writing

MUSICIANS: I have a question: I'm curious if this is true for anyone else: When I'm making new music, I don't listen to music at all. i.e. I've...

// TL;DR What is your solo writing process ? // I play in this early Jamaican ska band and I'm loving it. Some songs are just 3 minutes of the...

I've been finding time to transcribe the basslines for a lot of my favorite songs that don't seem to have readily available tabs or notation...

FWIW, I'm looking for help to produce TAB notation for my wife (who started learning bass in February). Although I play several instruments, I...

Iceni Zoot Bass, Glockenklang Heart Core and Bergantino 112. [ATTACH]

So I'm in two bands right now. One is my main gig, where we've got two albums recorded and we've toured and have gigs booked through the summer of...

I can jam if I stay in one key or if I am aware of the chords beforehand or if I am leading the chord changes—however, I struggle immensely when I...

What are your methods for transcribing? I feel like my way is very inefficient. I literally go note by note and it takes me 20 minutes to get 8...

Hey Everybody, I'm in a bit of a predicament. My 3-piece band recently played a show. We have about an hour of material and for the show we...

Any help would be appreciated. I'm looking for a program that can help me transcribe, I don't know if that even exists though. A problem I'm...

Dang it, I did it again! When will I learn? Answered another CL ad for a bass player. Sounded really good, local, pro, wanted samples of my...

Any opinions which tuning to choose? Tuning from E to Drop D is faster than tune E to D standard. It's easier to play power ord riffs in Drop D.

So ive been reading a lot on chords and scales. And I'm a bit confused on how to apply it all. For instance on a major chord. The suggested...

I can't use scale degree well . Like I usually use 1 5 8 But can't make a good sound from ithe dgree and I can't use octaves well either. Any...

So the singer/ songwriter in our band has written a new song and is insistent on me doing a bass solo. I' new to writing music and playing covers...

I need to write about a hundred charts for a new band im in. I have a 12.9 ipad and I would download the finished charts in that. I would just...

So the group im currently with that has mainly been a cover band has (finally) started to look at original tunes. I'm super pumped and excited...

When I'm not playing the bass, teaching, or composing, I do some freelance writing. Here is the story that I wrote for an online magazine. Hope...

Long story short--how do you approach writing for a more simplistic song? I'll see if I can upload the file, but say a song like this. [MEDIA]...

First time Im writing a bass line around guitar chords. Pop Punk kinda thing. My notes are F, D, C and A#/Bb. So the first time thru Im playing F,...

Non-political political question here. I'm writing my state rep about a particular issue. I've followed all the usual rules and common-sense...

Ego time... I've been dragging my feet long enough that it's finally time this needs to get done. What the heck do we put into a bio used for...

I am writing a song that is inspired instrumentally by Stairway to Heaven (chord progression) and 3 Libras (key signature of D major). It started...

A feeling of loneliness inspires me to be artistic. But any tips to write abstract lyrics, like the Pyramid Song by Radiohead?

So my fusion trio decided to venture into prog (Steven Wilson style), and we're going to have vocals now. I have been writing novels, short...

I wanted to start writing down walking bass lines as I heard, that it can be very beneficial for ones music development. I never done this before...

So, backstory: When I was in College, I met up with a singer/guitarist and formed a band. We wrote catchy, poppy songs that were well received,...

Can I use songs I learned to help me write Bass Lines

Tongue in cheek reference to all the "before or after" threads aside, this has been a heated and ongoing debate with friends of mine. I think FX...

Ok, so i am usually a guitar player. I enjoy writing and recording guitar and vocals. Now that I've been messing with the bass, id like to write...

Although this is not specifically about receording gear, i figured it is related when it comes to recording ideas for songs. I have been playing...

I prefer original music to covers. I have been fortunate to be in bands with guitarists who can write good/great songs. With the assumption that...

Greeting TB!!!! I wanted to hear if anyone else who has got into the lyric writing game has struggled? I've been singing more and more recently,...

Hi, Short version. if you were WILLING to do recording sessions without a dollar payment what sort of % writing credit would you be thinking of...

Hello, I would like some input on writing. I have been writing tunes with a friend of mine, kind of the method I have been writing in is create...

Hi everyone. For the past year I've had immense trouble writing music that I am proud of. I don't know what it is. I'm not calling it writers...

Anyone ever do this? Did it help? There are a couple of situations from my past where I didn't really say what I needed to say when I had the...

A question I have gotten asked is how to go about learning a large number of songs and memorizing them in a short amount of time. The secret...

Hey folks! First off, a few related thoughts: 1) because I haven't seen this particular component of positive zoom b3 reviews: it's such. a....