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HOW I MAKE A SONG Example with Calibaby
1)
Well, I got an idea : make a song mixing rap and a good guitar riff with a hip hop beat. It starts with that, based on E, going to a G. it sounds good. just got that. I played this riff at my last gig.
2)
I remember that I had this other riff based on a G from years that sounds really good, better than the last one. and it s easy to rap on. Moreover, I can do my human beat box that I always do during my gigs in live. It sounds like sublime, sounds like sun and beach, I can make a song about california. I also have another riff (that will be the future bridge) from another song. This riff was A based. I change it to be a G based riff. So on this track, I got a verse, and a chorus : "let me think, about something good" (it will be the bridge of calibaby finally).
3)
Nothing in relation with number 1) and 2) I m writing this song with 2 chords : a E and a A. I have not a real verse yet but I got a good vocal chorus that talk about newport beach. I was playing at Coronado and it was pretty cool. so 'come down to newport beach with me!' I just have this chorus and I sing blablabla on the "verses" and on the rest of the chorus. The good thing : I have a good chorus ! and a sentence that sounds great.
4)
Number 3) was pretty good so I write lyrics for one verse and find 2 other sentences for the chorus : 'you gonna see how happy you can be' It's ok but it's so simple.... the same guitar on the verse and the chorus and it s sleepy. It s just a 40 secondes funny song.
CONCLUSION : I have (among 60 riffs, samples and 40 seconde-songs like that) 2 little songs : one with a good chorus talking about newport beach, another one with a good guitar riff for a verse and a good chorus talking about california. So I try to mix all this stuff on a G base. And it works! I transform the chorus of number 2 in a bridge.
So now I have a long song mixing all this stuff. I give up the guitar riff of number 3), it sucks.
5)
The structure of the song is done : verse / verse / chorus / verse / bridge / SOLO / chorus / chorus (it s almost like that anyway...)
6)
Skye did a good job, I got brand new verses, bridge and chorus. I change, add and skip a few stuff and I finally keep the same lyrics for the bridge and the chorus. Instead of a SOLO I got the idea to ask K-lien to rap on this part.
7)
The base is here : I got all the lyrics and the guitar parts. the bass and the beats should be ok with Chris and Jim (the bass player and the drummer on this album). I like this 'with you, with me, with everybody' at the end.
8)
K-lien is done with his lyrics, he comes to my apartment so we can try his parts on the guitar. I extend his part of 2 verses to 4 verses. Sounds really good ! The song is ready to be recorded. By the way I really like K's lyrics.
9)
I go to Jim's studio to record a good version of just me singing with my guitar so the bassist, K-lien and the drummer will be able to think about what they gonna do on this song. I like doing that : it allows us to be really ready so we don't lose time (and so a lot of money) in the studio. Number 9) is the bones of the song : all the musicians will record on this version. We will then erase this guitar and voice to put brand new parts that sound better.
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All the instruments are there.
11)
Just missing ken's parts, general mix and sound effect
12)
done !
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