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Summary: All of the Early Beatles
Review: An excellent selection of just about all of the early Beatles & a few in between. I do wish the writing was just a little larger, but all in all I am satisfied. The spiral binding is another plus.
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Summary: Fake indeed
Review: I bought this book in 1991 when I first bought a guitar, and it helped me learn how to do simple chord changes and figure out the basics of playing guitar. But a lot of the songs are just plain wrong. They don't really sound like the famous versions, and as a result they can be more frustrating than anything else. You're much better off with the Beatles Complete Scores book, which gets all the songs right.
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Summary: right on pitch
Review: I'm a piano teacher who is having fun introducing my teen students to the Beatles songs, both famous and obscure, from the simple early ones to the interesting later ones. This book is wonderful for two reasons: As other reviewers have noted, the chords given fit the recordings, and the songs are accessible to intermediate level pianists. The Beatles songs are now part of the classic pop repertoire; even jazz singers at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City include them. This book will be a valuable addition to your piano/guitar library.
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Summary: Buy it if you love the Beatles.
Review: The book has 200 songs, there are chord diagrams, and the vocal notes seem pretty accurate. Each and every song is on one page or on two adjacent pages so that NO page turning is need for any song. This apparent blessing may also be a curse for those who don't have Eagle eyes, since the cleff is very, very small. Has almost any song you would want to play, Elinor Rigbie is the only notable song that I found missing. [its] is a little pricey, but any authentic beatles fan who's a musician should buy this book.
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Summary: Buy it if you love the Beatles.
Review: The book has 200 songs, there are chord diagrams, and the vocal notes seem pretty accurate. Each and every song is on one page or on two adjacent pages so that NO page turning is need for any song. This apparent blessing may also be a curse for those who don't have Eagle eyes, since the cleff is very, very small. Has almost any song you would want to play, Elinor Rigbie is the only notable song that I found missing. [its] is a little pricey, but any authentic beatles fan who's a musician should buy this book.
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Summary: The most accurate!
Review: This book is the most accurate concerning keys and chord changing. I've tried A LOT of books before, and even bigger editions with better bindings didn't come close... This one is compact and has over 200 songs - even obscure tunes (you know my name...) and others. It has the pictures of the chords, but is not a beginner's book, for it has some tricky chord formations and changings. Ps.: Forget the lamers below, buy this book. You won't regret it...
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Summary: A superb resource and musical education!
Review: This is an excellent book! The purpose of a 'fake book' is not to provide note-for-note transcriptions, but to show the chords, melody, and lyrics so you can play your own arrangement. I play guitar, and with this book I can easily sit around all day and play and sing these wonderful songs to my heart's content. Very fun, and a great way to learn! It really helps that all songs are on one or two facing pages, so no page-turning is involved. These charts are very accurate, contrary to another comment below. I'm on my second copy of this book in seven years (it does tend to fall apart after a while) and have been very happy with the accuracy of the chords, unlike some other books I've seen. If you want to play note-for-note riffs and leads, then get the The Complete Scores, but if you just want to play and sing the songs, this book can't be beat!
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Summary: A superb resource and musical education!
Review: This is an excellent book! The purpose of a 'fake book' is not to provide note-for-note transcriptions, but to show the chords, melody, and lyrics so you can play your own arrangement. I play guitar, and with this book I can easily sit around all day and play and sing these wonderful songs to my heart's content. Very fun, and a great way to learn! It really helps that all songs are on one or two facing pages, so no page-turning is involved. These charts are very accurate, contrary to another comment below. I'm on my second copy of this book in seven years (it does tend to fall apart after a while) and have been very happy with the accuracy of the chords, unlike some other books I've seen. If you want to play note-for-note riffs and leads, then get the The Complete Scores, but if you just want to play and sing the songs, this book can't be beat!
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Summary: hey, it's a FAKE book
Review: This is far more accurate than any other fake book. And unlike most of them, every key matches the recording. Of course you don't get all the details. If that's what you want, Wolf Marshall's guitar books are the best. If you like turning pages in the middle of each verse and then turning back to 'del signo' you'll be reall happy with the complete scores. But if you want the whole song on one page, this is the ticket. Someone put some hard work into this little sucker. I use a fine point pen to copy the harmonies from the scores. Sometimes I even write the bass line in using an alternate color. Works for me. I like getting thru entire songs without stopping to turn pages.
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Summary: hey, it's a FAKE book
Review: This is far more accurate than any other fake book. And unlike most of them, every key matches the recording. Of course you don't get all the details. If that's what you want, Wolf Marshall's guitar books are the best. If you like turning pages in the middle of each verse and then turning back to 'del signo' you'll be reall happy with the complete scores. But if you want the whole song on one page, this is the ticket. Someone put some hard work into this little sucker. I use a fine point pen to copy the harmonies from the scores. Sometimes I even write the bass line in using an alternate color. Works for me. I like getting thru entire songs without stopping to turn pages.
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