Composing for the Ukulele
Have you written a new song today? Stop playing other people's music and build your legacy.
Songwriting prompts are posted here: https://composingforclassicalguitar.blogspot.com/
- Don't be confused that it's for "classical guitar" ... it's for anybody who needs to get to work.
- I'm using for classical guitar, but you should use it for every instrument you like.
- New prompts show up each week. Try to write a rough draft.
- Once a month you should finish something. Twelve "finished" songs a year.
Music theory is in it's own section. Maybe work on them at the same time. The theory page is HERE.
Here's some tools I use often when composing:
- Blank Chord Chart ... keep track of the pesky shapes relevant to you.
- Circle of Fifths for the Ukulele ... my first ukulele thing I wrote and the second most important.
- Circle of Fifths for the Baritone ... not as pretty but almost equally useful.
- Circle of Fifths for Guitar ... It just never stops, does it?
- Composer's Blank ... write your own arrangements by hand. (It's where I began too.)
- Key Charts ... simple version for easy reference.
- Key Charts ... ukulele version.
- Key Charts ... baritone version coming soon.
- Chromatic Scales for Guitar ... where are the damn notes on this stupid thing?
- Fretboard Memorization Tool for Guitar ... no really, where are the notes?
- Diatonic Harmonica in C Chart
- Chromatic Harmonica in C Chart