How to write song lyrics using ChatGPT ?
You’re sitting at your desk, pen in hand or fingers on your keyboard. You need to express yourself about a subject but you don’t know how to start. Which song title, word or sentence ? You wonder how to write a song with no experience. Great news ! It’s possible thanks to AI. I share my experience with you for free. “Really ?” Yes, I’ve been passionate about writing for 15 years and it’s without shame that I say that artificial intelligence opens new doors. So how to write a song with ChatGPT ? Read, learn and play with lyrics writing.
MY FIRST STEP TO WRITE A SONG WITH CHATGPT : THE THEME
When people said we could create songs with AI, I was a little dubious. I knew it was possible to write articles because it’s often a question of being formal ; you give information. But what about songwriting ? Is the machine really capable of conveying emotions ? Can it respect the structure of a song ? In some cases, curiosity is not a bad thing. So I thought, why not give it a try ?
The first thing must come from YOU ! What do you want to talk about ? I talked about a terrible subject for me : dating social networks. I wanted to denounce the consumer aspect, the human being becoming a product. It’s a subject as old as time but it’s close to my heart. Paradoxically, you understand that the first phase of how to write a song with ChatGPT is human. You choose the concept. That’s what makes the project yours.
LEARN HOW TO WRITE A SONG WITH CHATGPT : THE PROMPTS
People who can’t get anything out of ChatGPT simply don’t know how to use it. One prompt is not enough ! Ask ChatGPT “Pretend to be a lyricist with many years of experience (you can specify 10 for example) who has written for “artist name” (maximum two)” First prompt ! By giving the number of years worked, ChatGPT will think like an expert, and by giving the artists’ names, it will analyze their writing style. I asked Eddy de Pretto and Angèle, francophone artists known in France.
ChatGPT told me its story “As a lyricist, I was lucky enough to collaborate with Eddy de Pretto and Angèle (..)“. Great. Now you have to put it in a situation. The second prompt is “You work in the musical industry for “record company name”, the director wants you to work on the year’s hit. Just answer “ok” if you’ve understood the instructions.“ Why is the last sentence important ? If you don’t write it down, the AI might come up with a song you didn’t ask for !
After these two steps, talk about your subject : YOUR IDEA ! This is the most exciting part of how to write a song with ChatGPT, because you’re finally going to get a result. I give you mine “Considering everything we said to each other, write a song about “dating social networks” (your theme) : you denounce the consumer aspect (etc. what I noted above ; you have to guide the AI). I want three verses and a chorus, and rhymes in “air” please.”. I am polite because I imagine that if ChatGPT ever has a conscience in the future, it will remember that I was nice. You’re laughing out loud but we don’t know… So, now you have your ChatGPT song, what’s next ?
CO-AUTHOR WITH CHAGPT : YOUR WORK AND YOUR TALENT
See, it’s easy to know how to write a song with no experience. ChatGPT helps you. It’s not all great and that’s where you come in. How do I proceed ? I put on a song whose melody I like then I count on the beats of the music and modify sentences or I change a sentence in the verse. It may sound better at the beginning or at the end. And… I create my own words ! You will discover a new part of you that you did not suspect. You’ll think : “I’d also like to say that.. oh that rhymes !”
So now I am done sharing my experience on songwriting. You can discover my piece in French below. Have no doubts, prompts work in all languages provided by ChatGPT. Here the text in english but find the text in french in the Youtube description if you want. I underlined the sentences created by the AI. Even if there are no rhymes sometimes, you can see that ChatGPT is able to poetic.
BEAUTIFUL PIECE (of meat)
Eyes fixed on the screen, lonely,
I travel through faces, an entire galaxy.
A tap, a smile, a fleeting chemistry, like
If these pleasures made everything less ordinary.
But behind this mirror, what is sincere ?
There’s only words, light promises I see.
Do I really have everything to please you ?
I leave and I come back, to travel this desert.
I’m a Beautiful piece in this game of appearance,
I dream in techno, I vibrate in transparency
I leave you a fang and let my essence flow
I learned little by little, to put distance.
I imagine without borders, lose myself in front of the light
Hoping for love at first sight, I’m happy with a flash
And I lower my standards, for sketchy nights,
They are not there to love me, just to distract me.
I’m a Beautiful piece in this game of appearance,
I dream in techno, I vibrate in transparency
I leave you a fang and let my essence flow
I learned little by little, to put distance.
On the networks of excess,
They are images, lives in miniature.
Dates, hugs, it’s Adventure.
Bodies that speak and hearts that whisper,
Tell me, Beautiful piece, when will you drop the armor ?
IF WE RESUME ABOUT HOW TO WRITE A SONG WITH CHATGPT
Even if you don’t like artificial intelligence, you must know these techniques. For what ? So that you don’t get overwhelmed and learn. You will see the limits and will be able to play with them. Now it’s up to you to create ! Repeat and repeat ! It’s a game ! Ready for writing classic French songs ?
