How To Write a Rock Song in 5 Easy Steps

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  • @writemetalmusic
    @writemetalmusic  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

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    • @buyingdrop0127
      @buyingdrop0127 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’d love a vid on how to create riffs like queens of the Stone Age

    • @writemetalmusic
      @writemetalmusic  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@buyingdrop0127 th-cam.com/video/TSWGzhKxg8A/w-d-xo.html
      One step ahead of you ;)

  • @jonphillips4082
    @jonphillips4082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Perfect timing, I have a ton of riffs, verses and chorus i've recorded, but having trouble putting together complete songs.
    I get to the first and/or second (Intro/break, verse, chorus) and don't know where to go after that point.
    I would love to hear more about creative processes. Great job!
    BTW: I do not sing! and I have never wrote a song (notes, lyrics), but I do want to write songs lyrically.

    • @writemetalmusic
      @writemetalmusic  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You've got most of the process down, a few more steps and you've got a song. I'll make a video going into more depth about this. Thank you for asking.

    • @WeiBTV
      @WeiBTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      then start writing ask a help from your friend

    • @NNorwegiannW00D
      @NNorwegiannW00D หลายเดือนก่อน

      Remember me when you are famous! ❤

  • @sumilova
    @sumilova 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Awesome version at the end Jake. Great job! More of this!

  • @brook3cookie
    @brook3cookie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I like how there’s easily more than $2,500 probably in the background casually

    • @AutobotsAnalyst
      @AutobotsAnalyst 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Working at a music shop I can tell you. That an owls wings makes 0 sound in flight.

    • @Hallalo
      @Hallalo ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Guess you’re not a Les Paul player 😂

    • @rjz27
      @rjz27 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's clearly someone who cares about music and recording

    • @tresmith5224
      @tresmith5224 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Honestly 2,500 bucks for music stuff isn’t as much as you think

    • @sjoerdyt9248
      @sjoerdyt9248 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Average good guitar is 500+ euros
      Studio monitors say 200-300+
      Curved screens are expensive as well 300+
      Synth on the table
      Mic in the background probably 100+
      You can at least double maybe even triple the amount you just put down

  • @TracyLee7777
    @TracyLee7777 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much for wonderful information ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @eternalflores
    @eternalflores 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is sick. Definitely taking notes of these writing techniques

    • @writemetalmusic
      @writemetalmusic  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you like it. Are there any other genres you'd like me to look at?

    • @buddybro32
      @buddybro32 ปีที่แล้ว

      Guns and roses or Kenny loggins

  • @stephanmeinl4401
    @stephanmeinl4401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Straight to the point 👍 Really enjoyed your approach. Thanks for giving me some new inspiration 😊

  • @turtlemcturtleson
    @turtlemcturtleson ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The beginning segment of this video is so obvious yet I never thought to do this lol, thank you, this is a great video

  • @derekmcnabb100
    @derekmcnabb100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video , best song writing video iv seen. Easy to relate to. Keep it up

  • @Quan-jy8ue
    @Quan-jy8ue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. You gave me a couple song writing ideas thanks

  • @bentravis99
    @bentravis99 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! It can be even simpler though - "Stiff Upper Lip" by AC/DC is almost just one riff for the whole song!

  • @BillyHellfire-cg1om
    @BillyHellfire-cg1om 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I wanna make a punk song, but music theory vids got me snoring, and i can't feel through the smoke like a firefighter.

    • @writemetalmusic
      @writemetalmusic  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Which type of punk song? Are we talking Sex Pistols or Green Day?
      Leave a few of your favourite bands here and I'll get working on something for you, mostly theory free :)

    • @BillyHellfire-cg1om
      @BillyHellfire-cg1om 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@writemetalmusic @writemetalmusic Anti-flag, Sum41, Teenage Bottlerocket, zebrahead, Billy Talent, Rise against, Kennyoung, Scratch21. those are some of my favorites

    • @rcdmrl
      @rcdmrl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Funnily enough one of the ethos of punk is the DIY attitude and not caring about rules or theory :)

    • @writemetalmusic
      @writemetalmusic  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@rcdmrl Whilst this is generally true and the common consensus about punk music - it inadvertently follows certain rules and is easily explained with theory.
      But that's what I love about music! Pretty much no matter which way you want to look at it (whether 'feeling' it, or processing it through your analytical mind), results are able to be obtained whichever way suits you best. All you need to do is find a way to get the results you want, and you can then do whatever you want with it.

