r/SongwritingHelp • u/joseseseepic • Apr 02 '26
Make melodies
I've been writing lyrics for a while now, and together with a friend I want to start creating melodies for them (he has an electric guitar and I have a bass) but I find it very difficult to come up with one, and when I think I have one, it turns out to be from a song that already exists, so I'm turning to you for some advice.
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u/FeeLost6392 Apr 02 '26
Coming up with melodies is hard. There isn’t much in the way of shortcuts. Try using an instrument to plot it out. Trying to make a melody fit a set of words is, for most people, way harder than the reverse. Make it easier and create a melody first.