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The Carole King Keyboard Book: Note-for-Note Keyboard Transcriptions

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Before buying this I already had The Carole King Deluxe Anthology (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook), and also own the original Tapestry (piano vocal, easy piano) edition, which appears to have been largely supplanted by the Transcription version.

As Amazon does not have a look inside feature for sheet music books, hint hint Amazon, this presented a dilemma in knowing if it was worth making the further investment. I put it in my cart, and as I regularly check the Gold Box deals,(top of your page) this one came up as an offer making it too compelling to ignore.

It contains all the Tapestry songs plus the classic Jazzman an amazing song, Been To Canaan, Nightingale and Sweet Seasons. All these songs and more can be found on A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection 1968-1976

I love playing transcriptions, not only do they accurately enable you to replicate her distinctive and beautiful playing style, they are usually easier, because on the recording she is not playing the melody, so it's cleaner and easier to play than sheet music which has accompaniment plus melody on the same staff. On transcriptions the vocal line is on a different staff, and you can integrate it as you see fit.

Will you still love me tomorrow for example has all the vocal parts written in, and the accompaniment is truer to the recording than other versions I own.

So Far Away, very true, and I find the separation of the vocal very helpful. It does not write in the flute solo on the play out, it just says flute solo ad lib. Easier to play and better sounding with beautiful fills.

I feel the earth move, easier to play and better sounding than other versions, also has the electric guitar solo written, if you are ambitious and wish to incorporate that into your ad lib.

You've got a friend, amazing to think that's all she has to do to sound that good, with ad lib fills written, and vocal parts.

It's too Late. Has vocal parts and Wurlitzer piano guitar on separate staffs.

Smackwater Jack has vocal harmonies written in and electric piano on separate staff. A surprising omission is the shuffling bass part. This is in the Anthology.

I recommend this as the best way to get into Carole King and pick up her style, and I also recommend you consider The Carole King Deluxe Anthology (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) which has 70 songs, most of them hits.

I think you will love it, and I hope you found this helpful. Thank you.

I own Carole King's "Tapestry" CD and the songs in this keyboard transcription book are pretty much note-for-note. As a life-long pianist, I have been frustrated throughout the years with pop books not having the actual music that was played by the artist, but this book does not disappoint. I would recommend it to any Carole King fan, anyone who plays the piano/keyboard and sings, or who will be accompanying a singer. This is a great book!!!

I sang Way Over Yonder at my church and was very impressed with how faithful the sheet music was to the original on the Tapestry album. Would definitely recommend to others.

Song List:

*Beautiful

*Been To Canaan

*Home Again

*I Feel The Earth Move

*It's Too Late

*Jazzman

*(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

*Nightingale

*Smackwater Jack

*So Far Away

*Sweet Seasons

*Tapestry

*Way Over Yonder

*Where You Lead

*Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow)

*You've Got A Friend

After enjoying Carole King's wonderful music for years, I bought her keyboard book. It is a disappointment. Instead of being written as a solo piece, it is a thinly vailed fake book. It is essentially just a simple melody in G cleff and typically a single tonic note for the F cleff. You might as well buy a guitar book and play chords with the melody. Rediculous. Carole is a pianist and should have produced a reputable keyboard book. This book is just NOT acceptable and I am sorely disappointed in this product.