5 Lyrical Rhythms you NEED to Know

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@@MrMcDeth you should have got an email, did you check your spam folder? might have gone in there. If you use a vpn i think that messes with it sometimes. Let me know if it's any of thoses issues and if you're still having trouble I'll email it to you directly.

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@@SongWritersChopShop I got it! I just checked again and it turns out I didn't scroll down far enough. Apologies for wasting your time and thanks for getting back to me.

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@@MrMcDeth No worries👍

[@benbitzer1695]

Okay but why was amazing grace’s lyrics put over house of the rising sun

[@SongWritersChopShop]

They have the same meter. Pretty sure thats the only reason.

[@OutzziderAnimations]

I said the same thing 😂😂

[@dahliafiend]

I know that was trippy.

[@MinisodaMinnesota]

You can put those lyrics over the first pokemon theme, and Gilligan's Island theme, because they're all the same meter

[@wyacxrrell]

He’s tryna show u that rhythms r important because there’s a reason it works for multiple sounds , if that makes sense , have u never seen Ed sheeran playing popular hits with the same 4 notes on a guitar ?? Pretty dope but originality is always better but theres always a good balance u need

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This has honestly blown my mind and has completely unlocked another element of music to listen for and enjoy

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Your lessons are so practical and usable with very little philosophy, which unfortunately plagues many "courses". Keep it up

[@hey_maurice]

Deadass, this is the most slept-on songwriting channel on KZbin. Period. I **LOVE** your videos and this one is no exception to that. My mind is buzzing with reviewing the syllabic emphasis on all my favorite songs. Ugh. THANK YOU. 🙏🏽 Keep the great content coming. ❤

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Cheers man, really appreciate that 👍

[@tiaanopperman10]

Facts

[@Ryan-vg4wn]

This is genius, this whole channel

[@LJK_914]

THIS HAS HELPED ME SO MUCH, I've been struggling with lyric rhythm so thanks 🙏

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Cheers ejk, glad you got something out of it👍

[@lamonth9019]

I love your channel! the way you simplify everything so well and give great examples! thank you, i truly appreciate what you're doing!

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Cheers LaMont, great to hear you're getting some value from it 👍

[@lonleytrapper2.4]

Very helpful!❤

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I subscribed when you had just a few subscribers as I recognised the quality. Good to see you have grown.

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Cheers Vegan Games, I appreciate that. glad you're still around👍

[@athomesongwriting]

Brilliant video!

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Cheers Chad👍👍

[@hansy1305]

Gem of a lesson Tony! Could you share some resources to further explore this concept. Thanks

[@petera8742]

Excellent. Really well explained. Another video showing how to use varying patterns with some detailed examples would be really helpful. Wish I’d found this before……I ‘knew’ this stuff but your video made me understand it!!

[@andrewtea]

Thanks, great video! I took notes all the way through (da da DUM DUM da da DUM).

[@sibajenechirwa356]

Man music is so complicated so much to learn, thank for the video though 🙏

[@GypsyRock]

Ikr. I watch this Then I turn on Nirvana for a break and the lyrics to one of the tracks are: (chorus) " Doll steak. Test meat"😂 Partial verse "protector of the kennel-- ectoplasma ecto-skeletal ---obituary Birthday 😂😂😂😂 I love the way he turns those words and seemingly offbeat phrases that don't match, into beautiful hits.

[@thefootydave639]

I see Thom Yorke, I click 😂 But seriously, great video!

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Nice one Dave👍

[@aaronstepanik9365]

I was always confused as to why some syllables are stressed while others are not. For example, the word 'see' in the phrase "see eye to eye" seems stressed to me but you said it's unstressed. Can you help to clarify this for me? Thanks and I love your videos!

[@SongWritersChopShop]

You can put stress on any word but as a rule of thumb you want to stress the words that have the most meaning to what you are saying. Those words tend to be verbs, nouns, and adjectives. When speaking (most english speakers) place emphasis on the nouns for example "there's a HOUSE on the Street" da da DUM dada dum. when there are adjectives before nouns you place emphasis on the adjectives "there's a BIG house on the Street" da da DUM da da da dum when there is a denial in the sentence then you place emphasis on the denial "there's NO big House on the Street" da DUM da dum da da dum

[@darrenmartindevereux]

Hey Tony, your videos are excellent. I'm playing guitar a while and I've tried to put lyrics to some chord progressions recently, but they always sound naff and consequently I struggle to finish a song. I've watched several other KZbin videos on songwriting, but they're difficult to apply. Your videos are clear and comprehensive, so when you explain the songwriting process things make sense. For these reasons, I subscribed and downloaded your helpful cheat sheet...very many thanks. BTW, do you offer songwriting workshops in Dublin as I'm a Dub myself. Cheers!

