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    This document provides a 7-step guide to writing blues music. It instructs the reader to familiarize themselves with iconic blues artists, brainstorm lyric ideas while focusing on raw emotion, choose a topic they feel passionate about such as love, depression, or religion, establish a three-line verse structure with repeating and rhyming lines, make the lyrics flow smoothly between lines while maintaining syllable count, ensure the lines rhyme, and finish writing multiple verses to complete the song.

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    This document provides a 7-step guide to writing blues music. It instructs the reader to familiarize themselves with iconic blues artists, brainstorm lyric ideas while focusing on raw emotion, choose a topic they feel passionate about such as love, depression, or religion, establish a three-line verse structure with repeating and rhyming lines, make the lyrics flow smoothly between lines while maintaining syllable count, ensure the lines rhyme, and finish writing multiple verses to complete the song.

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    This document provides a 7-step guide to writing blues music. It instructs the reader to familiarize themselves with iconic blues artists, brainstorm lyric ideas while focusing on raw emotion, choose a topic they feel passionate about such as love, depression, or religion, establish a three-line verse structure with repeating and rhyming lines, make the lyrics flow smoothly between lines while maintaining syllable count, ensure the lines rhyme, and finish writing multiple verses to complete the song.

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    Writing Blues Music – a ‘How to’ guide.

    1) Familiarize yourself with iconic blues music. The best way to understand the blues is to
    listen to it and absorb yourself in it. Simply listening gives you a basic understanding of
    the structure, emotion, and overall sound. Take some time to relax and listen to a handful
    of different artists, jotting down notes when you hear something you feel inspired by.

    TRY: “Memphis Blues” by W.C. Handy, “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smith, “Pine Top Boogie” by
    Pine Top Smith, “Dust my Broom” by Elmore James, and “Boogie Chillun” by John Lee
    Hooker.

    2) Brainstorm. Get a pen and paper and start making a list of every potential lyric that
    pops into your head. Remember that blues music is raw and full of emotion, so let
    yourself feel every thought that comes to mind. Allow these ideas to guide and inspire the
    content of your song. The key here is not getting tied up in perfection – jot a few ideas
    down.

    3) Choose your topic. After you’ve spent time brainstorming ideas, choose your favourite
    topic to start constructing your song. It should be something you feel passionate about
    and can relate to in some way or another. You want your music to feel and sound
    believable. Some common blues topics include love & heartache, depression,
    discrimination, good times, religion, and superstition.

    4) Establish your meter. Blues music has a three-line verse structure where the second
    line repeats the first - A A B. In the first line state the problem. In the second line you
    repeat the first line. In the third line state the solution (or consequence). In the fourth line,
    state the second half of the solution (or consequence.) The third and fourth line can be
    written separately or in one line depending on your preference.

    For example, “I went to the river, fell down to my knees.” “I went to the river, fell down to
    my knees.” “Have mercy dear Lord,” “save Mary if you please.”

    5) Make your lyrics flow. You want your lyrics to flow nicely from line to line instead of
    sounding choppy or awkward. Notice that “I went to the river, fell down to my knees” has
    11 syllables. Then notice that lines 3 and 4, “Have mercy dear Lord, save Mary if you
    please,” also has 11 syllables. As a rule of thumb, however many syllables are in the first
    line should be the same, or nearly the same, in the third and fourth combined.

    6) Make your lyrics rhyme. In order to keep establishing a nice flow to your song and
    avoid awkwardness, you'll want to make sure your lyrics rhyme. The first two lines repeat,
    the third doesn't matter, and the fourth line should rhyme with the first line.

    7) Finish writing your song. Following the A A B formula, write about four verses or so on
    your chosen topic. Use your inspiration from brainstorming to write your lyrics and stay
    true to your emotion. You want your listener to understand how you’re feeling and relate
    to it in one way or another.

    HAPPY WRITING!

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