I did have the thought that the promo songs in the description tended to highlight all of the songs that were familiar to me when most of the songs in the book were ones id never heard of before. Bluegrass fakebooks the unofficial martin guitar forum. An indispensable collection of nearly multidenominational hymns perfect for church musicians or hobbyists. Lead sheets for 200 jazz standards hal leonard corp isbn. The tabs are available for all the bluegrass instruments including. When i discovered my first fake book, i recognized that if i sat at the piano, i could play the melody in my right hand and play the chords in my left. The greatest rock guitar fake book kindle edition by hal leonard corp download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A fake book is a collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs. To differentiate them from fake books, they called them real books. For those who arent familiar with them, fake books originally contained the basic chords and lyrics of a musical composition. The fake book, in case youre not familiar with it, is basically the simplest version of sheet music available. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the greatest rock guitar fake book.
Over 100 songs in the key of c for keyboard, vocal, guitar and all c instruments paperback january 1, 1998 by alexander citron compiler, hal leonard corp. Our friends at are ringing in the new year with the launch of their free bluegrass college fakebook the fakebook currently consists of tabs notation for the fiddle for 10 bluegrass instrumentals. A collected volume of lead sheets may be known as a fake book. In the 70s however, students attending the berklee college of music created unlicensed fake books that featured melody lines. As a beginning guitarist, the simplified melodies are easy to pick out and the chord. Each song in a fake book contains the melody line, basic chords, and lyrics the minimal information needed by a musician to make an impromptu arrangement of a song, or fake it. An essential tool for the gigging musician and for decades the bane of the publishing industry.
All right now bad moon rising bang a gong get it on. It is a collection of songs written with only the melody, lyrics and chord changes over the appropriate beats. Various this is the ultimate rock guitar collection. It features 200 classic and contemporary hits with melody, lyrics and chord frames, plus authentically transcribed guitar parts in notes and tablature. Its a great book, loaded with 150 terrific jam friendly songs. See all formats and editions hide other formats and. Over 250 great songs of the rock era, arranged for piano, vocal, guitar, electronic keyboard an all c instruments plastic comb february 1, 1999 by hal leonard corporation editor 4. As far as fake books go, this one is as nice as any other that you will find. This book had all the important things notes, lyrics and chords, but it was a fake book and made for jam sessions and not for single play along. Abide with me all hail the power of jesus name amazing grace battle hymn of the republic be thou my vision christ the lord is risen today come, thou fount of every blessing crown him with many crowns fairest lord jesus faith of our. Legends of rock guitar fake book paperback january 1, 1994 by june spot publications author 5.
All day and all of the night american woman angie another one bites the dust ballroom blitz. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It features rhythm tablature for guitar in the famous and easytoread real book notation. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. However, although ive just been a frequent bluegrass listener over the years and am now voraciously learning every song. For example, the opening guitar riff from deep purples smoke on the water is a part of the song.
The greatest rock guitar fake book kindle edition by hal. If you like bluegrass music after digesting the casey book, next get the real bluegrass book by hal leonard. This is one of several of the hal leonard line of easy fake books i own. A lead sheet or fake sheet is a form of musical notation that specifies the essential elements of.
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