Song Writing arguement

[grimtraveller]

it seems the basic (general) way to write a song starts with a chord progression.

I really enjoy writing out entire songs with vocal melody when an idea smacks me in the face while Im busy showering, watching tv, driving, etc.....

He basically says I am jumping ahead and doing it wrong.

His way is to come up with a chord progression and then write and sing the melody to the chord progression.

I feel it kinda boxes me in because Im not much of a guitar player.

Do vocalists usually do it my way or his way!!!!!?

One other thing that struck me some years ago; it's pretty striking, the number of bands that had more than one songwriter and that didn't collaborate that fell into battles about songs, the kinds of songs that were being written etc and power struggles have ensued and messed people up (in part). Sometimes, bandmembers can become so shortsighted. Many have seemed to lose grasp of the reality that part of the reason why their fans like them may just be because of the different kinds of songs that the different writers bring to the table...........

 

[SteveM]

So my friend and I have kinda gone back and forth on this. Basically it seems the basic (general) way to write a song starts with a chord progression.

I really enjoy writing out entire songs with vocal melody when an idea smacks me in the face while Im busy showering, watching tv, driving, etc.....

He basically says I am jumping ahead and doing it wrong.

His way is to come up with a chord progression and then write and sing the melody to the chord progression.

I feel it kinda boxes me in because Im not much of a guitar player.

Do vocalists usually do it my way or his way!!!!!?

There's no way to "do it wrong".

 

[guitaristic]

So my friend and I have kinda gone back and forth on this. Basically it seems the basic (general) way to write a song starts with a chord progression.

I really enjoy writing out entire songs with vocal melody when an idea smacks me in the face while Im busy showering, watching tv, driving, etc.....

He basically says I am jumping ahead and doing it wrong.

His way is to come up with a chord progression and then write and sing the melody to the chord progression.

I feel it kinda boxes me in because Im not much of a guitar player.

Do vocalists usually do it my way or his way!!!!!?

Ditch that dude and find somebody better to co-write with. Trust me, if the two of you are arguing merely over how to write the song, there's no way your minds are going to be on the same wavelength required for the chemistry to write a good song.

 

[JimmyS1969]

Ditch that dude and find somebody better to co-write with. Trust me, if the two of you are arguing merely over how to write the song, there's no way your minds are going to be on the same wavelength required for the chemistry to write a good song.

^Absofukanlutely corectamundo!^

 

[CrowsofFritz]

This is the main reason why I hate being in bands. That, and that the rhythm guitarist always secretly wants to have more power in the band. Damn rhythm guitarists!!!