Easy blues fake books

The fake book is a central part of the culture of playing music in public, particularly in jazz, where improvisation is particularly valued. Sher has some real easy real books, vol 1 and 2 for leadsheets for beginners. And many books exist based on one band, like the beatles or. Aint misbehavin aint she sweet baby face the birth of the blues blue skies bye. In the 70s however, students attending the berklee college of music created unlicensed fake books that featured melody lines. How to play the blues on the piano or keyboard dummies. King, billie holiday, leadbelly, alberta hunter, willie dixon, muddy waters, stevie ray vaughan, eric clapton, jimmy witherspoon, bessie smith, sonny boy williamson, and scores.

There are a number of commonlyused sets of changes that are used in blues tunes. As a beginning guitarist, the simplified melodies are easy to pick out and the chord designations make accompanying the melody a joy. I am not trying to screw anyone out of royalties, etc. The latest edition of this fake book is truly the best ever. To differentiate them from fake books, they called them real books. 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. King, billie holiday, leadbelly, alberta hunter, willie dixon, muddy waters. Advanced lever harp players will find some pieces playable on their harps, although many pieces may require lever changes. Barry kernfeld, popsong piracy, fake books, and a prehistory of sampling. With vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and leadsheet notation. Jazz fake book this is the ultimate jazz fake book and contains more than 625 songs. This is one of several of the hal leonard line of easy fake books i own.

In order to augment their repertoire, groups would also obtain fake books, books of songs in lead sheet format. Often these blues progressions will contain dominant chords such as 7th chords. Other common blues progressions include the 8bar, 16bar, and 24bar blues. This book let me put the last few years of learning blues guitar into context. The real blues book various composers the real easy book volume 1 arr. This book is my sixth piano book related to playing from fake books and improvising at the piano. All your love i miss loving angel eyes baby please dont go basin street blues. 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. Blues guitar for dummies cheat sheet learning made easy.

I really like having a fake book with writtenout scales for soloing, chord voicings, guitar diagrams and bass lines. Pianokeyboard, c instruments sheet music book by various. 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 easy eighties fake book sheet music by, and for free with a 30 day free trial. The fake book index locate tunes by title search in over 70 jazz fake books. The blues fake book by various fakebook leadsheet notation. Jazz fake books and real books sheet music at jw pepper.

Songs by time period, for example, the 1930s, are listed under the tab easy decade. Features very easytoread engravings of 400 fantastic songs, including. Ranging from robert johnson to clapton and beyond, this will give you an avenue of variety. The most comprehensive singlevolume blues publication ever, with songs spanning the entire history. Beginning, intermediate, mastering some fake books. No frills, no slants in one direction or another, this book gives you a solid foundation in the blues. Fake book of the worlds favorite songs c instruments 4th edition for voice and c instrument. Most of the songs in this collection are classic read really old. How to play from a fake book without gettin the blues.

The easy jazz standards fake book melody, lyrics and simplified chords various composers. Easy blues guitar lesson lead with just 6 notes phrasing lesson ep219 duration. 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. Fake books are great for pedal harp, piano, voice, guitar, and most instruments. 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. Over 120 songs in the key of c easy jazz favorites tenor sax 1. The blues fake book needs to be an essential part of any musicians library. Watch and learn authentic blues rhythm and lead guitar 48 razorsharp 12bar blues riffs for swing bands and blues bands. Huge collection which uses the most frequently used chords with some substitutions. They have jazz too, but you probably already knew that. All of the books below feature large musical notation, simple melodies and harmonies, and are written in the key of c. The book needs a link to some audio samples though. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at.

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. 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. The most comprehensive singlevolume blues publication ever, with. Read unlimited books and audiobooks, and sheet music on the web, ipad. Sylvia woods harp center fake books of pop music the. Barry kernfeld, the story of fake books, scarecrow press, 2006. As with almost all fake books, complete lyrics are included for the vocalist, with composer and performer indexes.

Hal leonard has dozens of fake books for all musical genres to ensure you can play the music you want or need to play. To play your own 12bar blues, just follow these easy instructions, playing with either hand or both hands. If you are unsure of the spelling of any word in the title, just leave it out. Piano jazz piano fake books 50 jazz piano fake books.

This book focuses on the legal history of fakebooks, rather than the musical aspects. You make your own arrangements using the melody and the chords. King, billie holiday, leadbelly, alberta hunter, willie dixon, muddy waters, stevie ray vaughan, eric clapton, jimmy witherspoon, bessie smith, sonny boy. 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. Enter any part of the title you want to search for. For those who arent familiar with them, fake books originally contained the basic chords and lyrics of a musical composition. These books are a great way to learn how to use fake books. Groups that specialized in the blues often extemporized songs that, in turn, became fixed arrangements, for example count basies one oclock jump. The 12bar means that the song or jam is divided into 12 parts or measures.

Various the most comprehensive singlevolume blues publication ever, with songs spanning the entire history of the genre. Please drop me a line, if you wish to use it or link to it or correct it. Fake books give you just what you need to fake your own version of a song. 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. 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. An excellent and lighthearted look at blues guitar. The best fake book ever various composers the latin real easy book various composers. Note to lawyers and any other litigiousminded folk.

Every major blues artist is wellrepresented, including howlin wolf, robert johnson, b. 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. 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. Fake books are music books that include the melody line, lyrics and chord symbols, without accompaniment. Then you can get familiar with common open and moveable chord forms and create your own blues guitar style. The easy 1930s fake book by various softcover sheet.