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 The Complete Song List is hard to find; here it is: August 14, 2005
Mrs. Entity (Connecticut)
127 out of 134 found this review helpful
* A Day In The Life * Across The Universe * All You Need Is Love
* And I Love Her * Blackbird * Can't Buy Me Love * Dear Prudence
* Eleanor Rigby * Free As A Bird * Here, There And Everywhere
* Hey Jude * In My Life * Lady Madonna * Let It Be * Love Me Do
* Michelle * Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) * Nowhere Man
* Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da * Octopus's Garden * Penny Lane
* Please Please Me * Something * The Long And Winding Road
* Ticket To Ride * We Can Work It Out * When I'm Sixty-Four
* Yellow Submarine * Yesterday * You've Got To Hide Your LoveAway
Very good book February 12, 2007
EZ
35 out of 35 found this review helpful
I've been playing guitar for about 18 months. (43 year old late starter.) Gravitate toward fingerstyle play. My progress is slow, but I enjoy it. No hurry. I'm still a biginner, really.
This book is just the right level for me. The songs are difficult at first, but playable with persistance and practice. The arrangements don't require any more than a three fret stretch, and picking is mostly either one or two strings, or full chords. Some are harder than others, so it will keep me busy for awhile.
Oh, yes, the songs are really beautiful as well!
excellent and easy book for fingerstyle practice December 8, 2006
maymay (travelling)
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
I agree with the other reviewers. This book offers a great way to practice fingerstyle guitar and to enjoy what you are playing. This book would be especially helpful to those who have a bit of fingerstyle knowledge already, but might not yet call themselves "intermediates". The tab is big and easy to read (however there are none of those little boxes above that show finger placement for the chords---sorry I forgot what those are called!--You can tell I am self taught!) It is not an instruction book, so one would have to have some very basic knowledge of guitar playing. If you are interested in a great Fingerstyle Guitar book to complement this one, or even for those who haven't yet tried Fingerstyle guitar--I would whole-heartedly suggest Mark Galbo and Arnie Berle's "Beginning Fingerstyle Blues Guitar". One other thing I'd like to add is that if you are mainly looking for a book which shows how the Beatles played the songs--exactly--note for note--this would not be it. If you are looking for some fun fingerstyle arrangements that will stretch you from advanced beginner to maybe early intermediate, and you want to enjoy the journey, this book is a good bet.
Great Fun August 13, 2007
Jason Brenton
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Brilliant! Leonard has done it again, as "FINGERPICKING BEATLES" is another great compilation. The notation and tablature in the book are both of excellent quality, they are easy to read and are marked well. The difficulty level of the music is very consistent, any intermediate player will be able to play through the songs after a few tries if they are not able to site read them right off the bat. The sacrifice of difficulty in the music playing does not effect the sound however. Both bass lines and melody are included in every single song, which is a major plus. It should be mentioned that "Blackbird" is not a transcription of the lead melody, rather it is of the original guitar part.
For those who may be wondering, while the guitar "sings" for the player in every single song, there is certainly enough of a "Bass" sound to the songs to allow the player to sing along if they wish to. This is a must have for Beatles fans, I highly recommend it for every guitar player.
In short:
~ Clear Notation
~ Very consistent
~ Great Quality
~ Very pleasing to the ear
~ Sounds beyond its actual difficulty level
~ A must buy!
Decent Arrangements and A Lot Of Fun! May 29, 2007
latentaudio (western ny)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
The arrangements in this book are complex enough to be good sounding. They are also easy enough for an intermediate to play thru the songs without too much difficulty.
I taught myself how to fingerpick by using the Mark Hanson books (which are excellent). These tunes are not as complex as the arrangements in his books or Fingerstyle Guitar magazine. The tunes are challenging enough not to be boring but you won't have to work on them for days to get them sounding right.
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