Composition

Here's a link to the "4-Chord Song Routine,"

which uses this chord progression in E Major:

E Major, B Major, C# minor, A Major.

That's I, V, vi, IV in Roman Numeral analysis.

What would the chords be in G Major? C Major?

Check out the links below for helpful advice about composing your own music:

Common Musical Forms:

Strophic: AAA (each section contains a new element, either words or style)

Binary: AB or AABB

Ternary: ABA

Sonata Allegro: Exposition, Development, Recapitulation

Rondo: ABACADA etc.

Theme and Variations

Song Form: Verse, Refrain, Verse, Refrain, BRIDGE, refrain

Or: AABA (32-bar form)

Lyrics needed (verses have the same melody with different words)