Hey guys I know I am new here but I am new here but it would be awesome if I could get some advice/tips on a few things. Let me start be telling you all a brief story so you can better understand where I am coming from. The whole reason i started playing the guitar was because i was looking for an escape from some of the more unpleasant memories from my deployment. Its been a great tool to help me vent on my bad days. Also upon my return my wife and I decided it was time to start a family and on March 19th our son was born(this will come into play later). Now for the latest addition to this awesome trifecta of awesome song writing material just being tucked away. A good friend of mine that I've known since the start of my career has two little boys. One is 3 years old and the other is 1.

The 3 year has just been diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dythropy and he isnt expected reach his 20s. The one year old is also showing symptoms and is expected to be diagnosed in the next couple weeks, his lab results are pending. Now as much as that sucks and I truly feel horrible for his family all i can think about is my own son. He has quickly become my whole world and i couldnt fathom being told I'll probably outlive my son. So now my question is does anyone have any tips or suggestions for putting some of these emotions on paper and through an amp? I've never really taken a stab at song writing, and usually when i start improvising or messing around with my guitar i just come up with short silly sounding riffs. I'm all ears and open minded, thanks in advance

Aw, shit man. Nobody responded to this? I'm sry to hear that. Strength to you and your family man.

I'm surprised that no one offered anything, so I'll try to get you started. You need to record as much as possible so that you can listen to what was said and played. It can always be improved/adjusted later. But it will give you a starting point.

Write down the chords you want to use to start, AND a line or two about what your thoughts will be for reference. In this case, something like, "I can't live without my son."

Open your mind, and push record. You have the idea written down, and just sing or say whatever comes into your mind. Don't be surprised if you don't stay 100% on target, as you will be tapping into emotions. You never know what you will come up with, but you should get some ideas, and it can be edited/changed later.

One of my entries in the MLP Rally was done this way, and I didn't stay on target, but I got some ideas that hopefully someday can be redone.

Jimmy Page made a living on short silly sounding riffs. It's all about the marriage of lyrics music and execution. Deep emotional content always beats shallow meaningless crap.

Hmm. Thanks guys i'll try some of this stuff out.