Great American Country Songbook (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) [Paperback] Review

I bought this book for my husband - a classic country music lover and a guitar "picker".He was spent hours enjoying this book.I have anjoyed listening to him develop new skills and being serenaded.If you love classic country - you should buy this one.The chords are not for the stark beginner, but are still simple enough for those that are not highly accomplished.I love that it shows as well as names the chords, so if you don't know that chord you can easily figure it out.

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70 amazing country favorites: Any Day Now * Back in the Saddle Again * Butterfly Kisses * Chattahoochee * Daddy Sang Bass * The Gambler * God Bless the U.S.A. * Happy Trails * I'm Sorry * On the Road Again * Smoky Mountain Rain * Your Cheatin' Heart * dozens more!

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The Who Anthology: Piano/Vocal/Guitar (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) [Paperback] Review

Very happy with our purchase. The book has the music in vocal, guitar and piano for the Who's songs. Very detailed and easy to follow. Well set out in what I consider large print which makes it very friendly to use. Only thing I am worried about is the binding. Still in perfect condition but it is the type of binding that would not take any excessive handling. It will probably come apart fairly quickly. There is not much of a margin for rebinding either.

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Essential for every Who fan, this P/V/G songbook includes 44 favorites: Acid Queen * Another Tricky Day * Don't Let Go the Coat * Happy Jack * I Can See for Miles * The Magic Bus * Pinball Wizard * See Me, Feel Me * Squeeze Box * Tattoo * Who Are You * Won't Get Fooled Again * You Better You Bet * more.

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The Doors Anthology (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) [Paperback] Review

I'd like to first point out, that reviews for both the 'Guitar Recorded Version' guitar tablature compilation of 'Doors Anthology', and the vocal/piano/guitar chord version of 'Doors Anthology' - are conjoined herein Amazon under both titles. However, both titles are clearly different in content, albeit sharing the same name.

While one reviewer states this title contains selections from "Other Voices", know that the 'Guitar Recorded Version' most certainly does not. For the similar-in-appearance-and-name piano/vocal/guitar chord 'Doors Anthology' of 69 tunes, does contain selections from the post-Morrison "Other Voices". While the 'Guitar Recorded Version' compilation contains only 20 tunes - all original Doors.

And all but two songs in the 'Guitar Recorded Version' compilation, 'Love Street' and 'Blue Sunday', can be found on the 'Legacy: Absolute Best' 2-CD set.

Robbie Krieger contributed greatly to the Doors. His guitar style and fretboard sensibility was crucial to the Doors success. And the 'Guitar Recorded Version' is well written and accurate. While the piano/vocal/guitar chord version of this title is unsuitable for learning Krieger's guitar parts. The 'Guitar Recorded Version' is about 140 pages, while the piano book is about 400 pages. And the 'Easy Tab' version is another animal as well. But I never recommend 'Easy Tab' versions of anything.

So, order carefully.

Contents of 'Guitar Recorded Version':Blue Sunday, Break On Through To The Other Side, Crystal Ship, Five To One, Hello I Love You, L.A. Woman, Light My Fire, Love Her Madly, Love Me Two Times, Love Street, Not To Touch The Earth, People Are Strange, Riders On The Storm, Roadhouse Blues, Soul Kitchen, Spanish Caravan, Touch Me, Twentieth Century Fox, The Unknown Soldier, You Make Me Real

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Our comprehensive collector's edition contains 69 songs from this seminal '60s band, including: Been Down So Long * Easy Ride * The End * Five to One * Hello, I Love You * Hyacinth House * L.A. Woman * Land Ho * Light My Fire * Love Her Madly * Peace Frog * People Are Strange * Riders on the Storm * Roadhouse Blues * Ship of Fools * Strange Days * Touch Me * and many more. Also includes a complete discography featuring all of the album covers, "The Story of The Doors" - an extensive interview with keyboardist Ray Manzarek, and "The Music of The Doors" - an in-depth discussion with guitarist Robby Krieger. Features great photos of the band.

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Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) [Paperback] Review

"American V: A Hundred Highways" has become one of my favorite Cash albums, and so I was very glad to see that Hal-Leonard came out with a corresponding songbook.As an intermediate pianist, I found most songs simple enough to play through with minimal practice.

"On the Evening Train," "Love's Been Good to Me," "Rose of My Heart," and "I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now" have the most piano-friendly arrangements.These four were some of the easiest to learn, but they are not oversimplified.

"Help Me" is one of those songs that I wish were transcribed as accompaniment, without the melody incorporated throughout the treble clef.With use of the chord guides, though, I got around that.

I thought for sure "God's Gonna Cut You Down" without the foot-stomping and handclapping would sound weak on the piano.I'm glad to say I was wrong.Without the percussion and electric guitar, the tone is actually darker.

Cash's songwriting tends to be very simple (which is part of his charm) and "Like the 309" is no exception.It is still a lot of fun to play, though, and there is plenty of room to add your own touches.

The reason for my 4-out-of-5 rating is the same as why I would give the album 4 out of 5: "I Came to Believe" and "Four Strong Winds," which in my opinion are weak songs in comparison to the rest.That being said, though, most Cash fans and fans of classic folk/country music will appreciate the music here.

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This powerful, posthumous release is the coda in the acclaimed American series featuring the legendary Johnny Cash produced by Rick Rubin. Its 12 sadly beautiful tracks include two Cash originals - "Like the 309," the last song he ever wrote, and "I Came to Believe," plus covers such as: Four Strong Winds * God's Gonna Cut You Down * I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now * If You Could Read My Mind * Love's Been Good to Me * and more.

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