How to Write Songs in 15 Minutes — Use This Step-by-Step Guide!

Get in the habit of finishing your songs with this 15-minute songwriting exercise!

One of the greatest enemies of the modern songwriter is overthinking. The fact is most of us get stuck in our own heads and struggle to finish songs. Why? Because we spend so much time trying to perfect each part before we even have a full song! This songwriting exercise is designed to help you overcome writer’s block and pump out a quick, complete song. The habit we’re building is that of finishing a song first, then coming back to refine it with fresh eyes.

See the results of this songwriting exercise here:    • "Finish in 15" Exercise Result: "Touc...  

The songwriting tools used today were:

Chord Progression Randomizer: http://www.chordchord.com
Song Topic Generator: https://www.heuristicsinc.com/sfgen.s...
Song structure generator: https://learnhowtowritesongs.com/rand...
Rhyming Search Engine: http://www.rhymezone.com


Video Timeline
Intro 0:00
Exercise Overview 0:50
Three Key Benefits 1:08
Step 1: Setup (Overview of Songwriting Tools) 2:44
Step 2: Melody Creation w/ example 4:31
Step 3: Telling the Story 6:01
Step 4: Writing Your Lyrics 6:42
What to do next 9:33
Sample of my song (w/ link) 11:02

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