How to write songs on the guitar...

HTAM · 03-19-2009, 01:53 AM

There are few things that are better than rediscovering a great discovery you have forgotten about.

A few years ago, I came across this book called 'How to write songs on the Guitar'....I initially brushed it off, but ended up picking it up and thumbing through it. I immediately realized I needed this book for my arsenal of reference.

I found it the other day while looking for some old lesson material, and, once again, it pushed me right out of a rut I have been struggling with.

It's written by a Brit named Rikky Rooksby, and is available on Amazon.com for less than $20 USD.

I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who plays the guitar regardless of level of playing ability. It is a wonderful explanation of chord theory in layman's terms with a shitload of references to songs we all know.

You will immediately benefit from this book, of that I am certain.

I jam therefore I am......

HTAM

maszac · 03-19-2009, 02:07 AM

ima look into this and maybe thank that post one day

**Pharm Girl** · 03-19-2009, 05:04 AM

HTAM.......there may be a few poems in the Writers Joint that could be put to music. There's quite a few gems hiding down there!

m0rb1d · 03-19-2009, 11:11 AM

i will also look into this.
check out the guitar grimoire series, they are great books.

HTAM · 03-19-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by m0rb1d

i will also look into this.
check out the guitar grimoire series, they are great books.

Agreed, the books are very resourceful. However, I bought the GG 'Chords and Voicings' DVD from Adam Kadmon, and, well, I though it was CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES E!!!!

Some useful knowledge, SOME, but it was outweighed by the corniness of the production.

Go for the book by the Brit.

HTAM

myxomatosis · 03-19-2009, 11:30 AM

I'm not sure I could trust somebody named Rikky.

Oceans 80 · 03-20-2009, 09:36 AM

i actually picked this book up a couple months ago to help me with basic theory

chord formation, chord progression, scales, etc

it is good stuff and i def. recommend it also

Debaser · 03-20-2009, 02:22 PM

Any idea how helpful this would be to us bass players?

(or if there is a bass equivalent?)

03-19-2009, 01:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
HTAM College- I go there. Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,064 Thanks: 2,126 Thanked 1,883 Times in 1,072 Posts	How to write songs on the guitar... There are few things that are better than rediscovering a great discovery you have forgotten about. A few years ago, I came across this book called 'How to write songs on the Guitar'....I initially brushed it off, but ended up picking it up and thumbing through it. I immediately realized I needed this book for my arsenal of reference. I found it the other day while looking for some old lesson material, and, once again, it pushed me right out of a rut I have been struggling with. It's written by a Brit named Rikky Rooksby, and is available on Amazon.com for less than $20 USD. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who plays the guitar regardless of level of playing ability. It is a wonderful explanation of chord theory in layman's terms with a shitload of references to songs we all know. You will immediately benefit from this book, of that I am certain. I jam therefore I am...... HTAM __________________ Over?! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!! Hell NO!!

03-19-2009, 05:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Pharm Girl Looking for a Bone! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,204 Blog Entries: 13 Thanks: 2,554 Thanked 1,009 Times in 783 Posts	HTAM.......there may be a few poems in the Writers Joint that could be put to music. There's quite a few gems hiding down there! __________________ .....The Time has Come to 'Walk the Talk'.....~ ......A message for ALL from the Deer Tribe...~ It is a great journey — but you must do the walking and have the willingness to change and make the leap into the next level of human evolution. Become an inquisitive free thinking individual that takes responsibility for your life and the spiritual accountability to live life to the fullest. *Fuck the Monkeys*

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m0rb1d Analord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wu-sconsin Posts: 1,766 Thanks: 221 Thanked 137 Times in 94 Posts	i will also look into this. check out the guitar grimoire series, they are great books. __________________

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myxomatosis life is music Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: between a pair of headphones Posts: 4,121 Thanks: 876 Thanked 884 Times in 574 Posts	I'm not sure I could trust somebody named Rikky. __________________ oh sometimes the blues is just a passing bird and why can't that always be tossing aside from your birches crown just enough dark to see how you're the light over me last.fm blog deal (updated 12/22/11)

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Oceans 80 _`! TwiSTed !'_ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,578 Thanks: 20 Thanked 59 Times in 35 Posts	i actually picked this book up a couple months ago to help me with basic theory chord formation, chord progression, scales, etc it is good stuff and i def. recommend it also __________________ Drugs Taught a Whole Generation of American Kids the Metric System... ### <3YaHooka

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maszac toast Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: kc Posts: 872 Thanks: 1,344 Thanked 224 Times in 142 Posts	ima look into this and maybe thank that post one day

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Debaser Baked Fresh Daily Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 1,200 Thanks: 32 Thanked 302 Times in 177 Posts	Any idea how helpful this would be to us bass players? (or if there is a bass equivalent?) __________________ Wouldn't it be great to heal the world with only a song? Message CM47: Let's go pay some hookers to knock our junk around.

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