reacting to songs i wrote in high school & trying to play them // Nena Shelby

today i’m going to be reacting to songs i wrote in high school and trying to play them on my guitar haha!
i know this is a little bit different than my normal content, but i thought it would be fun. and plus i needed a little break from all the guitar tutorials i’ve been cranking out these past couple months haha.
in this video, i’ll kind of share with you my journey with songwriting. i go through all my old songwriting notebooks from high school and see which ones i remember how to play. these songs are from when i was just a beginner obviously so keep that in mind lol. i wrote a lot of songs in high school, and there were definitely a ton of really bad ones haha, but i just wanted to show y’all where i started. i hope this is entertaining for you & if you want to see more let me know!!
thank you guys once again for subscribing & watching my videos, i truly appreciate each and every single one of you!!
xoxo
nena
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sub count: 11,200 (THANK YOU FOR 11K!!)

[@anjalikukreja9191]

taylor swift do be producing a whole new generation of amazing song writers 😌

[@gracelynnrayne2311]

Bitter sweet literally sounds like Taylor Swift you are amzing

[@NenaShelby]

omg thank you🥺💓

[@marcusfischer9803]

True

[@Aves_sturniolo]

True

[@Rachel.DawnAmber]

Five seconds into Bittersweet and it sounded like a song country Taylor would write

[@Isabella-qn3bm]

Swifties ❤️❤️❤️ ⬇️

[@justannie4987]

13th like ❤️

[@ohmyjanah]

💛💛💛

[@swiftie_1864]

100th like

[@adrianamontezuma5227]

Okay, but can we appreciate the tswift vibes her songs give? Like omg 🤯✨

[@Daniela-lv9yt]

Feeling the old Taylor vibes with this video

[@Isabella-qn3bm]

Your songs are actually really good!!!!!!!! There really catchy 😹❤️❤️❤️!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NenaShelby]

thank you!💓

[@justannie4987]

You’re songs are actually good XD I try to write songs but they sound like a failure 😅

[@NenaShelby]

i’ve written plenty of bad songs! keep going 💓just remember that anything you write is important !!

[@_All2Well_]

Same I agree

[@gm.8805]

i write songs and try to play them on guitar as well, and mine are mostly super bad, but you NEED to release an album!

[@NenaShelby]

remember that anything you write is important & real because it came from you💓

[@gm.8805]

@@NenaShelby aww tysm✨🤍

[@gretchenpratt4080]

bro same

[@sarabozic9065]

girl you're so talented, you gave me old Taylor Swift country vibes 😊

[@NenaShelby]

yeeeeehaw 🤠

[@nishiy1139]

Omg when you started singing the first song i got this nostalgic feeling like I'm watching a Disney movie. Your voice is so beautiful

[@NenaShelby]

thank you💓

[@liliana44119]

5:27 *_Bittersweet_* "I told you I didn't want to do this anymore Though I feel I just wanna run away Turn back time like it was before But, there you are standing at my window My heart's beating fast, never thought this would last long (?) It's a combination, a crazy feeling

[@mikisversion]

I've written sooo many songs in high school and I wasn't even playing guitar then and I would give them to a friend who did and she would turn them into songs. I've been writing recently now that I play guitar and its been fun! I loved this video. makes me think of my own songs I wrote in high school

[@reenakumar4225]

Heyy girl!! I'm 14 and write sad songs ( I'm not sad 😆) and i use Capo on 6th fret and my chord progression is G, Em, Cadd9 and Dsus. So there's a little similarity 😍😍 A high five👋👋

[@NenaShelby]

love this!👋

[@feverdreams.]

those were actually pretty good songs for someone who's just starting out back then! it reminds me alot of taylor's old songs

[@justannie4987]

Please release these on Apple Music! 💜✨💜✨

[@addisonswannack]

I agree!!

[@kamyachhabra4094]

I agree!!!

[@NenaShelby]

hahah maybe someday!❤️

[@403_not_found.]

Your songs are so good! Now I wish I could learn to play them on guitar, because I'm always looking for new songs to play and I fell in love with each of your songs in this video instantly. Thanks for sharing them with us, and if you want to, it would be really cool if you could do other videos like this in the future!

