Songs and solos
Subtitle: creating the right solo for every song
By: Rikky Rooksby
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Milwaukee, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781617131035
Subjects: Guitar; Instruction and study; Composition (Music); Writing and publishing; Popular music
Other titles: Creating the right solo for every song
Notes: Includes indexes (index of songs; index of albums; index of artists)

Companion CD contains the solo parts and separate backing tracks for the 42 sample solos discussed in the text.

Examines solos by guitars from six decades of pop songs, to help songwriters understand how to create and place solos for maximum effect. Many music examples, in staff notation and tablature.
Table of contents: title: A brief history of solos and songs; title: Basic concepts and approaches to solos; title: The position of the solo in a song; title: Solos and other instruments; title: Solos, guitars, and guitar effects; title: Solos, scales, and harmony; title: Other soloing techniques; title: How to solo in a major key; title: How to solo in a minor key; title: How to solo over out-of-key chords; title: Solos, altered chords, and other challenges; title: Famous guitarists talk about solos.