Customer Reviews

Bluegrass Songbook

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This book covers over 140 traditional bluegrass songs. The tablature is non standard but is well explained in the book and is simple to follow.

If the musician learns half the songs in the book (s)he will be welcome at bluegrass jams. This is the book to own and learn from.

The author lists recorded versions of the song of the singer to listen to. There is an section covering how to sing bluegrass harmony, guitar chords, etc.

I wish the author would put out a volume 2 of the book.

This book is aimed at the singer attempting to get to the basics of that "high lonsesome" sound that characterizes traditional bluegrass singing. But even if you can't sing a lick, I find it very useful for the musician who is looking for bluegrass songs to add to his or her repertoire. Plenty of classics with lyrics and chords....great for figuring out play alongs if you're a begininning bluegrass musician. My only regret is that some songs couldn't be licensed for inclusion, but that doesn't keep this from being a great compilation.

Every single jam session I have been to somebody or practically everyone has a copy of this book. Most are very dog eared meaning that they get used. This book has probably 99% of all the songs you will hear at a typical parking lot jam. Highly recommend.

This book does not have music, just words and chords. The Bluegrass Fakebook has all the same songs plus the music score, which is helpful in learning the tunes.

This book has a nice array of basic Bluegrass songs but the notation is challenging. The tab is all written for the 2nd, 3rd, & 4th strings of guitar and has very little guidance on time; that is what time values should be assigned to each note. If one is familiar with the song he can apply the time values that he knows. If the song is unfamiliar, too much is left to ones imagination. There is no standard music notation which would have solved the problem.

This book is an excellent resource for both learning some bluegrass standards and also refresahing up on some classics. There is also plenty of great information about bluegrass in genreral from some of the bluegrass legends.

It's written for singers because the words for every song are included. However, it also has the chords and very basic tab to play along with.

great source for bluegrass music. found the words and music for those familiar songs heard at jams.

A great collection of songs and wonderful perspectives from the greats of our past. Good lessons and valuable insights. A must have.

Excellent book, should be music you will hear or want to play in a jam session.