You will find this songwriter's guide is designed for the guitar player, though the principles that I share here apply to piano players or keyboardists who writes songs as well. And in a broader sense the principles I have discovered through my musical journey can be applied to any art and even to life itself. After all, are we not all seekers and dreamers as well as pickers and strummers?This guide is aimed at any level of musician or songwriter from the beginner to advanced player. It is meant as a guide in the true sense of the word. Take what you want from it and chuck the rest if it doesn't apply to you or it just plain doesn't work for you. I'm still learning and growing and I haven't figured it all out yet, and probably never will. My hope is that you will find something here to enlighten, illuminate and encourage you.This guide is also the evolving record of my learning experiences during my career as a musician, songwriter, band member, solo artist and all-round music junkie over the last two or three decades.