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Resources for Songwriting

Dr. Frisch's Intro to Songwriting - will help to get you started from any angle of songwriting (melody, harmony, rhythm, lyrics).  
Chords in a Major Key by Dr. Frisch - is a resource that tells you all the chords of common "guitar" keys.
www.wikihow.com - This article covers all the basics.
Writing Better Songs by Dan Cross - is an article with some helpful ideas.
Songwriting Tips by Justin Sandercoe - contains several thoughts and suggestions to get you started.
Hook Theory has a "progression trends" tool which shows the probability of what chord usually comes after another.
Here's a cute video with more ideas. 

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