When you're picking up your acoustic guitar to write a song, do you always know the right chords to use?
I mean, you start the song with, for example, an Em. Then you move to an Am, a G and so and so...but, since I'm a newbie, I find it a little confusing sometimes and I tend get lost on the melody, not knowing the next chord to choose. And a lot of times it becomes messy and I completely forget what I was trying to do in the first place. How do you know when to use a Dm7? Or an Asus4? Or an Fmaj7? Pluse, whenever I use the standard Am, C and Em sequence(in that order) I remember the melody to U2's New Year's Day and I can't shake it off!! Does that happen to any of you?
Can you guys give me any tips? Or is this a stupid, stupid question?
I mean, you start the song with, for example, an Em. Then you move to an Am, a G and so and so...but, since I'm a newbie, I find it a little confusing sometimes and I tend get lost on the melody, not knowing the next chord to choose. And a lot of times it becomes messy and I completely forget what I was trying to do in the first place. How do you know when to use a Dm7? Or an Asus4? Or an Fmaj7? Pluse, whenever I use the standard Am, C and Em sequence(in that order) I remember the melody to U2's New Year's Day and I can't shake it off!! Does that happen to any of you?
Can you guys give me any tips? Or is this a stupid, stupid question?