The Fray - How to Save a Life (Paperback)

~ The Fray (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Matching folio to the debut CD from this Denver-based modern rock band. 12 songs, including: All at Once * Dead Wrong * Fall Away * Heaven Forbid * How to Save a Life * Hundred * Little House * Look After You * Over My Head (Cable Car) * She Is * Trust Me * Vienna.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423415868
• ISBN-13: 978-1423415862
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #680,090 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great songs, but with no warning of multiple transpositions..., January 9, 2007

By	David Habib "bookaholic" (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Bought this mainly because of two songs: How to Save a Life and Cable Car (Over My Head). I wasn't disappointed with those two. The arrangements are great and in the right keys. So I was really looking forward to the book as a whole.

Problem, there are very few mentions of this on the first pages of the different songs, but quite a few of them have been transposed, which isn't so fun when you were planning on playing along. So a bit misleading, especially if they plan on catching people offguard in a bookstore where they can't test the keys, but still a good buy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great when the songwriter is a pianist!!, June 17, 2007

By	ck_361 "ck_361" - See all my reviews

When selecting piano music I always feel more assured when the songwriter is a pianist. Since Isaac Slade is a pianist the music we get to play is truer to the music we hear on their CD; another great example of this it Five For Fighting's "100 Years" by John Ondrasik. Most of the songs in The Fray's book are awesome to play and not terribly difficult. The rhythms are a bit tricky at times, but mastered with some devoted practice. Most of the songs in the book are in the key of Bb, Ab, and Cmin. I love the intro to "Hundred," classical stuff; listening to Isaac play it, and then myself, sounds spot on. Love it!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music by the Fray, January 15, 2007

By	Carol A. Morgan "musical nurse" (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This product consists of excellent arrangements of music by the Fray. The arrangements are geared toward pianists with medium level skills but are useful also for other skill levels. Definitely worth the price...a wonderful addition to my music library.