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Creative Songwriting on Guitar

Beginner Guitar Method Book

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One of our first series, this method book for guitar will teach you the basics and have you sounding great quickly!

Easy beginner level

For complete beginners

90 minute lessons

Learn at your own pace

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Highly-rated author

Hundreds of 5-star reviews

Grab this songwriting book to learn how to write a better song. Creative Songwriting on Guitar is the ultimate songwriting tool for guitarists.
Are you tired of using the same old chords and progressions? Have your reached a roadblock in your songwriting and are looking for inspiration and a creative spark? Creative Songwriting on Guitar can help you reach that next level of songwriting. This book is jam-packed with 16 practical tips for sparking ideas, spicing up chords, and taking your riffs to the next level!

Create Melodic Hooks
Freshen up Old Chords
Spice up Stale Progressions
Pick the Best Key for Your Song
Set the Vibe with Major & Minor Keys
Build Parts Around Bass & Drums
Write for Multiple Genres
And Much More!
The 16 chapters in this book include:
The Power of a Single Chord
The Cliffs on Riffs
Melody Is King!
Let Vibe Be Your Guide
Using "Unexpected" Chords
Chord Embellishment
Open-String Drones
Octaves and Double Stops
Arpeggios
10th Intervals
Harmonic Rhythm
Genre-Specific Guitar Parts
Picking a Key
Major or Minor?
Building Guitar Parts Around a Bass Line
Building Guitar Parts Around a Drum Groove

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Meet Author Troy Nelson

Since 2005, Troy has been publishing music lesson books and sheet music songbooks for every popular instrument, tapping into the talents of many authors and musicians. Troy, himself, is an author as well, writing more than 50 music lesson books and songbooks.

His philosophy on writing his books is simple: Give the reader what they want, which is music instruction that is both fun and easy to understand. This will keep them engaged and, in turn, make them a better guitarist in the shortest amount of time.

The former Editor-in-Chief of the popular Guitar One magazine, Nelson wrote his first book, Guitar Aerobics, shortly after leaving the publication in 2005. The title, which has become a #1 bestseller, has sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide and, for over a decade, has remained one of Amazon's top picks for Guitar.

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