Best of Contemporary Christian: Over 400 Songs (Fake Book) [Plastic Comb]

Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

Book Description

Series: Fake Book | Publication Date: October 1, 2002

This great fake book contains over 400 contemporary Christian songs, ranging from the standards to today's current hits. Artists represented include: Avalon, Steven Curtis Chapman, DC Talk, Amy Grant, Jars of Clay, Crystal Lewis, Sandi Patty, Petra, Point of Grace, Rebecca St. James, Michael W. Smith, Jaci Velasquez, and more! Songs include: Abba (Father) * Awesome God * Beauty for Ashes * Butterfly Kisses * Can't Live a Day * Crucified with Christ * El Shaddai * Father's Eyes * Flood * Friends * The Great Adventure * His Strength Is Perfect * How Beautiful * I Could Sing of Your Love Forever * I Will Be Here * Jesus Freak * Mary, Did You Know? * People Get Ready ... Jesus Is Comin' * Shine * Thank You * Via Dolorosa * The Warrior Is a Child * Where There Is Faith * You Are My All in All * and hundreds more.

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About the Author

Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time. We are proud to publish titles of interest to all musicians as well as music lovers, from songbooks and instructional titles to artist biographies and instrument price guides to books about the music industry and all the performing arts.

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• Plastic Comb: 583 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation; 1 edition (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634015907
• ISBN-13: 978-0634015908
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #561,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What can I say?, March 26, 2004

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missliss23 "missliss23" (Nebraska, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Contemporary Christian: Over 400 Songs (Fake Book) (Plastic Comb)

An awesome book with literally hundreds of Christian songs!!!
Everything from Amy Grant to dcTalk to BeBe and CeCe.
If you are wanting a good songbook to learn how to play some of your favorite Christian songs (mostly from the mid-to-late '90's and before) then get this book!!!!
My only regret is that it is mainly songs of an adult contemporary/soft pop/praise&worship genre, whereas I enjoy music that's a little heavier... That and the fact that the book is so big I have a hard time keeping it on my keyboard's music stand. :)
Music notes are small but clear, lyrics are easy to read and the indexes and guitar chord chart are all great.
Overall, an excellent book. :)

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a FAKE BOOK, February 8, 2006

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Scott F. Guinn (Idaho) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Contemporary Christian: Over 400 Songs (Fake Book) (Plastic Comb)

The other reviewer (Rob) clearly doesn't understand the concept of a fake book. This book, as he said, has the lyrics, guitar chords and melody line--that's the definition of a "fake book"--fake books are designed for you to improv. They are not supposed to have full orchestrations or harmony lines. The whole term "fake book" comes from the old saying, "If you hum a few bars I can fake it." Most praise bands and worship teams use either this kind of "fake sheet" or they use "charts," which don't even include the melody line--just the lyrics with the chord changes above them.

So, having said that, I can confidently assure you that this series of Christian fake books published by Hal Leonard is very good and an excellent value. Each book has a plethora of songs in a wide range of tempo, styles and genres. Definitely worth many times the asking price for the musician who plays by chords or improv. Definitely NOT for people who only know how to play from sheet music. If the latter describes you, steer clear, for you will surely be disappointed. You don't want a fake book. If, however, you fall into the former category, you can't go wrong here!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Chords!, September 14, 2007

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pf (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Contemporary Christian: Over 400 Songs (Fake Book) (Plastic Comb)

I bought this book when I saw that my piano teacher has one. The chords of this book is very challenging. I bought another title, The Praise and Worship fake book...some of the songs are the same but the chords in the latter one is simpler, more root chords such as Cm, Fm, etc....This book has got more difficult ones such as Cm7b5, Fm11, etc....

But it's quite enjoyable to try some different stuff.