The fake book index is a free service we provide which you may find useful. Authors spamming amazon with fake books, knockoffs by kevin parrish 18 april 2012 fake ebooks are becoming a widespread problem in the book industry, and amazon isnt helping the. A good way to find which books have a specific song is to use the seventh string fake book index, which allows you to search from a title from any subset of a large set of books. From jazz standards to broadway blockbusters and country classics to pop charttoppers. Your first fake book is a collection of 102 well loved popular, jazz and rock songs, in a format made eminently playable for the beginning music student.
Enter any part of the title you want to search for. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The fake book index locate tunes by title search in over 70 jazz fake books. With over 1200 songs in all styles of music, this fifth edition has been updated to include even more great songs and. Each song in a fake book contains the melody line, basic chords, and lyrics the minimal information. The san francisco public library has a large collection of fake books. Prices and availability subject to change without notice. The real book volume i c edition fake book real books hal leonard various. Find fake books in the keys of c, bflat and eflat, as well as bass clef editions. Following these were legal fakebooks published by companies such as warner brothers and hal leonard. Not all titles are available in all countries due to restrictions. The real book volume i sixth edition c edition series.
All by myself, annalena laurin, european real book, 7. But in this particular case, real seems merely an adverb modifying the adjective little. I didnt know how to read a lead sheet or a chart same thing really. However, over 8,000 songs are available in one, and only one, of the books listed below.
Fake book index seventh string fakebook database suny buffalo fake books with tables of contents playjazz. The wall of winnipeg and me by mariana zapata, the deal by elle kennedy, the kiss quotient by helen hoang, fake out b. So far, i have the hal leonard real books, volumes 1, 2, and 3, and chuck shers new real book series. When i was after a specific tune, i had to search each book s index one by one. Amazed at the hop autumn leaves bohemian rhapsody cabaret california girls centerfold chariots of fire crazy dust in the wind earth angel eleanor rigby fever fire and rain from a distance hello. The fake book collection and index san francisco public library. Do use a fake book when you dont know a tune that you have to perform on the spot. May 22, 2004 for a while i have been selling my 26 book collection of real books and fake books on ebay, and i was having great success. Fake book, a book of rough sketches of sheet music that is used, particularly in jazz, where improvisation is particularly valued. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the. They were called fake books, because the people that wrote and publish them didnt have the royalties for the songs.
Indeed, this book is real littlein fact, too little for my. Here they are, including a master index with all of these combined so you can load just the one index file and be ready to go. Save 20% on fake books at sheet music plus through march 8, 2016. A lead sheet or fake sheet is a form of musical notation that specifies the essential elements of a popular song. Shop the worlds widest selection of fake book, sheet music, music books, scores and more. Weve updated this fake book for a fourth edition to ensure that it remains the best ever. The european real book features european composers. So what is the difference between the real book and the fake.
The standards real book is standards only and has hardly any duplicate material from the new real books. As with almost all fake books, complete lyrics are included for the vocalist, with composer and performer indexes. With over 1200 songs in all styles of music, this fifth edition has been updated to include even more great songs and recent hits. This fake book search uses the index of over 60 different books to help you find the song that you are looking for.
Just classic rock real book by fake book and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I consulted the internet and found the fake book index from seventh string software, the makers of transcribethe index searches through any selection of over 70 fake books, including the six on my desk. Easy fake books general fakebooks mini fakebooks hal leonard real books sher real books search within. Music that has gone out of print in standard pianovocal format often end up in fake books. Just recently, however, the hal leonard production submitted a.
Fake book information guide seventhstring jazz musicology. Real book index 092602 2 autumn leaves r1 36 autumn nocturne srb 41 autumn serenade nr3 27 avalon r2 avance nr2 11 ay, arriba. For a while i have been selling my 26book collection of real books and fake books on ebay, and i was having great success. The best fake book ever november 1, 1990 edition open. Learn more about fake books with this great resource, how to read a fake book. Complete list of tunes alphabetical index title az sher music. One of our members andy robinson has set up a fake book index where you search for particular song, the. Various the real books are the bestselling jazz books of all time. I consulted the internet and found the fake book index from seventh string software, the makers of transcribe. The best fake book ever november 1, 1990 edition open library.
