Whether you are a newbie or a veteran, there is always a trick to be learned with your guitar.  With this blog I want to touch upon a songwriting trick.  

To get acquainted with songwriting I would like you to take a few steps.

 1.  Pick out a song that you really like.  For the purpose of this exercise pick an easy one.  Listen to it a lot.  Get itstuck in your head.  You should be able to play this song in your head while you are away from your stereo.

2.  Make a leadsheet of this song.  A leadsheet is going to have the intro, the verse, chorus, etc...  Make sure it is exact to the song that you picked.  

3.  Find that part of the song that you remember the most.  Often it can be the chorus.  It may be whatever though.  

4.  There is a catch with this step.  Play your favorite part of the song, but play it slightly different.  That is the catch.  Play it different.  Make sure it is pleasing to your ear and you can hear the whole part in your head.

This is actually a very common exercise for aspiring songwriters.  It is a great way to learn song form and how to piece parts together to form a whole.  

I would love to hear your results on this exercise.  Keep me posted.