Chuck Berry (Guitar Recorded Versions) (Paperback)

~ Chuck Berry (Author)

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Product Description

17 of his greatest hits including: Back in the U.S.A. * Johnny B. Goode * Little Queenie * Maybellene * Roll Over Beethoven * Sweet Little Rock and Roller * and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 98 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (September 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793502632
• ISBN-13: 978-0793502639
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68,339 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great guitar TAB book of 16 famous Berry songs, August 9, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Bellingham, Wa. (Between Seattle and Vancouver)) - See all my reviews

This Hal Leonard book of Chuck Berry music is a must have for any aspiring Rock and Roll guitarist. You get the exact E form boogie rhythm parts as well as the lead solos for the most famous Rock and Roll songs in History, "Johnny B. Goode", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Little Queenie" and 13 more. Also included are a glossary of the TAB conventions used and little trivia about the different songs, e.g. "Recorded by the Stones or the Beattles, etc. Finally this book is great because you get a real feel for Berry's poetic talent as well as an understanding of how Berry turned the Blues into Rock and Roll by changing the Rhythm and playing the two string double stops at lightening speed. "Maybe someday you'll see your name in lights saying 'Johnny B. Good Tonight!'". -John Bremer

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Note-for-Note Transcriptions of Original Chuck Berry, February 25, 2002

By	Michael Behuniak (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The guitar tablature in this book is 100% ACCURATE...

I am using this book with both 'Chuck Berry: The Great Twenty-Eight' and a CD looping program called 'Transkriber 2.0', which allows me to slow down the original recordings and repeat selected passages as necessary. After hours of working through several songs I can vouch for the complete authenticity of the guitar transcriptions, note for note.

And tell Tchaikovsky the news: Chuck Berry INVENTED Rock-and-Roll guitar...and Keith Richards, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Dave Davies, John Fogerty, Steve Vai, and Eddie Van Halen certainly got the news...

And if you too want to learn how to 'really' play Chuck Berry's songs and guitar riffs, as Chuck played them himself, get this terrific book!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. lr

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Note-for-Note Transcriptions of Original Chuck Berry, February 25, 2002

By	Michael Behuniak (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The guitar tablature in this book is 100% ACCURATE...

I am using this outstanding book with both 'Chuck Berry: The Great Twenty-Eight' and a CD looping program called 'Transkriber 2.0', which allows me to slow down the original recordings and repeat selected passages as necessary. After hours of working through several songs I can vouch for the complete authenticity of the guitar transcriptions, note for note.

If you want to learn how to 'really' play Chuck Berry's songs and guitar riffs, as he played them himself, get this terrific book!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. lr