Your Songwriting Compass

Melody and Chords

Bars and Lines

At the core of Ralph’s songwriting philosophy is the Songwriter Compass. Have you ever heard two songs back to back and liked one more than the other? Of course you have – and that voice inside is everything you need to write songs!

You don’t need a universal knowledge of music theory to be a songwriter. Here are some simple tricks and hacks that will allow you to lay around with almost limitless choices for combining chords and melodies in your songs.

It’s easy to fall into square and predictable shapes in the structure of your songs. Ralph shows how you can manipulate bars, lines, and sections of the songs you’re writing to create more interesting pieces of music.