Customer Reviews

Grateful Dead Anthology: Intermediate Guitar/Tab

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I thought this book was very helpful. The tabs in here were well written out and easy to read. I was a beginner when I got this book, but after a lot of work, I was able to successfully play my favourite Greatful Dead songs, and improve my guitar playing in the meantime. I recommend this book for anybody that's into the Dead and is dedicated to improving his/her guitar skills from "mediocre" to "intermediate".

I found this book for $5 at a used book store a while ago and figured for that price why not. It is true that a lot of the music is close but not quite. That said, it is an intermediate guitar anthology. The way The Dead play(ed) the music is beyond advanced. I enjoy playing from this book knowing that I am not playing it exactly as Bob does. I actully think this is one of the best Dead anthologies available. If I found a book that had the music as it is played I would have perfered it though. I am still searching for a complete anthology, if anyone knows where I can find it please respond to this review.

This book stinks! I would not expect a book of this type to capture the intracacies of the various riffs and solos of the Dead's songs, but the basic melodies in most instances aren't even close.

Most of the tablatures do nothing more than follow the lyrics. This is supposed to be a guide to playing the guitar notes and chords, not for singing along. Occasionally, as if by accident, the chords are correct. But listen to either the studio or live recordings of the selected songs, and the tabs provided don't even come close.

There is no indication the Dead approved of or sanctioned this publication. It was simply issued by Warner Brothers with no background information at all. This could account for the inexcusable lack of accuracy.

Save your money - this book is no better than some of the incorrect tabs you can find online for free.

I have been playing the guitar for about seven years now and i love this book. I would recomend it for all levels; it is in also both tab and notes so it would be great for beginners too. It has the lyrics and the chords (and chord charts) but the only things i wish it had were the solos, thats pretty much the only downside. It has all the best songs in it, like Trukin', Uncle Johns band, and Eyes of the world. Overall its a great book and I think anyone who loves the Grateful Dead will love it as much as I do.

My husband loves the Grateful Dead. i am a singer so I bought the book to learn some songs.