Vanessa Carlton - Harmonium (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) (Paperback)

~ Vanessa Carlton (Author)

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Product Description

10 songs from the sophomore release by this popular Pennsylvanian singer/songwriter: Afterglow * Annie * C'est La Vie * Half a Week Before the Winter * Papa * Private Radio * San Francisco * She Floats * White Houses * Who's to Say.

Product Details

Sample Music Notation [24kb PDF]

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634095188
• ISBN-13: 978-0634095184
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #645,706 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disapointed with arrangement., August 13, 2005

By	Frances Smith - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I purchased this music book, I had high hopes that the arrangement would be the one that Vanessa would use if she was perfoming. Just flipping through the book, you can automatically tell that she had NO involvement at all in arranging these songs. They all suck.

I love Vanessa, she's a wonderfull musician with a talent that the rest lack. But this book isn't the best. If you're looking for a good arrangement, look elsewhere.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars RIP OFF Book, November 6, 2005

By	LYH (PA) - See all my reviews

None of the songs in this book are written in the way that Vanessa plays it on the CD. All of it is just the melody of the song and some chords added to it. Some of the lyrics don't even match up to what she really sings (ex. in "Who's to Say," the book said 'who's to say that this is not our love' when on the cd it's 'who's to say this is not enough')

I was extremely disappointed, with this book, especially since Vanessa's first book (Be Not Nobody) was true to the CD. I don't know what happend to this one. If you would like to buy the actual version of the songs that Vanessa plays, get it somewhere else.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Buy!, July 7, 2005

By	Anthony (Edmonton, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

This book has great songs in it. The Harmonium book has many more fun songs to play than does her first book Be Not Nobody. The songs in this book are in quite easy keys to play in. The keys of the songs are:
1.Afterglow = C Major
2.Annie = A Major
3.C'est La Vie = D Major
4.Half a Week Before the Winter = E Major
5.Papa = E flat Minor
6.Private Radio = B flat Major
7.San Francisco = C Major
8.She Floats = G Major
9.White Houses = C Major
10.Who's To Say = E Major
The songs in this book are not too difficult. The most Difficult songs are Papa, Half a Week Before the Winter, and Annie. Every song is fun to play and a joy to listen to. I definately reccommend this book!