Singing over background tracks is one of the easiest ways to create melodies for your lyrics. These resources are designed to help with exactly that.

You don’t need to know a bunch of music theory to get started. Using common chord progressions is an easy way to start bringing your lyrics to life. Professional song writers use these progressions all the time, so don’t hesitate to do the same yourself. Follow this link for handouts and details on using common chord progressions:


If you don’t play an instrument (yet…) there are lots of great ways to make you own background tracks. Here is some of our favorite software for doing this:


We also have a library of background tracks for each of the common chord progressions ready to go. Download and play any of these tracks for a turn-key background track solution. We just added three new styles today!