The Best of Coldplay for Easy Piano: Updated Edition [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2004

Easy piano arrangements of 13 songs from these acclaimed British pop/rockers. Includes the mammoth hits "Yellow" and "Clocks" plus: Amsterdam * Don't Panic * Everything's Not Lost * Fix You * Green Eyes * In My Place * Rush of Blood (A Rush of Blood to the Head) * The Scientist * Speed of Sound * Trouble * A Warning Sign.

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• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (July 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634068229
• ISBN-13: 978-0634068225
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple arrangements & Great selection of songs, January 4, 2006

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N. Fleming "jerseygnome" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Coldplay for Easy Piano: Updated Edition (Paperback)

12 Coldplay songs from the albums "Parachutes" and "A Rush of Blood to the Head".

I've only had a couple of years of piano lessons (and that was years ago) and I bought this book to help me get back into playing. The arrangements are easy (but no, not beginner), and don't take much practise before you're sounding pretty good! Includes the guitar chords.

The songs are:

(1) Amsterdam (2) Clocks (3) Don't Panic (4) Everything's Not Lost (5) Green Eyes (6) In My Place (7) Rush of Blood (8) The Scientist (9) Sparks (10) Trouble (11) A Warning Sign (12) Yellow

The book itself is a slim softcover book with a shiny cover. It is bound by three staples, and the pages fall flat once pressed down - so its fine on a music/piano stand.

Note - This describes the the 2003 edition which I was sent initially (in error). So check that you were sent the right edition! The 2004 edition is bound, so doesn't lie flat as well as the 1st Ed but it includes a 13th song: "Fix You" from "X&Y"

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Skip the "Easy" version and get the original music, October 15, 2009

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Blurg "Blurg" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Best of Coldplay for Easy Piano: Updated Edition (Paperback)

I bought this for my students who are truly beginners so that they would have some goal music. As noted, it is not for beginners. I don't think the time signatures or keys are difficult; the rhythm is difficult because it follows the notes as Chris Martin sings them. This means it's lots of eighth and sixteenth notes and dotted notes and ties. I got A Rush of Blood to the Head at the same time. This original music doesn't have the melody, it is meant to to be played and sung at the same time. It's only slightly more difficult, so I recommend getting A Rush of Blood to the Head instead of this "Easy" piano book. It's more enjoyable to play and sounds better too.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good find....but, August 22, 2005

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Meg - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Coldplay for Easy Piano: Updated Edition (Paperback)

It's a great book for intermediate players. I wouldn't exactly call it "easy piano." While the notes are easy to read and not complicated, the key signatures are what make the songs difficult. Brush up on those before trying out this book!!