Songwriter Theory

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Why All Your Songs Sound The Same Apr 07, 2026

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Why Most Lyrics Feel Weak Apr 01, 2026

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I Used to Hate This Songwriting Trick… Now I Use It | Dana Andrews Conversation Mar 26, 2026

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If I Could Only Give You 3 Pieces of Songwriting Wisdom, This Is It Feb 26, 2026

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🎵Take The Finish A Song Challenge https://www.songwritertheory.com/song-challenge
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The Only Songwriting Tip That Matters (+ Important Announcement) Aug 29, 2024

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🎵Take The Finish A Song Challenge https://www.songwritertheory.com/song-challenge
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We're talking about the only songwriting tip that ultimately matters and an important announcement. ►► Download the 20 Ways To Start Writing A Song Cheat Sheet here: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/

100 Years | Parallelism, Borrowed Chords, 2 Bridges, Non-Lazy Songwriting, and more Jul 17, 2024

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►► Download the 6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist here: https://songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/

In this episode of the Songwriter Theory Podcast, we talk about the power of parallelism in your lyrics, why bridges are the perfect song section to start utilizing modes and borrowed chords, the art of subtly different song structure in our songs, non-lazy songwriting, and more! We're going off of the great song 100 Years by Five for Fighting for this episode.

0:00 Intro

2:51 The Power of Parallelism In Lyrics

12:59 Where To Use Modes and Borrowed Chords In Your Songs

35:32 Changing Up Song Song Structure

50:00 The Art of Non-Lazy Songwriting

1:08:36 Should We Have Our Song Title In The First Line?

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Everything You Want | Hook Writing, 3rd Verses, Wordplay, and More Jul 03, 2024

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In this episode of the new format of the Songwriter Theory Podcast, we're learning about Hook Writing, 3rd Verses, Wordplay, and more off of the song Everything You Want by my favorite artist, @VerticalHorizonMusic . We'll be covering what we can learn about hook writing, lyric writing, song structure, and more in this episode. Let's talk about it!

3 Things I'd Tell A New Songwriter To Avoid My Mistakes Jun 16, 2024

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Songwriting Advice You've Never Heard Before May 25, 2024

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This Songwriting Attitude Has To Stop Apr 19, 2024

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