Many songwriters starting out today are working at a significant disadvantage because their guitar-playing knowledge and abilities lag behind their songwriting skills and ambitions. Over time, this can result in many of your songs sounding more or less the same. Now, if you're a master lyricist like John Prine, as one stellar example, this deficit can be overcome through sheer brilliance. For the rest of us mortals, possessing a solid, theory-based understanding of the guitar is really helpful for writing songs that are inspired, original, unique, and memorable.

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Here are just some of the topics we can cover that will have a huge impact on the sophistication of your songwriting and how it's received by audiences.

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• The CAGED + 5 chords and how they relate

• Which chords work in which keys

• Crafting original progressions

• Establishing the song's vibe

• Strumming patterns

• Alternating bass parts

• Hybrid picking

• Chord inversions

• Neglected chords (e.g. the Diminished 7 chord) and how to use them

• Transitional chords (walking up and down; passing notes)

• Discovering your unique style, approach and guitar sound

• Chord embellishments

• Using rhythmic syncopation

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Rates:

$40 for one 30-minute lesson

$140 for four 30-minute lessons (paid in advance)

$65 for one 50-minute lesson

$235 for four 50-minute lessons (paid in advance)

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Book a lesson today to turn your guitar into a powerful songwriting engine.