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Luigi Cappel's avatar

I learned something similar from Pat Pattison at Berklee. I don't recall which paper it was, but it was that the verse you write and think of as the first verse usually doesn't belong at the start of the song. As you said often a good start to a story (mostly my songs are stories) is the middle, or even the end.

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STEVE BOGARD's avatar

More heart than head as usual . Very cool.

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Jay Knowles's avatar

Well the first song I learned to play was heart n soul not head n soul.

Actually, scratch that... the first song I learned was chopsticks... so... who knows.

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Anonymous
Apr 20, 2022

So good Cowboy Jay!!!

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Trent Summar's avatar

"Neck Down"

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Jay Knowles's avatar

Neck Down!

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Adam Wright's avatar

Love it.

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Linda M. Vogt's avatar

Love this - especially since I was IN that songwriting class in the north woods those many years ago! Thank you, Jay, for reminding us that the good stuff is in the middle. I’m going to think about that today. And I’m glad you came away with an important lesson from guitar camp!

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Jay Knowles's avatar

You were my best student!! (Unless other students from that class are reading this, in which case you still were, just don’t tell them.)

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Linda M. Vogt's avatar

Oh, thank you for saying that, Jay! You were my best teacher! And I am really enjoying your essays. Thanks for sharing. And congratulations, by the way, on your daughter’s upcoming graduation. 😊👍

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BCBW's avatar

I wish drummers wouldn’t pause more often.

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Kent's avatar

nice one Jay

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