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DON'T Start Writing Your Song with a CHORD PROGRESSION | Unpopular Songwriting Opinions

Sep 30, 2022

DON'T Start Writing Your Song with a CHORD PROGRESSION | Unpopular Songwriting Opinions

It seems to me that songwriters default to starting their song off with a chord progression. Often, they will sit with a guitar and come up with a chord progression before even beginning to think of theme, lyrics, melody, or hooks.

But I'm here to tell you that's backwards. We shouldn't start our songs with chord progressions. So, in this video, I'm breaking down why you shouldn't start writing your songs by coming up with a chord progression.

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