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I am reminded of the Peter Gabriel approach to song development. Typically, a beatbox to establish the tempo and general rhythmic "feel", a keyboard to suggest the main chords and a wordless vocal to suggest the melody. All very vague. This would be played to the session musicians. The *first call* session musicians would be trusted to do their own thing. Gabriel, as composer, reserved the right to edit out any contributions that did not fit the direction that the recording was taking. When the session musicians made major contribution, they received a co-writing credit and (eventually) a cut of the music publishing proceeds.
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Telecaster American Deluxe, Cornell Romany amp, without the talent to use them properly
This video might also help. It's Steve Vai talking about how he wrote For The Love Of God by starting with a melody in his head rather than notes/chords on an instrument.
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Telecaster American Deluxe, Cornell Romany amp, without the talent to use them properly
Chord driven songwriting is just an approach to developing an idea. So is beat driven songwriting. Lead melody driven writing is another, and it can be fun making it work.
Briefly, he says the most important elements in a bassline are, in descending order:
1. Rhythm
2. Chord notes
3. Chromatic approach notes
4. Scale notes