[@NenaShelby]

aw thank you so much!💓💓

[@khyati9718]

These songs have a melody of their own..authentic vibrant ideas of a pro!!!

[@stellan3472]

Omggg your songs are actually good! 😦❤️✨ I thought I'm the only one who's feeling this Taylor Swift vibe not until I look through the comments and wow, I'm not the only one 🙂❤️. You're amazing. Really. I love your songs ❤️❤️

[@dc.moonlight3714]

I enjoyed that so much! Thank u ❤️ watching you play the songs reminded me of what the actual reasons of songwriting are - enjoying the process, not judging or comparing yourself to anyone and just capturing emotions/moments as a memory, like photographs. Your songs are so beautiful, they truly are 🥺 and you manage to turn your ideas into songs so well, so you surely have a talent to write ♡ I’m definitely waiting for the second part. But also, I wonder, do you write songs now? if so, how has the process changed/developed over time? it’s such a good idea to upload videos about songwriting tips. I have always wanted to see something like this on KZbin (especially from you), so I’m so happy you, too, want to share your experience with us 🙏🏻✨💓 Sorry for writing a novel but I really love you doing that ♡

[@NenaShelby]

aw thank you so much for this, it means so much to me💓 i do still write songs & the process has definitely changed a little so i will for sure do more videos about it🤗 sending love💜

[@dc.moonlight3714]

@@NenaShelby sending love back ✨💓

[@naz.c1696]

You’re songs are just amazing!! You really should be a singer!!😍😍😍

[@moonshorses]

after every song, nena: oMg iTs sO bAd me who cant even come up with lyrics: 0_0 im gonna...go now

[@NenaShelby]

hahaha tips video coming soon!💓🤗

[@moonshorses]

@@NenaShelbyomg you replied!!! ahhh im looking forward to that, can't wait! :D

[@serenaw8374]

Umm these are amazing! You should release music!

[@sarahsadeghi4295]

Oh my god !!! You're a real artist😍👌🏻 Can you play some of your songs completely?🙏🏻

[@leaves4001]

wow! this is so beautiful nena. i love writing songs and creating my own guitar part but i’m embarrassed since my voice isn’t good at all😞

[@NenaShelby]

don’t be embarrassed 💓 you are creating something beautiful, be proud of that❤️

[@leaves4001]

@@NenaShelby thank you so much for encouraging me nena! you are totally beautiful inside and out🥺♥️

[@ArielDawsonMusic]

I have been learning ukulele for six months and I have written songs but it sounds terrible! I'm so impressed that you could write such good songs at that kind of age, and fyi, I'm a Taylor's fan, your songs sound like her vibes! (Always wanted to write songs that would sound like Taylor's but always got the terrible melody) Okay enough of my long story. Oh I just got my guitar too, so I'm watching a lot of your tutorials, thank you!!

[@tonharris7826]

Hey, Nena!!! I enjoyed your songs... The first one was freaking good♥️🔥 Congratulations you just hit 11.3k subscribers 😱👏🏼🖤

[@NenaShelby]

thank you !!🤗

[@tonharris7826]

@@NenaShelby long live ♥️✨

[@momentsofcalm3639]

nena, you're so talented!! I admire you and everything you do! keep doing what you love and win the hearts of people

[@BennConklin]

I LOVE writing songs and when people share the things they wrote when they were younger, it makes me feel like it's actually possible to get my songs out there. Love your content even though I just started watching!

[@user-nn5bz3oe7i]

Love your channel sooo much, this video is amazing, THANK YOU for this♥️ And I really need full version of “people like you”😍

[@dainylelbinias69]

Is there more to Bittersweet? If so, we need the full version.

[@mayasorg7610]

I'm 22 now I used to write song lyrics during lesson too, glad to know I wasn't the only one ahah

[@NenaShelby]

hahah💓

[@hiiimrainy]

Oh my god all of your songs are god-tier!! You have to release them!

[@danielasolano5755]

Wait I actually NEED to hear the finished version of "What to Say", "Breakable", and the one about always being second best (I don't think you mentioned the name) YOU'RE SO TALENTED GIRL! Inspired me to try to write songs

[@donnahildebrand8065]

These are awesome! How could your classmates laugh at you? Lame!! More of these videos please! 👍🏻 I would love a video on how to write a song!

