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Write a Song in 30 Minutes – Music Theory and Songwriting Lessons with Stuart!

00:00 Introduction to hiking
01:16 Writing a verse/chord progression in the key of G major
06:18 Basic chord substitutions / Seventh chords and above
11:35 Writing a Choral Chord Progression
2:15 p.m. Write an intro riff
18:46 Add rhythm to your song
23:07 Write a bridge chord progression / modal swap chords!
26:58 Song form
27:35 Write a melody
34:05 Play-through of my new song!

Here are the pairings you can choose from!
G Am Bm CD Em

Here are the chord substitutions:
Cmaj7 Am7 Dsus Bm7

And finally, here are the agreements /"trial and error / modal exchange/"!
F Bb Cm

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And here's how to make alternative settings: https://youtu.be/rSHHzO4mvw8

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