The Complete Guitar Player Songbook - Omnibus Edition

Book Overview

(Music Sales America). This compilation of all four of The Complete Guitar Player Songbooks contains over 180 songs written by such great songwriters as Lennon and McCartney, Paul Simon, John Denver,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082562536X
• ISBN13: 9780825625367
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Music Sales
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.0" x 12.1"

Customer Reviews

One of my favorites

Great book, great songs. Easy enough. So gs on one page which is nice.

great for playing songs

With this book you can find a song you want to play and, well, play it. Lyrics, chords, and guitar tablature are all there and are complete, so that, short of hearing the song itself, there's not much else you could want. Great if you're looking for easy songs to sing & play on the guitar that everybody knows. Defenitely will help you next time you're playing guitar at the campfire! A must have.

Great songbook for the beginner!

If you're a beginner and looking for some great songs to play while you learn, this book is probably the best investment you can make. It might single-handedly keep you going past the point when a lot of people lose interest and give up. This book is filled with classic songs of the '60's and '70's that most beginners will be able to play after learning their first chords. Be aware, however, that there are no lessons in this book - it's strictly songs with chord charts and melody lines- but it will make learning a lot more fun when you find you can play songs like "Me & Bobby McGee" and "Imagine" almost immediately. Use this as a supplement to your lessons and it will make them a lot more interesting. This book is also highly recommended for beginning songwriters who will learn a lot from these simple yet classic songs. There's also enough here that's not simple and basic, to keep you going through the intermediate stage. Obviously, this book is not recommended for those who won't appreciate the songs - i.e., metal heads or teens who think "classic rock" is Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Don't buy this for your 16 year old son, unless he happens to be into the same music you grew up with. Buy it for yourself and pick up his guitar when he's at school!

Great for the beginner

This book has songs by the Beatles, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Paul Simon, John Denver, the Eagles, Buddy Holly. I bought a guitar and with a couple of strumming sessions with my cousin (also an amateur) I taught myself (sort of, I'm still working on it!) by playing the songs in this book. They are written in box tablature, which I think all books should be -- it's just a simple visual notation that makes learning easy. It also includes strumming suggestions, but since you'll know most of the songs in this book, you have a good idea how they should sound. Also, each song is on a single page, perhaps this is because of simplified song notation, but it saves the interuptions for page turning. The only drawback is the few songs of the authors that are included. Perhaps they are good songs, but since I've never heard them, it would be difficult for me to figure them out! That is easily overlooked with this wonderful collection of songs -- Happy strumming!

A++ Songbook!

This book has some great songs that are easy to play. I have been playing the guitar for less than a year and can play alot of the songs in this book. My only complaint is the page numbering. It's hard to find the songs in the book. I marked my favorites with sticky notes so I could find them again. Happy picking!

An excellent assortment of songs for all guitarists.

It is hard to find a book that has a good assortment of songs to play through. Most songbooks tend to be compilations of one style or genre of music. Unless you feel like playing through a book of Pop Hits of the 90's or Broadway Love songs, this book will keep you happy for years to come. The Complete Guitar Player Songbook includes songs of the Beatles, James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel as well as folk standards and a number of classical selections. The book includes chord diagrams, suggested strum and picking patterns and is in standard notation as well as tablature.