One of the easiest ways to tune your ear into different sounds is to force the creation of variety in your chords....
Song Craft
Song Vamp
Using someone else's song to help you get started isn't cheating, and it's not copyright infringement unless you don't...
Ghost Songs: Lyrics First
Using someone else's song to help you get started isn't cheating, and it's not copyright infringement unless you don't...
Songwriter Glossary
A songwriter glossary of common terms you'll run across as you get feedback about your songs. [su_spoiler...
How To Write Song Lyrics: Number of Lines
I got a question from one of the SongChops Members asking how to write song lyrics, and the number of lines in a...
Best Songwriter Gifts In 2020!
We're always on the lookout for innovative gadgets, software and books that can make songwriting and creativity...
Colter Wall Sings Ian Tyson’s “Bob Fudge”
Ian Tyson is one of the best cowboy song writers around. Maybe songwriters. His song "Bob Fudge" is an exceptional...
Finding Inspiration Around You
Finding Inspiration is a hard thing to come by sometimes. To help inspire you, try some unconventional sources - your...
Zoom Set Up For Singer Songwriters
A Zoom set up can be easy, but the technology and pieces can be overwhelming. I've compiled a simple, basic product...
5 Steps To Finish Unfinished Songs
Sometimes it's hard to finish unfinished songs. And, there's nothing worse than sitting down to write and ending up...
Co-Writes Can End With Two Versions Of A Song
Whenever you go into a co-write, you're usually thinking "OK - we're going to write a song." And usually, you're...
Story Behind Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me”
Every song has a story behind the writing of it. The craft, the idea creation, and the minutia of working it into a...
7 Tips To Write More Songs
Most songwriters want to write more songs, more often, but run into blockers like daily life, too much writing and no...
SongChops Songwriter Gift Guide
This songwriter gift guide covers everything from getting started to moving to the next level to running your music...
Travis Meadows “Pontiac”
If you want to start with something that's true, one of the best songwriting mentors you can look to is Travis...
Giving Song Feedback Like A Pro
If you're part of a songwriting group, one of your activities is probably getting and giving feedback on songs. And,...
Song Sketching: Using Story Arcs
If you've ever been in a high school English class, you've studied how drama is created in a play, a novel or short...
Song Sketching: Tell Stories Like A Movie
Song Sketching is very similar to object writing, and is the next step in the process to craft your song. Unlike...