Songs by time period, for example, the 1930s, are listed under the tab easy decade. The most comprehensive singlevolume blues publication ever, with songs spanning the entire history of the genre. All your love i miss loving angel eyes baby please dont go basin street blues. The easy folksong fake book features over 120 folk favorites. If you are completely new to music and music reading, you may want to consider starting with a book from the easy fake book series. No frills, no slants in one direction or another, this book gives you a solid foundation in the blues. But end the end there are only a handful, at least of the traditional standard blues forms, and if you know the 12 bar iivv its very easy to pick. Ranging from robert johnson to clapton and beyond, this will give you an avenue of variety. This is one of several of the hal leonard line of easy fake books i own.
The easy jazz standards fake book melody, lyrics and simplified chords various composers. As with almost all fake books, complete lyrics are included for the vocalist, with composer and performer indexes. The fake book index locate tunes by title search in over 70 jazz fake books. Note to lawyers and any other litigiousminded folk. For solos, some blues tunes seem to want pretty much the changes that are. Over 120 songs in the key of c easy jazz favorites tenor sax 1. Fake books give you just what you need to fake your own version of a song. Hal leonard has dozens of fake books for all musical genres to ensure you can play the music you want or need to play.
In order to augment their repertoire, groups would also obtain fake books, books of songs in lead sheet format. The blues fake book needs to be an essential part of any musicians library. To differentiate them from fake books, they called them real books. Fake books are music books that include the melody line, lyrics and chord symbols, without accompaniment. An excellent and lighthearted look at blues guitar. They have jazz too, but you probably already knew that. King, billie holiday, leadbelly, alberta hunter, willie dixon, muddy waters, stevie ray vaughan, eric clapton, jimmy witherspoon, bessie smith, sonny boy. King, billie holiday, leadbelly, alberta hunter, willie dixon, muddy waters, stevie ray vaughan, eric clapton, jimmy witherspoon, bessie smith, sonny boy williamson, and scores of others. The most comprehensive singlevolume blues publication ever, with.
There are a number of commonlyused sets of changes that are used in blues tunes. Jazz fake books and real books sheet music at jw pepper. Advanced lever harp players will find some pieces playable on their harps, although many pieces may require lever changes. The 12bar means that the song or jam is divided into 12 parts or measures. This series of beginning fake books for players new to faking includes. When you have the chord progression memorized, try playing the chords with the left hand while your right hand plays a simple melody, riff, or blues scale. Please drop me a line, if you wish to use it or link to it or correct it. Ranging from robert johnson to clapton and beyond, this will give you an avenue of variety from which to build your musical knowledge of the blues. Jazz fake book this is the ultimate jazz fake book and contains more than 625 songs. Barry kernfeld, the story of fake books, scarecrow press, 2006. To play blues guitar, first you have to know the basics of guitar in general, which means identifying the parts of a guitar and being able to translate a chord diagram.
There will be accidentals in many of the pieces, making lever and pedal changes necessary, causing some pieces to be more difficult, especially for lever harp players. King, billie holiday, leadbelly, alberta hunter, willie dixon, muddy waters. Fake books are now available for nearly every style, including jazz, broadway, classic rock, blues, classical, country, christian, dixieland, disco, latin, folk, klezmer, polka you name it. This book takes many of the ideas i put forward in how to speed read piano chord symbols and its sequel and expands on them, offering the aspiring pianist more in. Sylvia woods harp center fake books of pop music the. The latest edition of this fake book is truly the best ever. All of the books below feature large musical notation, simple melodies and harmonies, and are written in the key of c. I am not trying to screw anyone out of royalties, etc. The easy jazz standards fake book the easy jazz standards fake book melody, lyrics and simplified chords various composers hal leonard corporation 100 musthave jazz standards presented in larger notation with simplified harmonies and melodies, and introductions for each song, to add a more finished sound to the arrangements. This book is my sixth piano book related to playing from fake books and improvising at the piano. With vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and leadsheet notation.
The fake book is a central part of the culture of playing music in public, particularly in jazz, where improvisation is particularly valued. King, billie holiday, leadbelly, alberta hunter, willie dixon, muddy waters, stevie ray vaughan, eric clapton, jimmy witherspoon, bessie smith, sonny boy williamson, and scores. Most of the songs in this collection are classic read really old. This mustown collection includes more than 625 tunes spanning all jazz styles from more than 9 decades from classic to swing to modern jazz, carefully chosen chords with common practice chord substitutions, lyrics to accommodate vocalists, easytoread music, and composer and performer indexes. Fake book of the worlds favorite songs c instruments 4th edition for voice and c instrument. The easy eighties fake book sheet music by, and for free with a 30 day free trial. The book needs a link to some audio samples though. Easy blues guitar lesson lead with just 6 notes phrasing lesson ep219 duration. To play your own 12bar blues, just follow these easy instructions, playing with either hand or both hands. How to play the blues on the piano or keyboard dummies. Aint misbehavin aint she sweet baby face the birth of the blues blue skies bye. You make your own arrangements using the melody and the chords. Pianokeyboard, c instruments sheet music book by various. Enter any part of the title you want to search for.
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Sher has some real easy real books, vol 1 and 2 for leadsheets for beginners. The real easy book volume 1 is my alltime favorite entrylevel fake book, and volume 2 is just as impressive for the intermediate level improviser. The best fake book ever various composers the latin real easy book various composers. Huge collection which uses the most frequently used chords with some substitutions.
As a beginning guitarist, the simplified melodies are easy to pick out and the chord designations make accompanying the melody a joy. The real blues book various composers the real easy book volume 1 arr. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. How to play from a fake book without gettin the blues. Then you just keep repeating that same 12bar pattern over and over for the length of the song. Barry kernfeld, popsong piracy, fake books, and a prehistory of sampling. If you are unsure of the spelling of any word in the title, just leave it out. And many books exist based on one band, like the beatles or. Other common blues progressions include the 8bar, 16bar, and 24bar blues. For those who arent familiar with them, fake books originally contained the basic chords and lyrics of a musical composition. The most comprehensive singlevolume blues publication ever, with songs spanning the entire history.
Watch and learn authentic blues rhythm and lead guitar 48 razorsharp 12bar blues riffs for swing bands and blues bands. Often these blues progressions will contain dominant chords such as 7th chords. Fake books are great for pedal harp, piano, voice, guitar, and most instruments. Groups that specialized in the blues often extemporized songs that, in turn, became fixed arrangements, for example count basies one oclock jump. This book let me put the last few years of learning blues guitar into context. Blues guitar for dummies cheat sheet learning made easy. Then you can get familiar with common open and moveable chord forms and create your own blues guitar style. I really like having a fake book with writtenout scales for soloing, chord voicings, guitar diagrams and bass lines. Features very easytoread engravings of 400 fantastic songs, including. The blues fake book by various fakebook leadsheet notation. This book focuses on the legal history of fakebooks, rather than the musical aspects. Read unlimited books and audiobooks, and sheet music on the web, ipad.
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