All of the 194 songs written and sung by The Beatles, specially arranged by Rikky Rooksby from the actual recordings, in the original keys. Each song includes chord symbols, guitar chord boxes and complete lyrics. Features full discography.

The Beatles Complete Chord Songbook

Arts & Photography

Rikky Rooksby

Music

Hal.Leonard Corp.

(Book). This book identifies 30 distinct guitar riff types, and goes on to illustrate them with 150 inspired examples, examining how they have been developed and used by great rock musicians from Cream and The Beatles, through Nirvana and Soundgarden, to Metallica, Limp Bizkit, The Strokes and The White Stripes. The first half of the book analyzes classic rock riffs and reveals the stories behind their creation, supported by illustrations and a 30-track CD of audio examples. The second section shows how to construct great riffs. Readers learn how to shape a melody, integrate a guitar riff with the rest of a song, enhance it with effects, and work with intervals and scales. Includes an exclusive interview with Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones.

Riffs: How to Create and Play Great Guitar Riffs

Humor & Entertainment

Backbeat Books

(Book). Complementing Rikky Rooksby's bestselling How to Write Songs on Guitar (00330574), this easy-to-use reference book will teach you how to write better songs. It analyzes important issues including writing harmonies, melodies and lyrics, and how to improve your songs by redrafting. The reference section includes sequences from a variety of diverse songs, outlining 20 songwriting moments, recommended listening for songwriters, and quotes about songwriting from professional songwriters. The enclosed CD features examples of chords, chord progressions and harmonies featured in the book, with a case history illustrating how to develop a song.

The Songwriting Sourcebook: How to Turn Chords Into Great Songs

(Book). Unlike a traditional chord dictionary, Chord Master takes the time to discuss each of the chord types and patterns a guitarist is likely to come across. Rooksby looks at how and why different shapes sound the way they do, helping you to find the ideal chords in any situation, in any style of music, and, of course, the easiest way to play them. Includes over 1,000 chords and their variations, in easy-view color "guitar neck" boxes; chords arranged by key, by type, or by musical style; answers to all your chord queries; sections for beginners, songwriters, and advanced guitarists; chord secrets of famous songs; 20 tracks of audio tracks demonstrating chords and chord sequences in musical context are available on the CD; and more!

Chord Master: How to Choose and Play the Right Guitar Chords

(Book). Melody is the true heart of music, often inspired by nothing more than the songwriter's muse. Yet melody can be learned. This book teaches the art of melody and how to write effective tunes. Starting from basics, it covers the essentials rhythm, intervals, scales, and harmony and builds to offer a wealth of advanced techniques and tricks. Every musical example in the book is also on the CD, allowing musicians to increase their awareness of melody through both sight and sound.

Melody: How to Write Great Tunes

Bruce Springsteen - Songwriting Secrets

This book helps both keyboard and guitar players to find and develop interesting chords and chord sequences on a keyboard, and then use them to write their own songs. Rather than trying to teach intricate pieces of music, the book breaks things down into a simpler style and concentrates on basic chords and ideas, starting with a simple three-chord song and gradually adding more complex structures. A visual system that virtually eliminates the use of standard music notation allows guitarists who are used to using guitar tablature to feel totally at home. Songwriting issues are also analyzed, including key changes and writing songs in minor keys. The straightforward style of this book will have musicians writing on a keyboard with ease – even if they never have before. All 90 examples are recorded and accessed online for download or streaming.

How to Write Songs on Keyboards: A Complete Course to Help You Write Better Songs

Backbeat

This book is an essential manual of techniques for recording a song. It explores arranging essentials such as grouping instruments effectively, using multi-track recording, artfully layering parts, achieving a good mix, and creating unusual arrangements using common techniques. The accompanying CD illustrates all of the techniques presented in the book. Guitar chord boxes are included for the CD tracks where appropriate.

Arranging Songs: How to Put the Parts Together

BACKBEAT UK

This set includes everything one needs to create and record their music: a 208 page softcover book entitled "The Tutor Book" which is a graded program of lessons for all levels of songwriters; a 92-page spiral-bound book entitled "The Chord Book" which has over 1,000 fundamental chord shapes for guitarists and keyboard players; more than 25 sheets of music composition paper; and two tutorial CDs.

The Songwriter's Manual: Everything You Need to Create and Record Your Music (Book & CD)

Rod Fogg

Mark Brend

Tom Jerome

Fall_River_Press

This buyer's guide to the most popular capos includes step-by-step advice on using each capo, outlining the benefits and drawbacks of each. An accompanying CD features 64 audio tracks demonstrating the incredible sounds you can create with a capo.

The Guitarist Guide to the Capo

Faber Music

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