Best Songwriting Books

1. The Frustrated Songwriter’s Handbook by Karl Coryat and Nicholas Dobson
2. By Pat Pattison:
1. Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling by Andrea Stolpe
2. Writing Better Lyrics
3. Songwriting Without Boundaries: Lyric Writing Exercises for Finding Your Voice
4. Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure: Tools and Techniques for Writing Better Lyrics
5. Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics
3. Melody in Songwriting: Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs by Jack Perricone
4. By Jimmy Kachulis:
1. The Songwriter’s Workshop: Melody
2. The Songwriter’s Workshop: Harmony
5. Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting by Jimmy Webb
6. Songwriters On Songwriting by Paul Zollo
7. By Sheila Davis:
1. The Craft of Lyric Writing
2. Successful Lyric Writing: A Step-By-Step Course & Workbook
3. The Songwriters Idea Book: 40 Strategies to Excite Your Imagination, Help You Design Distinctive Songs, and Keep Your Creative Flow
8. Lyrics: Writing Better Words for Your Songs by Rikky Rooksby
9. By Robin Frederick:
1. Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting: 126 Proven Techniques for Writing Songs That Sell
2. Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film & TV: 114 Tips for Writing, Recording, & Pitching in Today’s Hottest Market
10. The Craft & Business of Songwriting by John Braheny
11. Murphy’s Laws of Songwriting by Ralph J. Murph
12. 101 Songwriting Wrongs and How to Right Them: How to Craft and Sell Your Songs by Pete Luboff and Pat Luboff
13. Writing Music For Hit Songs by Jai Josefs
14. How Music Really Works: The Essential Handbook for Songwriters, Performers, and Music Students by Wayne Chase
15. Six Steps to Songwriting Success: The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs by Jason Blume
16. Songwriters Playground: Innovative Exercises in Creative Songwriting by Barbara L. Jordan
17. Written in My Soul: Conversations With Rock’s Great Songwriters by Bill Flanagan
18. The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America’s Great Lyricists by Phillip Furia
19. The Blues Line: Blues Lyrics from Leadbelly to Muddy Waters by Eric Sackheim
20. The Complete Singer-Songwriter: A Troubadour’s Guide to Writing, Performing, Recording and Business by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
21. By Paul Edwards
1. How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC
2. How to Rap 2: Advanced Flow and Delivery Techniques
22. The Complete Rhyming Dictionary: Including The Poet’s Craft by Clement Wood
23. Inside Greatness: Ordinary People Break Down How They Do Extraordinary Things by Graham English