Customer Reviews

Grateful Dead Anthology

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3 star:		(1)
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Its a decent book, as far as sheet music goes... all of the tunes were transcribed from album versions it seems, as sections of songs or alternate lyrics etc that are common live are missing.

this is a 'guitar' book, though it does have phil's lines notated.

this book doesnt not have weir's unique chord voicings. instead it has its chords notated in 'open position'.

This book is great for beginning musicians who can read, or for those who cant hear the odd time signatures or melodies by ear.

for instance, Playin in the band is in 10/4, though this book splits it up as two bars of 4, then one of 2.

Easy to read music for beginner and mid level musicians. Most of the instrumental jams are omitted which will dissappoint some folks. It would have been nice if Ripple, Mr. Charlie, and a few others were included. None the less, the book has given me many hours of enjoyment.

This is not a tab book. It has only standard music and a few guitar chords. Not the sellers fault though. I must've overlooked it. Fast shipping!

If you are a dead-head and love their music like me, this book is for you. Lots of great music and the lyrics. Want to play the dead music? This book is for you. My only reason for 4 instead of 5 stars is that the music is not in tablature which would have been great for many guitar players.

I bought this book based on the reviews which made it sound a lot better than what it really is, a guitar fake book. Needless to say, I'm very disappointed and felt the need to write a review so others don't make the same mistake I did.

When I got this book, I had to double check to make sure I didn't get the easy guitar version of the book. It has regular sheet music with open chords over the top. As one user previously commented, these aren't even the real chord forms they play (Bob uses some non standard forms). For the few songs I looked at, they were even incorrect with the open chords. For example, Sugaree is B-E. They show it a 1/2 step up (don't believe me, watch Jerry play it on you tube). For Franklin's Tower, they miss the G chord in the transition (it's A-G-D, not A-D). I'm sure the list could on if I'd take the time to go through it.

It doesn't have any tab. So if you're looking to learn the riffs that make the song sound right, you're out of luck. This book is really what they call a "fake book". A previous person stated they show Phil's bass parts, but once it again, it is in standard notation.

I bought this to learn how to play Grateful Dead songs, and this doesn't cut. If you want to strum some chords that will sound alright over the song, then it will work, but if you really want to play some Dead, then look on the internet, they do a much better job. No signature riffs, no unique chord formation, no Jerry's style.

Needless to say, I'm returning the book.