Play Guitar Like the Great Singer-Songwriters

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Written By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

A new book/video collection of in-depth lessons on the guitar styles of 14 stellar songwriters is available now for pre-order.

The world of popular music is filled with singer-songwriters who are not just brilliant wordsmiths but distinctive guitarists, and this eclectic guide covers some of the very best.

In Play Guitar Like the Great Singer-Songwriters, you will learn how these musicians support their songs with inventive accompaniments in a wide range of styles, tunings, and techniques—so many cool ideas that you can borrow for use in your own songwriting.

I created eight of the 14 lessons collected in this guide, drawing from new and archival interviews and intensive research. The balance of the book is written by Adam Perlmutter, Adam Levy, and Mac Randall.

All lessons include notation and tab examples and downloadable videos.

Learn to play like:

  • Joan Armatrading (JPR)

  • Joan Baez (JPR)

  • Bruce Cockburn (JPR)

  • John Denver (JPR)

  • Nick Drake (Adam Perlmutter)

  • Bob Dylan (Adam Levy)

  • Joni Mitchell (JPR)

  • Willie Nelson (Adam Levy)

  • John Prine (JPR)

  • Paul Simon (Adam Levy)

  • Richard Thompson (Mac Randall)

  • Lucinda Williams (JPR)

  • Bill Withers (JPR)

  • Neil Young (Adam Levy)

Preorder special: Order early to receive a first copy, hot off the press. Plus, you’ll get the chapter on Joni Mitchell’s inventive guitar style to download instantly.

Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers https://www.jeffreypepperrodgers.com
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