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How do i start writing guitar music and riffs?

Do i need a music sheet to write guitar music down? If so i really don't know how to write guitar music. If you know any sites that teach you how to write guitar riffs and solos down please post them. Or is it better if i just get a recorder and record it instead of writeing it

Public Comments

1. You need to know theory end of story
2. Umm. yeah. pretty much what Diminished Fifth said.
3. you could either write your words, then above it just write the chords and chose an amount of strums, or you can get music sheets. you can also record it, but i personally think writing it is better.
4. if you're not going to learn to read/write music then learn to play by ear really well. record everything so you can remember it and teach others who want to play with you.
5. Get a recorder if you don't read and write music. Keith Richards has used this technique to capture riffs and songs that he would have forgotten otherwise. As far as I know he's done this for his entire career. I wish I would have always done it because I can't read music either. I'm always sure that I'll remember what I played the next day. Even if I remember the notes or chords or what I played the night before, the rhythm and feel of what I played is gone and I've lost something good that I made up. This has happened a lot to me. The times I've recorded it are the the times I've composed music. You can buy an inexpensive recorder (under $200) that will record 2 tracks to an SD memory card. http://www.zzounds.com/item--ZOMH2