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The Best Fake Book Ever -- C Instruments (2nd Ed.) -- 3rd Ed. Now Available ISBN# 0634034243

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Sure, the authors of the book aren't being modest, but they aren't lying. Other books I have looked at contain maybe one good song and a bunch that nobody has heard of. Every page in this book has a recognizable title and they all are contained in the index in the beginning (which lists them alphabetically and by genre). The words and notes are easy to read and the pages stay open because of its strong binding. I believe, and thus I am writing, that this is the best fake book and it is good for beginners and experts.

I consider this book to be an outstanding value for the money. No matter what your age, you will find some songs that you know. The book is BIG, and that is both a plus and a minus. What I did was to split the book into three parts, but first copy the table of contents so you can place it in each section. It's just to big to thumb through and to set on the piano while you are playing. The plus side of this is that you have hundreds and hundreds of songs to choose from.

I have several fake books, and I use this one more than any of them. Look over the index of songs before you buy, and see if there are enough songs that you know. I'm sure you will find enough songs to keep you busy for many months. I use this for piano, so I can't address how useful this is to guitar players and others.

Remember, this is a book that uses chords. You play chords with the left, and the melody with the right hand. There is no bass clef.

My hair stood when I played "Just the way you are" with Billy Joels original chords. If you were born in the 60s/70s you will love this book. It contains songs like Honesty, Dont let the sun do down on me, Unchained melody, You decorated my life. If you aint familiar with the song all you have to do is download it from the net, copy it on a floppy and play it on your keyboard. Then you can choose an appropriate beat and bang away. The book is very heavy...litreally.