[@readinginapril]

Okay but I love your songs!! When you said "I really should stay away from people like you" I was bopping.

[@NenaShelby]

haha thank you!💜

[@camicunha210]

WAIT FOR YOU IS ACTUALLY SO GOOD!!!!!!! you should try to record those songs tbh

[@Momo-vh2xe]

Great video!! I’d love to see more of these because I’m very interested in learning how to write better songs!! I do have a question though: I can always write lyrics, but when I try to add chords whether it be through piano or guitar it always sounds off or sounds like other songs!

[@hoho0204]

THAT IS SO AMAZING😍😍😍I dream to listen it on streaming serves.I am so in love with your voice and guitar combination❤❤

[@MrNeo1050]

This video is now my most favorite ❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ seriously sooooooo obsessed with you ❤️

[@hannahtremain4183]

these were all so good, you’re really talented!! i’ve literally just started writing songs and i can come up with chord progressions but i really struggle with lyrics and getting them to fit (rhyme, syllables etc.) i’d really appreciate any tips you have!!!

[@maggiebweir]

Your voice is beautiful! I wrote songs too! There are some on my channel! I’m a huge fan of Taylor too. I can tell she is your inspiration!!! Amazing!

[@vaniglia_official]

Loved this video!! It brought me back to my old songwriting 😜💕 I also had tons of notebook from high school and used super simply chords progression ahah

[@kirtiiprasad]

These are so good !!!

[@MrNeo1050]

If we were a song...O MY GOD 😶❤️❤️❤️SO GOOD

[@harryhardacre1644]

Your channel is really cool, there’s kind of an Elise Ecklund vibe going on and I love it.

[@16Sarahxox]

This is so cute!!! I love this so much

[@kwisel86]

Omygod... I'm speechless 😶 YOU'RE SO GOOODD!!!!!!!!

[@juanelizondo5409]

these are so professional omg

[@mitchlaurensantillan58]

Oh my goshhh. You’re so good nena😭💙

[@israucok4067]

YOU BECAME A KZbinR AND I AM SO PROUD CAUSE I SAW YOU GROWING

[@jessesharpshooter7876]

Keep up the good work Nena!!

[@steph250]

Nina you're songs are so good, the taylor swift vibes!!! I loved it. Can't wait for more videos about songwritting!

[@Maddie-fs8rd]

More song writing themed videos would be amazing! I love it 🤩

[@addisonswannack]

Love the video!!

[@minervachangotra4104]

Oooomyy god that's amzing...i too play guitar and i have written some songs tooo.... and i feel so shy to sing them in front of someone..😂when am ...really sad i write songs..i express my emotions with my songs....ur songs was amzingg..and voice is dammm😍😍😍..good job..keep going

[@prateekshachatterjee3168]

i loveeeeee your vibe🌻❤

[@anjalikukreja9191]

also your subs are going up so fast girl, I'm so happy for you ahh ❤❤

[@NenaShelby]

thank you!💓🤗

[@sansluvssans]

Hey!! This is the first time I'm so early!!! Just wanted to say...I Love you and your videos...you're tutorials have really helped me ❤️✨💙

[@NenaShelby]

hi💓💓thank you so much for watching 🤗

[@kenyachaney4556]

I love this! I've also written music, I'm kinda thinking of putting something out there. But I get super shy. I sucked writing in high school though, I'm much better now lol. Thanks for sharing these gems with us!

[@manyagupta6901]

I would love more of these videos!! I want to know everything about songwriting that you already mentioned for the next video... I'll be waiting!!!❤️❤️

[@raianimaira]

Omg, i loved the first song😍

[@rasigadhanya8952]

Ok girl bitter sweet is so so good

[@paulinaschmidt9103]

Omg you're so talented!!!

