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I’m Shibes and this is a place for songwriters who want more than a hit song. They want to use songwriting to tell their story. Tell the story of others. Discover something about themselves, or discover how their message can connect with others.
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Songwriting is something that will can be part of you for a lifetime.

You may want be one of the biggest stars in the world, or just play songs for your family during your summer camping vacation. Or maybe you have a message you want to bring into the world to create change.

Songwriting and songs are a universal language anyone can speak. If you write songs and want to find some new songwriting tools, this is your place.

Or maybe you’ve never written a song and want to start. Well – this is your place too!
Because – we’re all songwriters bringing something unique into the world. Create yours today.

How do you take advantage of what’s on the site?
How To has articles that cover novice to advanced. You’ll find the same levels in exercises and prompts. Be sure to download some of the worksheets to help you start a song or do a song feedback self-eval. Grab a few of the guides to help you move up to the next level or manage the business side of songwriting. It’s all here.

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Everything You Need To Create Songs That Connect

The Basics

If you’re new to songwriting, this is the place to start. Everything from the parts of a song explained to structure to creating your music. All made easy.

Rhyme Like A Pro

From family rhyme to rhyme patterns, we’ll show you how to use rhyme to make your song soar. Sometimes you just have to put the computer down!

Songs Worth Studying

These songs will change your songwriting world! Clever techniques and insightful language that takes you to another realm of writing.

Song Structure

We’ll take a deep dive into song structure, highlight some unique applications of “the rules” and provide song exercises to help you grow.

Writing Lyrics

Learn advanced songwriting techniques for your lyrics: figurative language, imagery, metaphors, similes, personification, repetition and more.

Creating Melodies

Not a great melody writer? That’s OK! We’ve got some simple ways to help you write song melodies and music that doesn’t all sound the same..

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Write your first song today.

Sometimes starting is the hardest part. We’ll make it easy with our simple 5 step system. We’ll cover the basics of writing a song, breakdown the parts in a simple way and get you started on your first song. Even if you’ve never written a song before, we can help.

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Song Prompts

Having a hard time getting started? We’ve got song prompts to help you get your brain in a new space, find your inner song and get off the blank page! Go Now >>

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Songwriting Worksheets

Worksheets can help you get down the page, build your song, find rhymes and more. Grab a few worksheets and make writing songs easier! Go Now >>

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Songwriting Exercises

Practicing is one of the best ways to find new ideas, create something amazing and make a self-discovery. Find out something new with a song exercise or two. Go Now >>

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Music business 101

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