Songwriting Tips: INTROS: The Oldest Trick In The Book.

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[BPBirmingham]

It's genuinely hilarious how simple yet game-changing this is. Thank you, Ian!

[brasshouse-og]

My God this guy comes across as really wholesome and genuine. I just want to drink coffee with this guy and get him to talking while I hit a bowl.

[maxleighgrace]

Watching Ron Jeremy’s effective intro tips is cool

[ravieira]

One of the simplest video setups on YouTube and yet one of the best contents. Thank you.

[richardpowell]

Best guitar tip i ever heard. Bravo ! Brother.

[JeffintheD]

I see that a lot with lead parts played over the rhythm guitarist's chord progression. Thanks for explaining the possibilities of this as an intro.

[hogrotten]

You are an excellent teacher !! I don't know if it's how you exsplain things or your personality.... It just clicks.

[tonytypesalot]

Feels pretty good to have stuff like this confirmed by an accomplished musician.

[crouchingturbo]

I remember thinking Weezer's Island In The Sun had a cool little intro riff, turns out it's just the 4 chords from the verse using voicings on strings 1-3.

[bubbasouth]

Dude, you just gave me an “ah ha” moment and removed a mental block I’ve been struggling with for a long time. I might just get that song finished now!

[DG-mvzw]

Your enthusiasm is infectious, band your tutorials are extremely useful. I'm getting into songwriting, so any hints/tips are very welcome. Looking forward to going through your other videos. Many thanks, my bearded friend. Greetings from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[DavidLaFerney]

Been working on those top string triads. Again - why oh why isn’t that taught right away to beginners?

[KevinIlsen]

I’ve used a couple of similar, related approaches for intros in my songs. In one case, I used the melody from the last line of the chorus, and played it by arpeggiating the underlying chord progression. Since this was actually the end of the chorus (though the listener doesn’t know that yet!), it leads right into the verse. In another case, I played a little pentatonic riff on the low strings a couple times through, then came in with the chords and vocals. I repeated that riff later after each vocal line. Though I originally wrote and performed the song on acoustic guitar, when I later did it with a band, that intro (and the riff in general) became the bass player’s line, which would occasionally be doubled on guitar.

[dbrewu]

First example sounds a little like " Drivers Seat " . Some nice idea's . Thank You .

[CSMcVay]

Very nice! Lessons like these can easily kick start someone’s song writing aspirations. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Great video, man.

[taylorMFilms]

Maybe the happiest and nicest guy on the guitar tutorial circuit ! Anyone who is practically laughing through their instruction is the instructor you want!

[ekthehands]

Just what I needed, thanks so simple.

[HulkBogan]

My brother I just found your channel and wanted to say thanks for the video and I love your energy. New sub.

[ront]

Great lesson stich ...what really fun is I see all the 1st 2nd 3rd string triads shapes the chords G & A to the cowboy chords ....great lesson ...great fun to improvise ty

[michaelcerkez]

Reminds me of The Seekers song I'll Never Find Another You, check out the intro by the guy playing the 12 string. Good lesson Stich