As title stated, do you write your own songs when you're in a band?
or just play cover and that's it?

I'm joining a battle of the band, but each band must at least have 1 original in order to join.
so we're having a hard time now.

every riff we can get is not as nice.

if you do, can give some ideas or guide on how to make nice riff ?

thanks.

1st u need a good storyline lor...

huh storyline? for?

have u read the rules to be epic? lol (refer to the 7 string thread)

i dun think u need a good storyline/lyrics 1st, u muz have a tune 1st kua... then come the words..

Brother, just tune to drop D and have fun. Seriously, i came up with lots of cool riffs like that. Add in some palm mutes and pinch harmonics to accentuate a part of the riff, and there you have it. *

*If you play metal lah...

Dragons, Swords, Flames and Beasties makes for EPIC lyrics......

i've never read the 7 string thread =p
okok will go in to hav a look. thnx.

sounds ez but ..... >.<
neway i'll try. thnx.

sounds like fairy tale .....

hard music more on anger n spirit..

if you want a new boys fan just think about ur lovely one..

talk with your heart n u will get what u want.. hehehee

BOTB?Is it in Malacca?Where?Would like to see you performing...

Keywords :

Dragon, darkness, good and evil, force, sacrifice, army, stallion.

You've got a metal song.

"An artwork speaks a thousands of stories"
A music piece speaks a thousands of stories and expression"

"Never compose music without appreciation"

Go figure.

MMU. hehe

hell yeah hard music.

alright i will.

It's a CRUSADE, brethren!

ermm. . . well ASIDE from the EPIC stuff. . . lol

do you have theory basics? if you do start with your singers key. . . then work around it. . .

if you want super basic pop songs go for the I-IV-V-I or I-V-I-IV or any of those basic simple formulas. . .

if you play in Drop-D then play in D major / minor. . . simple =)

words just talk about dragons and stuff. . . try adding Puteri Gunung Ledang and The Mighty Dragon or something along those lines. ..

if you want to show INTELLECTUALISM then play in odd time signatures. . . NO 4 4. . .if you wanna play in 4 4 play a 3 4 to a 5 4 xD (Prog Metal rules)

cheers xD

omg, i just got a headache trying to comprehend that....
darn, i really need to learn some theory...

i always prefer songs with more guitar playing then singing
something along the lines of opeth?
at least as much guitar playing as singing la..

ermm

practically. . . you take the key

for example Key of C:

C D E F G A B C

I II III IV V VI VII oct

then just arrange according to the numbers. . . there are basic set formulas for certain genres of music. . .

Jazz uses alot of II-V-I and so on so forth. . .

with that you can start to play with modes as each number represents a mode. . .

and from there you can expand sommore. . . lol

Equilibrium777, thats if u play power chords only. haha

well as i said this is basic? he is asking for basic (making riffs) =.=

haven't even added the maj min min maj maj min dim formula. . .

also in jazz and what not you play 11 and 13 chords. . . which of course is non really important for now. . .

don't forget. . . the Power Metal rule. . . Power Metal = Power Chords =P