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It has all the songs you would expect, but the style of the songs written doesn't translate well into piano music.They did do a good job however in making this song book.-dave
But for those who are okay with the book's contents (or lack thereof), let's talk about the book itself.This book is for:- Voice - includes all words and separate vocal line- Piano - includes piano accompaniment with incorporated vocal line.- Guitar - includes chord notation as well as tablature. The arrangements occasionally travel way off the staff lines.
Smaller hands may have some trouble in a couple of places - I found a few places where chords and/or fingering were a stretch for my octave+2 reach - but that can be worked around.It's a shame that they don't seem to have released sheet music for any of the other songs - I'd love to have "Unpack Your Adjectives", "Rufus Xavier Sarsparilla", and "Interjections", not to mention the Preamble to the Constitution - but what this book does, it does pretty well. I'd say that the timing could be pretty difficult - it's very bluesy/swingy, lots of triplets - but if you're familiar with the songs to start with, you already know the timing.
Summary: Absolutely recommended. The arrangements aren't very complicated - the right hand does all the work and the left hand tends to follow a simple bass line - but an early-to-mid intermediate player is going to have some work to do.
Recommended. These songs make great party tricks for intermediate pianists and guitarists.Details:As other reviewers have noted, this book contains only ten songs:Conjunction JunctionDollars And SenseElectricity, ElectricityThe Great American Melting PotI'm Just A BillInterplanet JanetLolly, Lolly, Lolly (Get Your Adverbs Here)My Hero, ZeroNo More KingsThree Is A Magic NumberI understand why the first review was so poor - why songbook publishers don't include the song listing I'll never know - and if you're buying the book sight unseen, it's a huge letdown.
Note - I'm not a guitarist, so I don't know how tab is oriented, but I was under the impression that the strings are usually oriented horizontally - in this songbook, the strings are vertical.Piano-wise, I'd rate this at an intermediate skill level.
The product was undamaged and it has some great songs in it. It is good.
Is there anywhere we can gain access to the other songs. I'm rather disappointed as only the top 10 songs have been included.
to "Conjunction Junction" is a kick.If you are a good pianist and have some rhythm (swing baby), you should be able to play the music.One thing I don't like about most piano books (including this one) is the binding. I especially enjoy the fun bits -- the intro. Most of the time it's a real fight to keep the book open unless you break the binding. I viewed this book at a bookstore before buying it so I knew exactly what I was, and wasn't purchasing. I have no problem with it being incomplete and I do have a lot of fun playing the pieces.
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