    • @rcdmrl
      @rcdmrl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@writemetalmusic Absolutely true. We can listen to a song and just say “it’s punk” without even knowing if it was carefully crafted or not.

  • @LouEH15
    @LouEH15 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was so helpful and now I have a complete song!

  • @BlueGuise9
    @BlueGuise9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm not sure you have enough guitars.

  • @RetroPlus
    @RetroPlus ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tips, exactly what i needed

  • @sumilova
    @sumilova 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Metallica Enter Sandman is classic at 3:55

  • @Atx530
    @Atx530 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite band is from ashes to new

  • @microwavedmetal
    @microwavedmetal ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Me and a online friend have just started to take our “music career” seriously…we even have a band name “THËRÅPÏS”…I’ve already released 2 songs on sound cloud but they don’t sound how I want it too but we really wanna take this seriously…so I’m here for advice lol…wish me luck we plan to meet up when we’re 18
    Just in case there are any concerned people my band mate is a girl that is my age we have been on call before she’s not some creep lol

    • @larslengberg
      @larslengberg ปีที่แล้ว

      In a country like mine (Sweden) where those "dots and rings" are used, that name becomes a bit weird... The "Å" letter makes the name look like "The Raw Piss" to a Swede... :)

    • @microwavedmetal
      @microwavedmetal ปีที่แล้ว

      @@larslengberg great name for a metal band. THANKS!

  • @coleman3047
    @coleman3047 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OASIS CLAN HERE🎸🇬🇧

  • @Moiiiiii
    @Moiiiiii ปีที่แล้ว

    so ive been listening to band called kessoku, and i wanted to make songs like theirs

  • @Flakpanzerofficial
    @Flakpanzerofficial ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m used to writing metal songs but this time I want to write something like Three days grace

  • @khanyisilelevi4033
    @khanyisilelevi4033 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What software do you use

    • @writemetalmusic
      @writemetalmusic  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I use Ableton as my main DAW (digital audio workstation). But honestly, it doesn't matter which program you use between the major players like Protools, Studio 1, Reaper, Cubase, Ableton or Logic.
      Special shout out to Reaper as it's a fully functional DAW that costs $40 (but can be used for free indefinitely.

  • @Silasmahon
    @Silasmahon ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi this video was very helpful but what about the song no one knows by queens of the stone age

    • @writemetalmusic
      @writemetalmusic  ปีที่แล้ว

      Great idea! I love the song and think there's loads to learn from it. Please give me a little time to put it together.

  • @HMWND
    @HMWND 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Try to write a song like any of these.
    WOLF - Highway Rider
    220 Volt - Airborne fighter

  • @solomonstello
    @solomonstello 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Choosin' ACDC.

  • @DuffDaddy6
    @DuffDaddy6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t know how to approach a song like Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day. Could you help maybe

    • @writemetalmusic
      @writemetalmusic  ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/N5Ns1jd_J_s/w-d-xo.html - There you go.

  • @mekaerwin7187
    @mekaerwin7187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nah man, it's metal. You want them to get to the chorus and be like "Yeah, I HATE LIFE" 3:59

  • @mangrangpordung8883
    @mangrangpordung8883 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How to make a hair metal/rock songs like skidrow,Ozzy,guns n roses and yeah of course iron maiden
    And also punk songs

  • @humblehombre9904
    @humblehombre9904 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m at half way, and no computer, or instruments. I dont get it.

  • @zadiannelovessnakes8899
    @zadiannelovessnakes8899 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Steel Panther, 100%

  • @Wolf-ge7iz
    @Wolf-ge7iz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’d like a mix of Bring Me The Horuzon and STARSET.

  • @Broses247
    @Broses247 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this half kiss and ac/dc

  • @DJ2109
    @DJ2109 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    too many chords. not ac/dc enough. less chords

    • @writemetalmusic
      @writemetalmusic  2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not sure if this is sarcasm or not. Loads of ACDC songs have many more chords than this. For Those About to Rock, Thunder Struck, back in black, you shook me all night long, etc...