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John Lennon Hit Songwriting Teleseminar

April 17, 2007 By Graham English

At this moment, you're just a $20 click away from discovering the Hit Songwriting Secrets of John Lennon... even if you're starting from scratch. April 18th and 19th, 2007 6pm PST/ 8pm CST/ 9pm EST Count me in! Please reserve my tele-slot for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Seminars Tagged With: chord progressions, chorus, harmony, John Lennon, lyric writing, melody, Samurai Songwriting, Songwriting, songwriting tips

C#min 110bpm 04-10-07

April 10, 2007 By Graham English

A whole bunch of funky blips and bleeps in C#min at 110bpm. I've got a hook to go with this but have yet to record it. Download: C#min 110bpm 04-10-07 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Music Tagged With: 110bpm, 2 Step Remix Kit, bleeps, Blip Drops, blips, C#min, chorus, electric piano, Electroclash Remix Kit, Eye Liner Bass, Flanged Stage Rhodes, funky, minor, MULTI TRACK, Night Spots, Old Wave, pop, synth, Tambourine, ToWrite, Velocity Chords, verse, Vintage 08 Kit

Chorus Cheat Sheet – 7 Types Of Choruses And How To Write Them

April 5, 2007 By Graham English

Buying Samurai Songwriting has lots of perks. One of them is the Chorus Cheat Sheet. Inside this guide to writing great choruses, you'll learn... Why it's called a "chorus" and what this means to you as a songwriter. The seven basic chorus forms … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: cheat sheet, chorus, chorus forms, Samurai Songwriting, song forms, song titles, Songwriting, songwriting tips

2-23-07 GMAJ 69bpm

February 23, 2007 By Graham English

Here's a country/pop song using some acoustic guitar instruments in Logic Pro. Download: 2-23-07 GMAJ 69bpm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Music Tagged With: 69bpm, chorus, Country, GMAJ, MULTI TRACK, pop, ToWrite, verse

2-23-07 BMAJ 100bpm

February 23, 2007 By Graham English

I'm still searching for a melody for this song. Download: 2-23-07 BMAJ 100bpm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Music Tagged With: 100bpm, BMAJ, chorus, MULTI TRACK, pop, rock, ToWrite, verse

Walls 2-5-07

February 5, 2007 By Graham English

Musing on the ego as it relates to the state of the world today. Part of my FAWM project. Update: Completed version of When The Wall Falls Down. Download: Walls 2-5-07 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Music Tagged With: 80bpm, chorus, dark, FAWM, Gmin, MULTI TRACK, verse, Vocal, Walls

Walls 1-12-07

January 12, 2007 By Graham English

I've worked on Walls before. I'm rewriting the lyrics to finish it. Completed version of When The Wall Falls Down. Download: Walls 1-12-07 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Music Tagged With: 80bpm, chorus, dark, Gmin, MULTI TRACK, ToWrite, verse, Vocal, Walls

Music for 12-26-06

December 26, 2006 By Graham English

I'm settling on this melody for now. I might play with the second half of the verse to give it a lift. It's a [tag]Pop[/tag] [tag]triplet feel[/tag] in the key of [tag]B[/tag] at [tag]90bpm[/tag]. [tag]ToWrite[/tag] [tag]verse[/tag] … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Music Tagged With: 90bpm, B, chorus, melody, pop, ToWrite, triplet feel, verse

Music for 12-24-06

December 24, 2006 By Graham English

This is a continuation of 12-07-06b. I'm working out different ideas for the melody to see which one flows better. It's a [tag]Pop[/tag] [tag]triplet feel[/tag] in the key of [tag]B[/tag] at [tag]90bpm[/tag]. [tag]ToWrite[/tag] [tag]verse[/tag] … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Music Tagged With: 90bpm, B, chorus, melody, pop, ToWrite, triplet feel, verse

Music for 12-07-06b

December 8, 2006 By Graham English

This one flew out pretty quick so I captured it on my [tag]iPod[/tag]. It's a [tag]triplet feel[/tag] in the key of [tag]B[/tag] at about [tag]60bpm[/tag]. [tag]ToWrite[/tag] [tag]verse[/tag] [tag]chorus[/tag] [tag]prechorus[/tag] Download: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Music Tagged With: 60bpm, B, chorus, iPod, prechorus, ToWrite, triplet feel, verse

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