Songwriting & Open Tunings
Welcome to the home of The Guitar Toolbox series of books. The Guitar Toolbox method is a revolutionary new way of learning how to play modern Lead and Rhythm Guitar, created by multi-award winning guitarist and author, Cal Williams Jr. The Guitar Toolbox method uses the concept of moveable scale and chord shapes to enable the student to confidently travel around the complete guitar fretboard. Please feel free to browse our top selling book titles below or visit the store page to purchase.
Revolutionary way of learning blues guitar, open tunings & songwriting/how to write a song
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Introduction to The Guitar Toolbox Part 1
Introduction to The Guitar Toolbox Part 1 is a revolutionary new method for mastering Lead and Rhythm Guitar. The Guitar Toolbox method will teach you how to improvise Lead Guitar solos and create original chord progressions for writing songs. By using this method you are immediately set on the main guitar highway that has been travelled by all great guitar players such as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page. All of these famous players once stood at the point that you are now and, through years of practice, performance and perseverance, they gradually progressed further on down the road. Be confident in the fact that you are studying the best guitar method available to help you do the same. The scales and chords you are about to study are the very same ones used by all great guitar players and with dedication and determination, you too will become a great guitarist.
Open Tunings for Folk Guitar
Open Tunings for Folk Guitar is designed to help you unlock the mystery of Open Tunings and free up your guitar fretboard to new and exciting opportunities to create improvised guitar solos and chord progressions outside of the confines of a standard tuned guitar. By effectively re-discovering your guitar, you will allow your playing to break out of established chord sequences that can tie your songwriting into predictable and formulaic patterns. Open Tunings will inspire your guitar playing with a wealth of interesting textures that will invigorate your creative mind and open your playing to new and diverse musical influences. Open Tunings for Folk Guitar focuses on the conventional major and minor scales and the seven Perfect Chords. For a comprehensive study of Open Tunings in the Blues genre, the companion book entitled Open Tunings for Blues Guitar is also available from Geetar.com.
dropped D tuning, Open D tuning, Open G tuning, Open C tuning, DADGAD. Also available: Open Tunings for Blues Guitar
The Songwriter Toolbox
The Songwriter Toolbox is a comprehensive guide to both the creative side and the practical side of songwriting. Filled with nuts-and-bolts advice on how to ignite and protect your creative mind, The Songwriter Toolbox is a must have songwriting tool for anyone who's ever wanted to either write a song or, expand on their songwriting knowledge.
With chapters dealing with song structure, your creative space, rhyming and recording techniques, The Songwriter Toolbox deals with every stage of the songwriting process. As well as valuable songwriting information, The Songwriter Toolbox is also filled with comprehensive but easy to understand guitar techniques such as chord substitutions and progressions. The Songwriter Toolbox is a practical, conversational and no-nonsense look at the creative and practical sides of songwriting. It successfully dispels the myth and mystery surrounding the art of writing a song.
The songwriter toolbox is a great way to help you write a song or expand on your songwriting knowledge. If you want to learn how to write a song The Songwriter Toolbox is a must.
Cal Williams Jr. is a multi-award winning guitarist and songwriter who has performed at numerous festivals in Europe and Australia. Cal has formulated his unique teaching method from many years of practical teaching experience.
