i need help

i need to write a song for a girl but i just started the guitar. i have a rythym but can not get lyrics

Do you have any ideas??

Or are you expceting us to write the song for you??

If you have a rhythm already you got a good start...

Next I would go one of two ways:

1. Write out some lyrics... Then sing them over the rythm and adjust the melody and lyrics accordingly.

2. Hum or sing a melody over the rhythm... then take the melody and write lyrics to fit it. Normally this is the one that I would choose since #1 often sounds forced unless the rhythm section is just a very basic chord progression.

instead of an anti-anti-war song i just came up with a war song.... the negatives cancel each other out..... that's kind of an anti-war song... haha.

baby boy was born on friday.
saturday i was flying.
on my way to the front page news.
i said goodbye and so did you.
kiss my child goodbye for the first time.
a stared at my feet as we pulled away.
i didn't want to see your image fade.

there's no time for tears on this flight.
i'm hear to make sure you're alright.
there's no time for fear where we are.
just react and let it go.

i've got a memory.
a picture of you and me.
and another of my new baby.
i like to hold them close
so i feel like we're a family
i've got a breast pocket memory.

black car pulled up on a friday.
saturday i was flying.
on my way to watch over you.
i said goodbye but not to you.
left my child alone for the first time.
you cried on your knees as he pulled away.
i didn't want it to ever be this way.

there's no time for tears on this flight
well i'm here, and i'm gonna make sure you're alright
there's no time for fear where you are.
just react and let it go.

well,
you've got a memory.
a picture of you and me.
and another of our new baby.
and you like to hold them close.
so you feel like we're a family
you've got a breast pocket memory...

there's no time for tears on this flight
well i'm here, and i'm gonna make sure you're alright
there's no time for fear where you are.
just react and let it go.

well, i know he won't remember me.
but maybe he'll keep a breast pocket memory.



-word.

Originally Posted by: flam37hr0w3ri need to write a song for a girl but i just started the guitar. i have a rythym but can not get lyrics

For a girl!! Write her a love letter and then sing the letter over your music. ;)

I agree with Damaged One. Definitely write a letter to her and use that letter for your lyrics. If you have a melody already in your head just figure out how to fit the words from the letter into the melody. You might have to cut a few things here or there but you'll definitely get your point across to her.

Stuff usually just comes to me. But when it doesn't I normally just do what Damaged One said. It's not that hard at all

I wrote a love song once, to no one in particular. What I did was just kind of imagine a scenario and described it as best I could, in words that rhymed. And there it was.

So maybe you could try just describing something. Like, um...how this girl makes you feel.

I would like to help you, but I need to hear the melody.
Rythym is just the chords to a beat with a particular strum pattern.
What style of music is it? HMetal, rock, country?
What's the beat? 2/4, 4/4,3/4?
What's the tempo? 120, 80?

How do you feel about the girl?
What's her first name?
Have you dated long or is this to get her attention?
All these need to be considered when writing good lyrics.

I usually start with the lyrics and try to sing the words. That's when the melody comes to me. Then you work on the beat and tempo. Different strum patterns determine the style.

I mean anyone can write, "I love ya baby, I need you baby, I want you baby"
but that's not a good song.

Originally Posted by: SongmanI mean anyone can write, "I love ya baby, I need you baby, I want you baby"
but that's not a good song.

Worked for Robert Plant... :D

I am certain this is not his life, unfortunate, it is the way he thinks or the way he wants us to think is his life.

Either way I stand by my words. He is one sick puppy.

Just a few ideas to get ya started. First off what about her do you notice. For example:
Curly brown hair, deep blue eyes, lush lips of red.

How do you feel around here:
Week in the knees, nervous excitement.

Things she does you really like:
The way she pushes her hair back, how she looks in your eyes when she talks to you, the way she moves when she walks.

Basically make a list of the things that attract you to her and a list of how you feel about her or around her. Then try and link them together in a coherent way. Once you have your list you can try and stick with your rhythm or adjust it accordingly.

Good luck. ;)

Okay, here's a start:

I don’t know what love is, who is to say?
Is love thinking of you each and every day?
Is love putting you first in all the things I do?
If this is what they call love, then all I can say is I love you.

[FONT=Comic Sans MS]I agree with some of the others here... More information is needed...
What color are her eyes?
What are her interests?
What is the first thing you see when you think of her and close your eyes?

I have some song writing tips on my site, too...

Peace,
Scotty
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