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How to Write Songs on Keyboards

A Complete Course to Help You Write Better Songs
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How to Write Songs on Keyboards by Rikky Rooksby guides both keyboard and guitar players in creating interesting chords and chord sequences to craft their own songs. The book simplifies songwriting by focusing on basic chords and gradually introducing more complex structures. It uses a visual system instead of standard music notation, ideal for guitarists familiar with tablature. Key songwriting topics like key changes and minor keys are covered. With 90 examples available online for listening, readers can confidently write songs on keyboards even without prior experience.
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This book is perfect for musicians transitioning from guitar to keyboard songwriting, beginners eager to learn chord progressions, and anyone interested in a straightforward, practical approach to composing songs without needing advanced music theory.

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Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

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 analysed, including key changes and writing songs in minor keys.

The straightforward style of How to Write Songs on Keyboards 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780879308629

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2005

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Backbeat Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 213.0mm

Height: 281.0mm

Weight: 948g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Rikky Rooksby is a guitar teacher, songwriter, and music journalist. Author of Chord Master, The Songwriting Sourcebook, Inside Classic Rock Tracks, Riffs, The Complete Guide to the Music of Fleetwood Mac and The Complete Guide to the Music of Madonna, he has also written 14 Fastforward guitar tutor books. Rooksby has transcribed and arranged two dozen chord songbooks on various leading artists, including The Complete Beatles.

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