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Hi Darren, really appreciate that, and glad to hear you are getting some value from the content. I don't live in Dublin anymore so no workshops. I do one to one coaching via zoom, if you're interested in a few sessions we could set up a call and have a chat. Either way, Cheers.👍

[@darrenmartindevereux]

@@SongWritersChopShop you're more than welcome Tony, and getting lots of value from your videos. Yep, I'd be keen to do some one-to-one sessions over Zoom...that'd be great!

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@@darrenmartindevereux Good stuff Darren. shoot me an email at [e-mail] (that's not a link, just email that address) and we'll sort something out.

[@GypsyRock]

I am four minutes in and I am lost lol. You had me up until about the three minute mark. I understand the stressed versus not stressed, but I don't understand why it's so important in the song. When I write lyrics I don't even think about that

[@charzard1000]

you're right, it's not as important as other factors to consider when writing lyrics

[@ChannelOwnersMusic]

This is very informative! Thank you so much, it's giving me chills. 👏

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cheer we are songwriters, glad you got some value from it.

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This is the best song writing KZbin channel thank you for making such great vids

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no worries Heath, and thank you for watching👍

[@eXorZm]

This is a great overview, clear and concise. Lyrical rhythm's a bit overlooked - I sure needed that refresher!

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cheers eXorZm 👍👍

[@6933CH]

Nice and useful but the most important is the acutely of the words in rhytms.not so much in English as for other languages like in latin or Italian songs.Can you make a video for this?Is so important to our language that we have a lot of words in penultimate.

[@lpeducover]

funny, amazing grace with the melody of the house of the rising sun^^

[@SongWritersChopShop]

yep, they both use the iambic rhythm and common meter so they fit perfectly.

[@lpeducover]

@@SongWritersChopShopInteresting!

[@ĐŒŁĹ-u3g]

Really helpful !! Btw what's Tata doing there 3:11

[@alexiwiedemann]

I am new in this channel and I am really loving the way you explain thing, and above everything the use of Hooktheory as a tool (independent of you being one affiliate), for me that is the mos powerfull tool ever invented by human being to really understand melodies, rhythm and harmony visually, loving the way you gave us the tip to work on a sucessfull rhytm and create a new song, that were ideas in my head since I bought hooktheory but never tried , thanks a lot keep walking and sharing your knowledge with such a generousity bravo!!!

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Cheers alexi, glad to hear you are getting some value from it.

[@vegangames3468]

I feel the rhythm in my bones.

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Bone Rhythm Deficiency or B.R.D. as it's more commonly known is a serious condition that affects 1 out of every 5 songwriters!🤔 it's said to be caused by a lack of vitamin funk & H2 Soul.

[@ChannelOwnersMusic]

So chilll

[@TheirSavior]

What's something you can do to help the rhythm of the second half of a phrase? I feel like I start on the right foot, but I'm often bored before the section ends. Any ideas?

[@SongWritersChopShop]

sounds like you could be using too much repetition and not enough variation.

[@garbageday]

holy shit there's so much to learn, it's insane

[@libracordial]

Is the “stressed syllable” always landing on down beats in the music? Or is it categorized as “strong/stressed” because of some other factor, like common practice pronunciation?

[@SongWritersChopShop]

It varies depending on the song, there's also syncopation in a lot of songs. General rule of thumb is to put stressed syllables of important words on strong beats.

[@lilpicklevevo3689]

I learned so much from this, thank you

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and thank you LIlPickle, great to hear. cheers

[@ChannelOwnersMusic]

It is indeed a great video.

[@Popmessconfessions]

thank you!

[@SongWritersChopShop]

No worries Tay, glad you got some value from it.

[@slokling]

I know the example is just for the rhythm, but I don't know if hey soul sister was a wise inclusion for a channel about "good" lyric writing.

[@SongWritersChopShop]

I guess its a matter of opinion really. But don't get caught up in the examples, it was all about the rhythms. What genres do you write in? Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it 👍

[@GypsyRock]

Steppenwolf holy shit

[@UltraBebo]

I don’t think I’ll ever get this but that’s okay lol

[@kwxjimusic]

Who made the cover of god only knows?

[@rogeliovaldez6594]

But how do we create these rhythms uniquely when they're so versatile?

[@SongWritersChopShop]

you got to figure out wich one or combination suit the emotion of what you're lyrics are saying. experiment and you'll get the hang of it.

[@funnyshorts5380]

Amazing Grace to The House of The Rising Sun?

[@kevinjoseph517]

I dont get it. need more study.

[@jesseokine4093]

Totally doesn't make sense ...

[@genequist3859]

God these covers are corny. Is using parts of the real songs for analysis and education purposes not covered by fair use where you are?

[@SongWritersChopShop]

You can never tell, it's ridiculous!

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This single video feels like an answered prayer for me. I’ve already subscribed. I feel like I tend to stress out way too many words in the songs I write. I’m not sure why you’re not the #1 songwriting channel, other channels simply cannot compete with this one. Please never stop doing what you’re doing and God bless.