Because you are a human being reading this book, one fact can be stated right away – YOU CAN WRITE MUSIC, no matter who you are. This is something we’ve known about the human race for some time now: the ability to be creative is already there, ready to be tapped, shaped, honed and used. You can be a songwriter.

Unlike many Bach editions for guitar, these transcriptions are meant to be performed using a pick. Although a few of the pieces may be played on a standard acoustic guitar, most require an electric guitar or a guitar with a cutaway. All pieces are in the original keys and their ranges may require notes as high as the twenty-second fret. Written in notation and tablature, these six pieces make great sight reading exercises. The included CD will prove an asset in learning these often challenging pieces.

Rory Callagher began playing guitar back in County Donegal in his native Ireland at age nine and when he was 15 he joined the Fontana showband and then later on an other showband called Impact. His first major international success however was in 1966 with the band Taste, who recorded two albums 'Taste' (1969) and 'On The Boards' (1970). The band reached their peak at the now legendary 1970 Isle of Wight festival - where they shared the billwith Jimi Hendrix and Free.