How to Write Songs That Rhyme.

Have you ever heard a song that does not rhyme?

It is when the ends of each line of the words don’t match. At most times, that makes a song sound weird. And if it happens throughout the song, you might grow dislike it too.

That’s not saying that some songwriters are weak in rhyming. Perhaps they just lack the resources in finding good rhymes. If you would read on, I will tell you the way out!

I have read that there are 2 types of rhymes, Perfect Rhymes and Half Rhymes.
For example, Sing and Ring are perfect rhymes, while Song and Warm are half rhymes.

Half rhymes work (depending on how you sing it) because once the word is spoken or sung, only the vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is heard. The ending of each word is left to fade away. Try to say (or sing) these two lines:

I’ll sing you a song,
It’ll make you feel warm.

May not look right, but sounds great. Not bad for a half rhyme. So why do I sometimes choose half rhymes over perfect rhymes?

For the simple reason that you cannot be rhyming Seven and Heaven or Desire and Fire and Higher for every songs! Using too much Perfect Rhymes is dead boring! To have more variety of words to use, try Half Rhymes.

Words that end with M may rhyme with ones that end with N. B ended words may match with Ds. Words that end with Y fit with Ws. Try to think of others.

And if you are still adamant in looking out for perfect rhymes, look out for a rhyming dictionary. I have found one on-line http://www.rhymezone.com/

Rhyming takes just a little bit more of your creativity and it can be as intense and as fun as building a jigsaw puzzle. You will try again and again to fit pieces of your rhymes together until you eventually finish your song. But it's truly satisfying. A masterpiece!

I wish you my kind of success with songs. If you want some advice with songwriting, feel free to drop a line in the comment box.

Remember, songs are not poems. If you want them to sound better, make sure it rhymes! Happy writing!