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How to Write Songs on Guitar: A Guitar-Playing and Songwriting Course

How to Write Songs on Guitar: A Guitar-Playing and Songwriting Course
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By Rikky Rooksby
Publisher: Miller Freeman Books (2000-09-01)
Average Rating: Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Number of items: 1
Paperback: 192 pages
List Price: $19.95
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Product Description

Rikky Rooksby helps you transform your guitar-playing skills into creative songwriting techniques. Using well-known songs as examples, plus lots of easy-to-read graphics, he explains and demonstrates how lyrics, melody, harmony, and rhythm work in a song. Rikky's straightforward style will have you up and writing on your guitar with easeā?"even if you never have before.

You'll learn how to write words to melodies and vice versa; how to understand, develop, and embellish a melody; how chords create harmony; and how tempos and time signatures differ. The book also analyzes classic and unusual song structures and their elementsā?"from intros to bridges to codasā?"and discusses the benefits and problems of writing songs on different kinds of guitars.

Customer Review:
Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Not Well Written

Not sure why there are so many 5 star reviews for this book. Maybe it's because the book is so slickly packaged and colorful. Do not expect to get much out of this book, unless you are well versed in music theory. You'll have to figure the theory out for yourself. Not that Rooksby doesn't try. Rooksby attempts to explain the theory behind chords and their use, but the explanations are so abbreviated that a newcomer will never figure out what he's talking about. Another problem;he often introduces important concepts not explained until later chapters, if at all. On the positive, you will learn about different sequences of chords and what songs use them. There is good information here, but just poorly explained. I suggest The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Composition, both by Michael Miller be used in CONJUNCTION with Rooksby's book.


Customer Review:
Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Beyond The Call

This work takes you WAY beyond the techniques of songwriting and qualifies more as the be-all, end-all work for guitar I have ever seen. Starting with the musical basics, this book covers evey aspect of guitar. It's a solid must have for anyone who ever even thought about picking up the instrument. Written in clear terms, the work covers tricks and tips that have taken me over fifty years to discover and master. Better than having a know-it-all best friend to coach your every move. If your serious about guitar and you don't own this book,...well, good luck!

Customer Review:
Rating: 4 stars
Summary: interestingly conceptually and practically

chord progressions, rhythms, melodies, lyrics are covered. A great resource for chord progressions. would like more thoughts covered on melodies. I am a novice guirtarist and this is perfect.

Customer Review:
Rating: 5 stars
Summary: awesome for beginners or pros

Very detailed book about every aspect. Tons of examples and chord diagrams. Just get it!

Customer Review:
Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent Book

I checked this book out of the library so many times that I finally decided to buy it. The chord progressions and examples are what make this book great, and they apply to all types of musical instruments. I use this book to compose on the computer, then sequence the songs into synthesizers.

As for the negative reviews, my guess is that they don't understand what a chord progression is. But if you do, and especially if you've ever gotten stuck as a songwriter, get this book.

 

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ISBN: 0879306114
EAN: 9780879306113
Studio: Miller Freeman Books
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