In 2004, the hal leonard corporation produced the real book sixth. Whilst the best real books remain those published by chuck sher, this 6th edition of the real book does make for an affordable collection of many of the most important pieces in the jazz repertoire. All across the city, jim hall, worlds greatest fakebook, 5. The standards real book chuck sher the latin real book chuck sher the european real book chuck sher the all jazz real book chuck sher the worlds greatest fake book chuck sher. The fake book index information seventh string software.
The melody is written in modern western music notation, the. You will nearly always find a simple lead sheet melody line plus chords, some also have lyrics, and very few have tablature or instrument specific instructions. Start by typing in the name of a song title to begin. Hal leonard created the ultimate fake book, a collection of more than 1,200 songs. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. This is perhaps the ultimate collection of fake books on one dvd. The fake book is a central part of the culture of playing music in public, particularly in jazz, where improvisation is particularly valued. Nrb1 new real book 437 239 petaluma sher nrb2 new real book. The chuck sher series have chords and melody, and lyrics where relevant. There is no song duplication between this huge fake book and the ultimate jazz fake book listed above. The fake books were replaced by real books, which means that royalties were paid to the composers. I didnt know that the antedote to my worries was sitting in a giant spiralbound book of 1500 lead sheets known as a fake book.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The real little ultimate jazz fake book hal leonard. This fake book is a cornerstone for many musicians libraries. Theres the real book, which has been around for over 60 years and is now legal. This collection is available in a c edition, eflat edition, or bflat edition. You are getting a staggering 1 70 books on the dvd if i have counted them all. In 2004, the hal leonard corporation produced the real book sixth edition. Commonly used for playing jazz tunes, fake books, sometimes referred to as real books, can be found for a variety of genres including broadway, pop, rock and even christmas. Each song in a fake book contains the melody line, basic chords, and lyrics the minimal information needed by a musician to make an impromptu arrangement of a song, or fake it. It is a searchable index of over 75 mostly jazzoriented fake books. Nrb1 new real book 437 239 petaluma sher nrb2 new real book 2 483 220 petaluma sher nrb3 new real book 3 424 197 petaluma sher wgfb worlds greatest fake book 477 209 petaluma sher.
Authors spamming amazon with fake books, knockoffs tom. Lead sheet notation provides the melody, lyrics and chords for each song. The real book volume ii second edition bass clef edition series. The real book volume 1 sixth edition for all c instruments. Do use a fake book to double check the material youre learning by ear note that fake books often contains mistakes, wrong melody notes, or incorrect chord progressions.
Do use the book as an occasional reference along with the recording in your practice. Today music publishers have realized that theres a big market for fake books and so they are now published legally. They are compilations of hundreds of songs in lead sheet notation. If you include a wrongly spelled word then you will get no hits. The original fake books infringed s, and mainly had an underground circulation, today, legal fake books can be found in most music stores. The melody is written in modern western music notation, the lyric is written as text below the staff and the harmony is specified with chord symbols above the staff.
There are other indexes available on the web, and i have made my own limited 16,000 entries spreadsheet index. The best fake book ever for keyboard, vocal, guitar, and all c instruments 3rd edition by hal leonard corp 5 want to read. If you are unsure of the spelling of any word in the title, just leave it out. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The fake books were replaced by real books, which means that royalties were paid to. A second alternative would be to have a readable index at hand that gives.
As youll see in the song index, many of the more popular songs are found in several books. The melodies and chord changes are much more reliable than in the old. Then in the 1980s chuck sher published the worlds greatest jazz fakebook, followed by the new real book volumes, which put the classic real books to shame. The table lists the fake books included in index sorted by the abbreviations used in the alphabetical song indexes provided here. For a long time, i had no idea what a fake book was. From jazz standards to broadway blockbusters and country classics to pop charttoppers, this book has the songs youre looking for all in one convenient. The melodies and chord changes are much more reliable than in the old days and the selection of songs are generally better. Easy fake books general fakebooks mini fakebooks hal leonard real books sher real. Fake book information guide seventhstring free download as text file. International music dealers can order by phone 818 8915999 or by fax 818 8935560. The real book playalong volume 1 ad 3cd set series. A fake book is a collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs. So if you have a couple of fake books, each with 200600 or in the case of the new generations of hal. The all jazz real book is classic, contemporary and latin jazz and comes with a cd of 37 melodies.
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