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5.0 out of 5 stars
Totally agree, April 14, 2004
This review is from: Hotel Paper: Guitar Songbook Edition (Sheet music)
With the only other reviewer at this point, this book is difficult. Michelle Branch knows what she's doing, & I love all these songs. Make sure you have a capo & a tuner, or if you can tune by ear, all the better... I'm a little rusty myself. Ok, it contains all 12 tracks from the album, & yes, It's You was written by Michelle Branch, just her as a matter of fact.
Are You Happy Now?- Catchy first single, written by Michelle & John Shanks. Nothing too tricky here, some cool riffs you can try out, besides that, it has the chords at the top & you have to tune your guitar down half a step.
Find Your Way Back- Again, some riffs that aren't too hard to play, with the chords at the top to play, like in all songs.
Empty Handed- Drop D tuning with all sorts of riffs to try out, I love this song. A little tricky, but all the same, it's great.
Tuesday Morning- The beginning is so beautiful on piano, pretty easy but it sounds awesome.
One of These Days- Capo on fret 1, a lot of nifty chords, no riffs. Better for piano, it contains the piano part, so don't worry... & I hope you can read.
Love me Like That- Another song written with John Shanks, everyone I haven't named with him so far was by herself, I really respect her for being able to do that. This song is in drop D tuning as well & watch that beginning, probably the trickiest part of the song, & the trickiest riff in the book. Play very fast, their 16th notes in 104 metronome time.
Desperately- Not to fussy on this one, easy chords & a pretty easy song.
Breathe- Capo on 1st or 3rd fret, depending on which guitar you decide to play. Some hard parts but overall, not too bad, this is my favourite song.
Where Are You Now?- Tune down 1/2 a step, watch the beat, the rest is easy. Need an electric, you have to reach 21st fret at one point, or an acoustic that has 21 frets, but I don't personally know anyway. Or, just skip that part & play the chords.
Hotel Paper- Nifty beginning, tough, but cool. It's filled with riffs, be sure to check this one out. Capo on fret 2
'Til I Get Over You- A couple small riffs, but mostly just chords. Not too hard.
It's You- Neat riff here, need capo on 4th or 2nd fret depending which guitar your playing. Overall, good song to learn.
Any Added Parts- Like pics, good shots, very beautiful pictures of her at the beginning. Also, a couple of pages containing the chords used at the end.
Piano part: There is no bass clef, so you have to play the chords for the left hand, or you can play some of the riffs, get hard, but it could be worth a shot.
A solid effort put together by one the most amazing & talented artists out there today... Michelle Branch. Get it today!!
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