Lyrics First vs Melody First - Which is best? (Songwriting Tips)

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On the macro level, there are essentially two ways songwriters approach their songs...

On one hand, Some artists prefer a lyrics first approach. So that would be having a well-articulated lyrical theme and concept, even to the point of having the lyric completely finished before ever thinking about melody.

Conversely, some artists prefer to start their songs using melody and groove, before ever thinking the lyric.

I think this is quite an interesting dichotomy that's worth looking into. So let's dive in and compare these two approaches and hopefully this will give you some clarity as to which approach is best for you.

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0:00 Intro
0:55 The Case for Lyrics-first
2:54 The Case for Melody-first
4:08 Benefits & Drawbacks of Lyrics-first
5:57 Benefits & Drawbacks of Melody-first
8:46 My personal approach and WHY
11:44 Outro

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