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12 bar blues. just a 1-4-5 progression. its one of the most simple song structures in the world.

lol I have no clue on song writing or theory so i thought it'd be a good place to start for those who dont know either.

With your 12 bar blues, you can use penitonics for solos. For instance, If you have a B flat blues progression, use a B flat penitonic scale. To determine the name of the scale, use the root note of the scale.

I started off playing around with the A and C pentatonic scales, then combining the C Major and Lydian scales along with it as well as C Minor scales. It's actually really easy once you learn to work effortlessly around the scales you know and learn what sounds like what. I've made quite a few catchy tunes and I've learned that sometimes it helps to not only imagine the music you want to play and then putting the notes to it, but also learning how to "Feel" the music as well. I mean put your emotions into sound. If you feel sad make something a bit more expressive in that area: Something a bit slower and dramatic(Satriani's song "All Alone" or Synyster Gate's solo in "Sieze the Day" are good examples) If you're sitting on cloud 9 make something happy and upbeat, like Eric Johnson's Cliffs of Dover. Just make something that reflects what you're feeling and you can't go wrong. It doesn't always have to sound just one genre either; make it a rhapsody.

well, I have a friends in a band and I help them write lyrics, so they help me with the music to go along with it.. when writing lyrics, I start with what genre I want it to be. Then I think about what the topic of the song is. I dig deeper to find what the subject means to me and how to put it into words. Brainstrom.. write down what it means to you then start placing the sentences and rhym it. Then when your done, choose a title. I find of you choose the title before you start to write, You'll screw yourself over because your only thinking of that topic. Btw, not every line has to rhyme with anything. The whole song doesnt even have to rhyme if you dont want it to. As long as it means something to you, others will feel what you are trying to portray in the lyrics and the emotions that you've hidden inside them.