{"product_id":"how-to-write-songs-on-guitar-a-guitar-playing-and-songwriting-course-9780879309428","title":"How to Write Songs on Guitar: A Guitar-Playing and Songwriting Course","description":"So you want to write songs, and you want to write them on guitar. This is the book that shows you exactly how. Taking tips and tricks from classic songwriters, from Bob Dylan to the Beatles to Tori Amos, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write Songs on Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e takes you through the four main elements of a song - rhythm, melody, lyrics, and harmony - and inspires you to combine them in exciting new ways. Now with updated songs and tips on writing trends, it's packed with wisdom and practical advice culled from over 1 500 songs, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write Songs on Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e 2nd edition will soon have you producing better, more memorable songs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRooksby, Rikky:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Rikky Rooksby is a guitar teacher, songwriter\/composer, and writer on popular music. He is the author of How to Write Songs on Guitar (2000, revised edition 2009), Inside Classic Rock Tracks (2001), Riffs (2002, revised edition 2010), The Songwriting Sourcebook (2003, revised edition 2011), Chord Master (2004, revised edition 2016), Melody (2004), Songwriting Secrets: Bruce Springsteen (2005), How to Write Songs on Keyboards (2005), Lyrics (2006), Arranging Songs (2007), How to Write Songs in Altered Guitar Tunings (2010), and Songs and Solos (2014). He has also written fourteen Fastforward guitar tutors and arranged over three dozen chord songbooks, including The Complete Beatles. He has written entries on rock musicians for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, and published interviews, reviews, and transcriptions in many UK music magazines. He is a member of the Society of Authors, Sibelius One, and the Vaughan Williams Society","brand":"Backbeat Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611243417874,"sku":"9780879309428","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d8138f06-c8a8-44ac-a214-122ddfe55576.jpg?v=1732359573","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-write-songs-on-guitar-a-guitar-playing-and-songwriting-course-9780879309428","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}