Originally Posted by: Elliott JeffriesIf you want to write a ballad, try using one as a template. Choose one of your favorite ballads and look at the basic form. You could even copy the tempo, tempo changes and dynamics. Stick your own chords in, write some romantic lyrics about a girl you wish you could meet and you're almost there!

Agreed. Listen to a lot of ballads that you like (in the style you want to do), and learn a few of them on guitar. This has really helped me to write in specific styles.