Originally Posted by: Prod11i was messing about after a jam session and have a few progressions i want to use to make a song. I wanted to know how i could do so. What i have so far is this

notation: ^ downstroke
.............\/ upstroke

chorus or bridge
e -
-
-0--0--0--0--0--0----------0-0
-5--5--5--5--4--4-----5----5-5
-7--7--7--7--5--5----2/3---2-2
E -
..^..^..\/...^..^..^......^.....^.^




intro or intermission

----------0---------------0--------
-----8-----8---------8-----8---8---
---9---9----9-----9----9----9----9-
-7--------------7-------------------
-
-



----------0---------------0--------
-----8-----8---------8-----8---8---
---9---9----9-----9----9----9----9-
------------------------------------
-8--------------8-------------------
-



or another intermission

-------------------------
-------0---------------0-
-----0-------0-------5--
---5-------4-------4----
-7-------5-------3------
------------------------

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-------0--------0--------
-----0------0------------
---4----------4----------
-7----------5----------3-
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any help?

When it comes to writing tunes, i usually start with a few chords, establish the key and usually keep it to a straight 32 bar format, of course you can use a key change for the bridge or even the chorus, i then use the underlying melody for the rhythm and beat, this can also be changed at any time, i might write two or three versions of the same tune and take the best for the finale product.