Classic Paul Simon: The Solo Years (Paul Simon/Simon & Garfunkel) [Paperback] Review

If you like Paul Simon's music, then you'll love this book.It is a collection of all the music from four landmark Paul Simon Albums. "Paul Simon"; "There Goes Rhymin' Simon"; "Hearts and Bones"; & "Graceland".
Arranged for piano/vocal with guitar frames and has full lyrics. I grew up with Simon and Garfunkel music so I really wanted this book so my son could play them on his guitar.I miss these kind of songs!!

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A collection of all the music from the following four albums: Paul Simon, There Goes RhyminÂ' Simon, Hearts And Bones, and Graceland.

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Neil Young: Greatest Hits (Piano/Vocal/Chords) [Paperback] Review

Some of the best Neil Young tunes here-in .....well-made with decent notation to fiddle around with my meager keyboard skills which equals hours of enjoyment.

While true Neil Young fans know his treasure-rich songwriting career encompasses many many fine tunes not in this collection, it's difficult to find much fault in these sixteen beauties. (I am lucky to have purchased both "On the Beach" and "Zuma" songbooks for piano/guitar when available in the 70's)

Greatist Hits starts with "Down by the River"; easy to hear the plaintive cry of lost love. But I also wonder if Neil's choices of chords/melody were a direct or otherwise influence when Pink Floyd's group effort "Breathe" came out a few years later? Inneresting, but as Neil says onstage, "It's all the same song!"

Well, if you like the music of Neil Young, buy this and mess around with the music (whether you can read notes on the music staff or not isn't critcal)to see which chords are played in first position, and which aren't. Listen carefully enough from the "way it sounds" vs.the recordings; then you can consider the songbook purchase a substitute for a few piano lessons and learn to pick out some great tunes.

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Arranged for Piano/Guitar With Lyrics. Matching songbook to the million selling CD. Contains: Down By The River, Cowgirl In The Sand, Cinnamon Girl, Helpless, After The Goldrush, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Southern Man, Ohio, The Needle & The Damage Done, Old Man, Heart Of Gold, Like A Hurricane, Comes A Time, Hey Hey My My (Into The Black), Rockin In The Free World, Harvest Moon. 4 Pages of color art.

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Classic Paul Simon (Paul Simon/Simon & Garfunkel) [Paperback] Review

I had been looking for a Simon and Garfunkel sheat music book, And this one is great. The only prblem I have with it is that it only has the melody, not both their parts.

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A collection of all the music from four landmark Simon and Garfunkel albums; The Sound Of Silence; Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme; Bookends; and Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Arranged for piano/vocal with guitar frames and lyrics.

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Neil Young -- Complete Music, Vol 3: 1974-1979 (Piano/Vocal/Chords) (Neil Young Complete, 1974-1979) [Sheet music] Review

I love this book, but I think Volume I and particularly II are better music books. This book has some great stuff in it, including photos, and a little bio stuff, but it isn't as deep as either of the first two thus the 4 out of 5 star rating. But for any Neil Young Fan, this is one for the collection.

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From one of the most influential singer-songwriters of our time comes sixty-five songs from eight albums, including Comes a Time
* Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
* Let It Shine
* Like a Hurricane
* Long May You Run
* Lotta Love
* Love Is a Rose. 232 pages of great material.

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West Side Story (Vocal Score) [Paperback] Review

If you're looking for a faithful translation from the full score, this is the one. This score is based on Bernstein latest revision as reflected in the Carreras Te Kanawa recording (1985).

But be warned, this score is only for upper-intermediate/advanced pianist, classically trained. It's not a fakebook, it's not a simplified/reduced piano score for casual use. The arrangement gives two alternatives for playing some part of the song, and you can choose to play it the hard way or the easier way (which is still rather difficult). The hard way is of course the most faithful to the orchestral score.

For example, the dance part in "America" can be played by using single notes of the left hands rather than using full chord, which is great if you're trying to cope with the tempo. The arrangement for the slow pieces such as "one hand one heart", "maria", "tonight", and "somewhere" is really beautiful.

Tip: Listen to the "west side story" conducted by Bernstein himself to get a grasp of the tempo, dynamics and phrasing.

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The complete vocal score to one of the most beloved American musicals of all time. Includes complete cast list, vocal ranges, instrumentation list plus an introduction about the famous collaboration that worked together on this project: Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents, and Jerome Robbins.

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The Very Best of Sting and the Police (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) [Paperback] Review

This is the first negative review I have posted on a book.This book isexcellent for piano, but for guitar?I think not.I thought this bookwould have tablature and chords, but unfortunately it only has chords. Don't get me wrong this book has excellent chords, just no tabs.For thosewho play piano and rythm or solo guitar this is a good choice.But forlead guitarist, look else where.Thank war veretans for all the have donefor us.HOO-YAH!!!!

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Fifteen hits from this supergroup and StingÕs solo career: CanÕt Stand Losing You ¥ DonÕt Stand So Close to Me ¥ Englishman in New York ¥ Every Breath You Take ¥ Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic ¥ Fields of Gold ¥ If I Ever Lose My Faith in You ¥ If You Love Somebody Set Them Free ¥ Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot ¥ Message in a Bottle ¥ Roxanne ¥ Roxanne Õ97 - Puff Daddy Remix ¥ Russians ¥ Walking on the Moon ¥ When We Dance.

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Jackson Browne: Deluxe Anthology [Paperback] Review

The songbook is great for all Jackson Browne fans. I am an intermediate guitar player and found the music pretty easy to play. The book contains the lyrics and most of the songs are in the same key that Jackson Browne recorded the songs. You can download the songs to an MP3 player and play right along with the recorded songs.

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Songs from the albums SATURATE BEFORE USING, FOR EVERYMAN, LATE FOR THE SKY, THE PRETENDER, RUNNING ON EMPTY. Songs include: Before the DelugeCocaineFor a DancerLooking into YouNothing but TimeReady or NotRock Me on the WaterRunning on EmptyStayTake It EasyThese DaysWalking SlowYou Love the ThunderYour Bright Baby Blues and more.

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Billy Joel - Fantasies and Delusions: Music for Solo Piano, Op. 1-10 (Piano Solo Personality) [Paperback] Review

Although I do not have the ability to play these pieces at the level of Mr. Joo, I have had many hours of enjoyment working through the book.I started with the invention because I thought it would get me back into the practice habits of days gone by and I was right!Correct fingering and all that...There are sections of extreme difficulty (by my talent level) but there are many works in this book that have drawn me to sit and play my piano for hours at a time; more so than any music since high school(Class of '85). This music is classical in nature and is most suitable for those who are classically trained and who have the patience to work at it a bit. There are many beautiful melodic sections, but there is also a lot of fun! After hearing the cd I HAD to have this book!

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Fantasies & Delusions is the next chapter in Billy JoelÕs life-long love affair with the piano. Before the world-renowned "Piano Man" ever discovered pop, he grew up studying classical piano, already feeling the influences of Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann and many others. Although he ran away with the seductress named RockÕnÕRoll as a teenager, 30 years later he returns to where he began to pay tribute to the music that made him fall in love with music in the first place. This matching folio features all 12 pieces from the album, as performed by Richard Joo.

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