[@MrNeo1050]

Can we have bittersweet on Spotify!!??? It's soo soft❤️🤍

[@mariannachr9365]

Your songs are really good❤️❤️ Also, I used to do the same thing in high school-all my notebooks and my books had lyrics everywhere 😂every single page and now I'm laughing reading them 🤣

[@mariatorneromateo6926]

I love bittersweet and people like you(I really felt the second one)!! it would be amazing if you show us the two complete songs!! Ps. I love this videos :)))))

[@closed8341]

WOW. All these songs are amazing!

[@susancheng6212]

“People Like You” is soooo amazing❤

[@aksharaviswanadha6476]

omg breakable and bittersweet are absolutely amazingggg

[@bacebaceb]

I found your channel yesterday and I love it! 🥰

[@NenaShelby]

welcome!💓💓

[@ma.theresseabigailopella1428]

I love your ideas♥️♥️♥️

[@martinamerana9418]

Love the edit😍

[@parrillaplettvalentina2380]

OMG THE NEXT TAYLOR SWIFT?!?!?

[@NenaShelby]

🥺💓

[@akansha8903]

Omg Nena...you are an amazing song writer..you need to release a song🥺❤❤ I can't believe how you wrote these songs in your 16-17...lol I am 17 and i literally write shit😂it's so bad😂

[@cinthana4862]

I love how all your songs have the same vibe. Looking forward to you releasing an album

[@brianasamame]

They gave me so many early Taylor vibes!!!

[@karolinefoss9322]

we need an EP!!!

[@chayanikarawat7740]

Nena I think if I ever grow up to be a singer/lyricist I'll give the credits to Taylor ofc and additionally to you for making me believe by this that I WRITE WELL TOO. Lysm :)))

[@NenaShelby]

💓💓💓💓

[@MrNeo1050]

You feel like my soul sister!!!!

[@reybau3137]

Gosh, I wish I've known you earlier! I also have quite a number of notebooks with random lyrics 😂 it's funny and cringy looking at it now. But it's cool that I can relive those moments through those. I also used other people's stories and movies to write then (up until now actually). I'm glad I discovered your channel 😊

[@CLEANGIRL-lp3st]

girl i love ur voice

[@earlyaudya504]

Glad to hear some of your songs. I'm working on my song too 😁

[@mewswiftie1392]

I LOVE UR SHIRT😺

[@melikagoodarzi6369]

I literally never been in a relationship,but I write the saddest songs about these things If you hear my songs you wonder how many times I've been in relationships 😂😂😂

[@MrNeo1050]

Sameeee..I too write the saddest of songs ..I don't know why I just can't write happy songggssss 😶 but still I have never been in a relationship or I am even living a happy life!!

[@jannahmaepiano1104]

lmao i just remembered my crush is one of the reason who inspires me to be a songwriter and to play guitar, 'cause he was the first person that I wrote, now he's gone w someone else and at least I have ability to write a lot of songs, just like you and taylor swift. Thank you Nenaa!

[@tannfiercethedisneyfan]

I love your songs! You're a better songwriter than me💖💖💖

[@florenciaprieto5557]

Idkw but bittersweet feels like a fearless song

[@ma.theresseabigailopella1428]

Girl you need to release those songs! 😌💅

[@jamaicabarbas3924]

I really love the Breakable, If we were a song and What to say. I hope I could listen to these songs full length.♥

[@MrNeo1050]

Soooo happy u did this love it❤️❤️❤️❤️and can you please tell us how to write it on guitar? Like how to make music of the songs on guitar........❤️❤️❤️❤️ well at last I LOVE THIS ❤️

[@whoamieven1207]

Oh nena these are amazimg i fr wish you recorded them i would listen to them for hours and obsess over

[@craiggarden4354]

Amazing ❤️❤️

[@kenadyward5929]

Teardrops on My Guitar!!! ❤️

[@elf7940]

Wow i love this

[@devinzzzz]

you are a really good songwriter ❤️

[@kenadyward5929]

Plus I love your vids and that you give the tabs and chords so i can practice and get them down

[@westernwomen153]

Omg Bitter sweet sounds so good

[@addisongreen201]

I want more!!!

[@johnoko6018]

How do you come up with lyrics? Could you possibly do a video on your songwriting process?

[@NenaShelby]

yes definitely to come!🤗

[@danielaaleman7394]

Please upload more videos about songwriting ✨