How To Write A Hook - Songwriting Tips

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Everyone has an idea of what a hook is, but not many people can accurately define it. Every songwriter needs to know how to write effective hooks. In this video, we talk about how to write hooks that will grab your listener's attention, and invite them into your song.
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[@bodhi8297]

I’ve written my best hooks without the intent of writing them to be one. Just wrote a bunch of lyrics and sometimes some of them just pop, stand out. Good advice. New to the channel but I already can see how passionate about music you are man. I dig it

[@ego5652]

Upload hook video on your channel, id like to check it out

[@brozyes]

It's not a talent, it's not a gift, it's a process.

[@Song101uk]

Amen.

[@ego5652]

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[@crazyjack66]

I've been searching youtube for years to get exactly this video. I couldn't quite put my finger on the building blocks missing of writing a vocal melody and you just did it so simple. Thank you!

[@jordanwhisson5407]

I think it is a talent a skill and a learnable a song is a chain of correct decisions

[@vinoh8231]

This is so helpful!. When I heard you singing the melody I immediately go "wooah". Thanks!

[@Babiranking]

What a teacher! Have really liked this

[@rizlovedaydream8424]

Man you are great, please never stop to make this type videos.. Its really help it👍☺

[@forgetmyhead2115]

just found your channel out last night and i've had trouble with songwriting but your channel helps out a ton! thank you so much

[@Song101uk]

No problem, glad you're finding it useful!

[@beaukaramoy]

The best video I have ever seen on this subject, this gonna help me so much with my music.

[@AprilKeez]

Fantastic video! I love the way you demonstrated the process. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos! 😊

[@Song101uk]

Thanks! Glad it helped 👍

[@SofoniBeats]

Wow....that was pretty simple. Making those sounds helps me get to a catchy hook sometimes.

[@jassnaround]

I got it! Was struggling with what a hook is and how to make one. You really helped me with this.

[@calenaur]

Great video! I really like that you showed the theory you were talking about on an example. Thank you!

[@determinedexplorer6769]

Very simple and helpful. All the best. Thanks Bro.

[@Klipsat]

Man you so underratedplease keep up

[@user-vt5gl3dt6w]

true!!

[@anthonycrothers5420]

Excellent video, thanks for sharing, really helpful. Keep up the good work. Subscribed 😎😎😎

[@AmanSingh-cb7om]

Very nice lesson. Thank you. I like the pentatonic and repetition idea. Cheers!!

[@Song101uk]

Glad you liked it 🙂

[@MolituX]

That was awesome thank you 😜⭐️

[@apriljohnson7899]

This is awesome...thanks so much

[@kirkgacias7828]

Wow you really simplified it. Thank you so much

[@Song101uk]

No worries, glad it helped! 👍

[@valisvolkova3710]

Great video! Thanks for the advice!

[@its.dan.eastwood]

Thanks for making this!

[@DlaczegozByNie]

Cheers for inspiration and advices!

[@Song101uk]

Happy to help Jakub!

[@jessicapsalmist8205]

Love your hook ❤️

[@ToddHudsonAtl]

Very good advice. Thanks very much

[@Faith.offline]

I just subscribed, thank you! 👍🏻

[@Scratch1980]

Thanks bro! Everything you are saying makes such sense. I have been struggling with being creative. I can play very well and I don't have trouble my guitar. But I have I guess "writer's block". I overthink it. This is a good approach and I have some ideas now.

[@weiyingchen549]

thank you! learned a lot:)

[@marlenecesarotti8468]

fabulous I always wanted to know what a hook was $$$$. Now I know....THANKS great explanation

[@halachwinik9197]

I just did my daugthers home work using this video. Thanks.

[@Song101uk]

I wish the homework I had at school was writing hooks. Nope... Memorising the elements of the periodic table instead. Still, I'm glad. I use that information day in, day out 🙃

[@QueenToKingOfSpades]

This is damn useful. Thank you.

[@TheOpenBookPolicy]

Thank you ❤

[@SunkenCityHeroLetsplayChannel]

Thanks for this video :)

[@Song101uk]

You're welcome 👍

[@JekabsJan]

Thank you for this

[@Song101uk]

You're welcome

[@JONYCH]

Thanks bro!

[@Song101uk]

No problem my man 👍

[@nellytgm6084]

God, this changes my life

[@nahswille5463]

awesome:)

[@xxlthea7614]

Thank u❤️

[@Song101uk]

You're welcome 👍

[@peterbernhard7415]

This is great! 10:30 You are not being explicit about what I had found out, to my surprise: that you change chords while keeping up your thing. In other word: You do not want to "wait for the harmonies". They do not matter to you. So is the hook the notes you sing or is it the chords. Any good musician might say: it's with or without you. How do "hook" and "chorus line" relate to each other?

[@keandrezackaiwilliams8167]

Caught this easy it’s about hooks #hooky

[@rokotensei]

very underrated

[@Song101uk]

Thank you 👍

[@RogerJaegerMusic]

I would argue that perhaps the drums in "We Will Rock You" by Queen and in "Down With the Sickness" by Disturbed act as hooks since they help identify the song as soon as your hear them. But great video, great example of hook writing. Thank you for sharing!

[@Song101uk]

Yep, agreed! The difficulty with hooks that aren't melodic is making them unique. Usually it's done through the production rather than the actual composition of the music (i.e. what the drums sound like rather than what the drummer is actually playing). As always, there are some exceptions, and I think you've highlighted two good ones!

[@just2comment2]

Under Pressure bass line, how good is that hook :)

[@carlifonia]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@BeatLabStudio2024]

good video dude, add oil

[@BenHarrismusic]

🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@DavidStarrUSA]

Every song I sing has auto-tune because I can't sing. Lol. However I make sure to process everything in pentatonic scale. Hopefully someone will sing along. ☺️🤘

[@tanyamackey6323]

I like okay

[@impassionofmusic7270]

I don know🤔

[@kellytori3177]

Your so cute and i learnt alot

[@tjfinessedit3447]

great lessons from James Franco

[@urosjovanovic4795]

what If you can't sing?

[@joshbraun7455]

I think that some people are inherently better than others at writing music no matter how much you try

[@lavbir]

Yeah... except the fact that this hook is the hook from ADELE - Someone Like You' verse.

[@Freshprinz]

nate dogg lyrical hook king

[@will-wf6sb]

I can make up a tune wether it's good,bad, dreadful,,but thats it,,and they never get used... I actually need to actually get a frigging pen paper and actually write lyrics no matter what they are.and see what happens. . sounds like a plan.🎤🎸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧.

[@selliantuttimusi6735]

And this is exactly how Dua Lipa comes up with their hits.

[@addisonfrance]

You should turn this into an actual song

[@FrenchDreamTv]

you talk too much bro keep it short and simple

[@officialWWM]

Sounds like the formula for writing another crappy, forgettable pop song 🙄

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