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How to start a song!

1 Get inspired

Often the best ideas come when you leave familiar paths: play an unfamiliar instrument, jam with the presets of a new synth plug-in, or build a beat from sounds you recorded with your smartphone. Or take inspiration from existing songs for a chord progression or melody, or from a book or movie for interesting lyric ideas.

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