First published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor Francis; an informa company.
#2737022 in eBooks 2013-05-07 2013-05-07File Name: B00CJFASZQ
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Very satisfiedBy dmdixonThis book is jam packed with lots and lots of songs. Most of them are popular guitar standards from several generations and a variety of artists from several genres. Music is transcribed using tableture and standard notation. Songs are written using the real music (this is no "fake" book); youll be learning the songs the way theyre meant to be played. If youre an accomplished musician; this is a good book for you. If youre a novice; Id stay way from this one for now...Learned so much from these; they are way better than any ive had before. Ive even let a few friends borrow them also. I highly recommend this product you will not be dissapointed.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Really useful collection.By Plein JaneThough as an older beginner I couldnt care less about a lot of the songs in this collection; there are a lot of songs in here I would like to learn to play; and this tab comprehensive format makes it easy. I have purchased online lessons for songs from various teachers; and more often than not find myself returning to this book to correct the tab provided in the paid lesson. When I first started playing; I met with a young teacher who told me to throw out all my music books; because all published tabs and especially internet tabs are wrong and basically worthless. He had been playing and performing his entire life; and was really talented at transcribing songs by ear. I have learned a number of songs from this book; and for what I want to do -- just gain a deeper appreciation for songs I love by learning to play them -- books like this one; along with the abundant free or low-cost lessons online; have been really helpful. It is probably true that no one resource is going to give you the perfect as-recorded note-for-note transcription of any given song; but these arrangements will give you a pretty good approximation; and in some cases; sound really good. Highly recommend.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Slightly Convoluted steps to get readable musicBy GravyBecause the bulk of this book is guitar tablature and musical notation; I think people should know that the formatting for that on Kindle is a bit awkward. The music is; apparently embedded; meaning it doesnt scale if you adjust the text size; however; just today I discovered what I can do on my Kindle touch (not a fancy Kindle Fire or anything; on which devices things might be easier; I dont know): You have to highlight the music by touching and holding; after which a magnifying glass with a + sign will appear. Click the + sign and you will now see only the music; not the title. Once you have "zoomed" in on the music; you can use the pinching gesture; moving outward from a central point; to zoom in further. Thus; if you have a slightly older kindle; as I do; its a bit convoluted; but it can be done. I also prefer to switch the settings to Landscape mode while reading the tabs and music; so that I can see at least an entire row at a time.If you dont follow these steps; it will be so small as to be nearly impossible to read; at least on a regular Kindle or Kindle touch. I cant speak for more advanced devices like the Fire and so on.