Funk: Drum Play-Along Volume 5 (Hal Leonard Drum Play-Along) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Hal Leonard Drum Play-Along | Publication Date: November 1, 2006

Play your favorite songs quickly and easily with the Drum Play-Along Series. Just follow the drum notation, listen to the CD to hear how the drums should sound, then play along using the separate backing tracks. The lyrics are also included for quick reference. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and MAC computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch! Includes: Cissy Strut * Cold Sweat, Part 1 * Fight the Power, Part 1 * Flashlight * Pick Up the Pieces * Shining Star * Soul Vaccination * Superstition.

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Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time. We are proud to publish titles of interest to all musicians as well as music lovers, from songbooks and instructional titles to artist biographies and instrument price guides to books about the music industry and all the performing arts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 45 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard (November 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423404343
• ISBN-13: 978-1423404347
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for learing or for just jamming, April 7, 2008

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North Reader - See all my reviews

This review is from: Funk: Drum Play-Along Volume 5 (Hal Leonard Drum Play-Along) (Paperback)

I am not familiar with any of these songs. But that makes it perfect to practice improvising to unfamiliar music! You can play a straight beat or stretch out and groove all over the place. And because I don't know how the original drummer played it, I can really have fun with it and not feel constrained to play what someone else played.

Of course, they do have the original drum part on one track and the drum part taken out on the next track. So if you want to learn how the original drummer played it, you can listen, read the music that comes with it, and then go nuts.

I don't believe that the original musicians played on this CD, but the quality is very good and sounds authentic. The vocal track is missing and that is the only complaint that I would have, but even that is not too big of a deal.

This is a lot of fun to play along with weather you are a fan of funk or not. I do not really enjoy listening to funk, but I LOVE to play it!! Who knows, maybe I'll start to develop a taste to hear more!!!

This is WELL WORTH the money. You will not be sorry. It even includes the Amazing Slow Downer software that will slow or speed the song without changing the pitch. Good stuff!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book with a very useful CD, April 10, 2010

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Bean (East Coast) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Funk: Drum Play-Along Volume 5 (Hal Leonard Drum Play-Along) (Paperback)

My fiancé started drumming in January of this year and wanted to learn a funk song so he chose to purchase this book. The main problem with some of the other books we've looked at is that they don't have notations for the entire song. This book has each song in its entirety, rather than just the most well-known parts. The CD it comes with is really cool because if you aren't quite fast enough to play along, you can slow it down while the pitch stays the same (so it doesn't sound distorted). The tracks are also great for background music while working on fills or funky beats of your own.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Being a funky drummer..., February 8, 2009

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Christophe Adotti "music addict" (Paris) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Funk: Drum Play-Along Volume 5 (Hal Leonard Drum Play-Along) (Paperback)

Yes, the play along tracks are without singing, yes the drum parts on the charts can be a little different from the original, but hey !? what's the use of these books, just try to understand the way to play such style I think, so the goal is reached, and quite well. There is a really big effort done on the mix and the sound, it doesn't sound cheap.

Furthermore, not having the singing on the part is a good way to force you to stay concentrate and listen to the music another way. This book/CD is definitely a good deal.