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Originally Posted by lppier
Hmm what I mean is - instead of singing the melody, do folks just use a lead instrument , then hand it off to someone to write the lyrics and sing it ?
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So lets define some terminology
#1 melody = the single notes that often defines the vocal notes
#2 harmony = the chord progression
#3 lead instrument ? for me that is an instrument that will sometimes play the melody or play runs and riffs based either the melody or the harmony and often the scales of the Key that the chord progression is in.
My method is I write play and sing my originals
While sometimes I start with a theme or "hook" for the lyrical content I have not written the lyrics and then tried to craft a melody or chord progression to fit the lyrics
I almost always start with the music first and usually by playing around with chord progressions and perhaps start to hum a melody. Then begin to try to write lyrics that fit