank you!! and btw you’re so pretty and talented:)🤍🤍

Whenever I’m bored I’ll always sing this same melody and honestly have always wanted to make it a song and never knew until this video :) thanks :)

not me watching this without music talent :)) make this a series Annie I'm trying to be a songwriter It's tough out here

for me, making up a chord progression is the hardest part. i’ve been writing for like 7 months (poetry and songs), and i’m still getting used to it, but the lyrics are pretty easy for me. it’s a skill that im proud to have lol

Every time I try to think of good music, another song I already know just pops into my mind!

Love how calm and helpful you are with this. Thank you

I want to be like rm he wrote spring days just by seeing a falling leaf the level of creativity is higher than mt. Everest ❤️💜

When you said "its about-" I legit thought "its about drive its about power we stay hungry we devour put in the work put in the hours and take what's ours" 💀 anyway great video tyyy for helping mee!

Although I prefer a very different genre of music, this was such a helpful video! I’ve been writing (very bad) songs pretty much my whole life and I’ve always wanted to get better at it, especially as a classical musician by background.

Thank you, I’m actually trying to write a song for my crush and I already had one verse but was having a hard time getting the rest. This was really helpful. This got you a new sub

I took a ton of notes during the video so just thought I'd share them to be helpful lol! Set together the story /vibe Examples - confusion - a breakup - hate - jealousy - a bad day - love - all the mistakes - secrets - the best day of your life Be VERY VERY Specific about what you want to write about Practice song storyboard example: - first time crushing - best feeling ever - but it kinda sucks - they know about it and idk what to do - Choose chord progression - use Ukulele - use ChordChord - Make sure it fits the mood Melody - Have recording app on -> voice memos or Evernote - Loop your chords - Sing a singular note -> focus on rhythm - Go up - Go down - Combine everything Structure Pop structure - Verse 1 - Pre-chorus - Chorus - Verse 2 - Pre-chorus - Chorus - Bridge - Chorus How to write better lyrics: - Read some poetry - Make a playlist of songs you look up yo songwriting-wise and do copy-work Copy-work for songwriting - Taking a song you like and writing it out word by word - Analyzing the lyrics and the style - Journal + write down ideas throughout the day (spit out trash 🗑 ) -> you can go back to that entry and write a song about it later Happy songwriting :)

I love how this person actually adds a sense of humor to their tutorials it makes it more fun to watch

It's my very first time on her channel and even on this topic of writing song so I just unknowingly clicked on her video and seriously I'm impressed with her video, they way it is, the way it's so immersing and her natural charisma and humour and also whatever she did in the video was so nice and very wholesome kind of!😊

Thank you for this video, i usually have a lot of problems with melodies. I've never even thought about starting with rhythm to create a melody, this is genius!

When I was just a little girl I used to easily write lyrics and sing them in my head. I think I have made a ton but mostly forgot them because they're weren't recorded and forgotten. My problem is that I don't get the musical terms, I'm not good at singing and I can't play instruments. I've tried the piano but I didn't have time to continue my passion in it because I'm busy procrastinating and honing my skills in arts.

Actually 1D boys inspired me a lot...like how all of their journey started that's really cool...and I even wanna be like them one day🥺💚💙🇮🇪❤️💛

I'm starting my musician journey but I had absolutely no idea how to start writing songs. It's so overwhelming to me but you made it so much easier to comprehend. Thank you so much for sharing your thought process, and you have such a beautiful voice!

I love the vibe and aesthetics in this video its so beautiful

This is an excellent guide. Songwriting is so daunting for me as I'm the "logical" "math" type of person and come from programming. Just letting my creativity loose without a structured system can be hard, but I'm learning!

-story/vibe (Storyboard maybe) -chord progression (that fit the mood) -melody (loop chords and start humming up and down until it fits) -lyrics (sing gibberish and what sticks will be written down -even if it $ucka at first-) -structure (for example the classic pop structure) You got this

Tysm:) I'm trying to write a song about my bestie & this is helping me even that I feel that every line of it kinda seem like other songs that exist:D

Thats the whole point treat yourself like a playlist, a mood and write about different things.

Her voice while talking - 😊 Her voice while singing - 😈

For me, I usually write the chorus first because it creates a sort of base for the rest of the song to form around. That's just what works best for me :D

I literally just watched the video and I’ve made such an improvement on the song I wanted to write about 8 months ago. Writing out the story is so frigging helpful cuz I had the melody, the topic and the beat. The only thing missing was the lyrics!!!! Ur getting an Instant follow ❤

This vIdeo really helped me and I actually like immediately came up with so many lyrics in my head about how I felt and I ran to my notes! Thank you so much and you motivated me to get out there because I have always tried to start writing and want to become a song writer you really made this much easier to start.

yall are gonna cringe at this but here is a rough draft of lyrics i wrote: Haven't rest in weeks cause there is more to us. every other day you fill my head thinkin bout the things we could've been instead tho i take half of the blame for keeping everthing the same and i know im not perfect i promise i would change but a promise aint real if the both of us hate Has my name even crossed your mind? are your thoughts on the new girls you'll find? Chorus: tell me eye to eye if you were really mine Should i keep wanting even if its a lie? memories barely mine. thats all so far.. anyways 🧍‍♀️

I’m trying to start song writing. (Cause I’m a lesbian in love, and that’s what we do) so this was really helpful

This is a great strategy…i used most of the structure you shared and wrote the best song I’ve ever done after watching your video only a couple hours ago. 🔥🔥🔥

Thanks so much. I had this idea for a song that I wanted to write but had no idea how to start. But now I have something semi-solid to work on, though it's just for fun, I have no intention of sharing them. But I really love what I've got so far

I once wrote a poem for a crush. Now I'm watching this. Will look at the differences when writing a song and a poem =D

AHH IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THIS VIDEO IS HELPING YOU GUYS!❤️ i’d love to hear about what you all are writing about in the comments below :D (i'll try to read everything, i promise!!) - edit: since a lot of you have been asking for poetry that’s inspired me, I would recommend Tyler Knott Gregson (all his books are AMAZING), Blake Auden(Bee Keeper, The Things We Leave Behind), Orion Vanessa (Flux), and ofc, you can find poetry anywhere online (i love reading them on instagram!)

OH MY GOSH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I can convey my feelings, I can write a beautiful melody, have a great chord progression, THIS HAS HELPED SO MUCHHH! TYSM!!!

thank you. i watched this and finally just recorded a chord progression without worrying if its too simple or whatever and had fun.

I love how you sound so confident and that you believe in us that we will make a bomb song :)

She: Maybe you want to impress someone, maybe your crush. Me: Me who wants to write a song so that i could get over him🤦‍♀️

This is such a cute and helpful video😭❤️well done

This was such a good video and such cosy vibesss, thank you!