Take It To The Bridge Unlocking Great Songs Inside You (Softcover Book)

"I don’t claim to know how to teach anybody anything, let alone something so individual and subjective as writing songs. The truth is, dear readers, you already know how to write songs. You’ve been, in a sense, studying them your whole life. My goal as a teacher, and the goal of this book, is ‘unlocking the great songs inside you.’ They’re in there. I have witnessed the births of hundreds of songs in class, some so beautiful that the class is wiping back tears by the end. These songs were written by people exactly like you: lovers of music; strummers of guitars, banjos, mandolins; people who’ve dreamed of writing songs like the ones they love. So, welcome and good luck."
Steve Dawson, from the Introduction

Take It to the Bridge combines a lively, instructive dialogue; helpful chord, key and song-form charts; and creative songwriting assignments designed to inspire anyone who ever h as thought of adding songs to the world.