On this special episode, we share the third and final batch of listener answers to our 2022 songwriting challenge to write a song with the title Why Do You Cry?
We talked about:
- Every possible Chord Symbol EXPLAINED video
- Jacob Collier Answers Music Theory Questions From Twitter video (and why a tritone is called a tritone)
- Chord Progression Generator website
- Making sure your song has a good hook
- Keeping the point of view in your song clear
- Don Thompson’s explainer video about his songwriting process, and his music video
- Having lots of musical changes in your song
- ELO Mr. Blue Sky
- They Might Be Giants
- Taking inspiration from Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis for interesting chord choices
- Mashing up hip-hop with jazz and other genres
Download the lyrics to follow along:
Hey guys, Thank you so much for the kind comments. Much appreciated! Really liked your exploration into music making with the recommendations of the Chord Progression Generator and the other songs (ELO, They Might be Giants). Best, Paul