Paul Simon - Transcribed (Paul Simon/Simon & Garfunkel) (Paperback)

~ Mark Hanson (Author)

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Product Description

Complete note-for-note guitar transcriptions of 10 classic recordings, in standard notation and tablature. Full vocal parts. Includes: Scarborough Fair, 59th Street Bridge Song, Peace Like A River, Late Johnny Ace, and Kathy's Song.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Music Sales America (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936799099
• ISBN-13: 978-0936799094
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #574,532 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Deal, May 6, 2004

By	T. Anderson (Utah) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you want authentic transcriptions, this is the book for you. I have every Paul Simon guitar book of note, and this is the only one with real recorded-version tabs; lamentably, it lacks some of Simon's wonderful flourishes, but it is by far the best Paul Simon guitar book available. Each song includes a page of Mark Hanson's performance instructions/notes that are genuinely helpful and informative. The music ranges from early intermediate ("Bookends") to intermediate advanced--the more difficult arrangements (like "Hearts and Bones") are much too demanding for a real beginner. But if you have decent fingerpicking abilities and want a book to grow with, this would be a great choice. A true 5-star selection. If it had included "The Boxer" and "April Come She Will," I would be a happy man.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a good Paul Simon tab book--You'll learn *so* much!, July 7, 2001

By A Customer

There are so many guitar books for Simon and Garfunkel, and until I saw this book, I was convinced that they were all useless.

This book has really accurate transcriptions, obviously done by someone who has a personal interest in Paul Simon's guitar playing; it shows in the song selection.

If you don't know how to play Kathy's Song, Overs, Peace Like a River, 59th St Bridge Song, Scarborough Fair, American Tune (and some others), this is a great, great book. You will learn so much from this book. The two part vocal harmonies are transcribed too, for the relevant songs.

I just wish the book could've been longer (keep an eye out for Brad Priddy's web page), but there was enough material in this book to keep me going for at least 9 months.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, Buy this now, March 19, 2003

By	Jason Coyne (Highland Park (Chicago), Illinois, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great book, it includes the music in both notation and tab. The transcriptions are perfect, they are exactly what is on the recording. The best part about the book is that for each song, there is a page or two describing how to finger each chord (some of the songs are really hard to play if you use "normal" fingering, if you use the alternate fingering he suggests, you can do the chord switches MUCH easier!)

Using this book, I had Bookends and Scarborough Fair down in two days!

The only thing preventing me from giving this book a 5 : It had some songs I didn't know, and was missing two songs I really wanted : The Boxer, and Sounds of Silence.