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(More customer reviews)For the money, this is an excellent book. First, it has 63 songs, which is more than most songbooks. It has all the classics you'd expect, plus more obscure songs that are great to have as well. It also includes some recent songs from "Time Out of Mind" and "Love and Theft."
Second, all the songs are written in the correct key (at least all the songs I've played). Most other books will transpose songs into different keys, with the idea that it's easier to utilize open chords as opposed to more complicated barre chords. However, this book tells you exactly where to put the capo, so by doing that, you can play songs in their original keys, plus still not have to use many barre chords. That means you can actually play along with many of the original recordings, something I've done plenty of, and it ends up sounding really good. It's also a terrific way to practice the songs.
Third, this is not an "easy" songbook with watered-down chords (I realize that some may not see this as a positive). While I wouldn't call it difficult, the book uses many slash chords (ie C/G), plus a few diminished, ninth, and suspended chords here and there, along with the usual assortment of open chords. Please don't be intimidated by this... I actually found it a useful and fun way to learn new chords. I found my chord "vocabulary" quickly widened as a result of this book. Though not necessarily for beginners, it's definitely an easy book for beginner/intermediate players to use. They also include chords for whole songs, whereas many books will only diagram portions of songs, leaving it to you to figure out the rest, which I always find frustrating. Though chord patterns will obviously repeat in any given song, this book helps you know exactly where the chord changes should be for the entirety of a song.
My one complaint, and the reason this is "only" a four star review instead of a five star one, is how they present the chord diagrams. For a given song, all the chord names are right there above the lyrics. However, if you don't know how to play a particular chord, you have to refer to the pull-out page in the back that has all the chords used in the book. Because of the large number of chords, this makes finding a particular chord a more involved task than I think it should be. Frankly, I don't see why they couldn't have just printed the chord diagrams at the beginning of each song like most other songbooks do. Though seemingly a minor inconvenience, it's a bit annoying to have to constantly refer to the back of the book to find a chord.
Overall, because of its price, large number of songs, and general accuracy, I'd say this is the best Dylan songbook I've found, and I've played many...
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This surprisingly compact pocket-sized book boasts a massive selection of songs by the greatest protest singer of all time, arranged with full lyrics and guitar chords. From Like A Rolling Stone to All Along The Watchtower, this collectable edition features all the Dylan tunes you could ever want to play, and each song is complete with a handy chord reference sheet. An ideal addition to your guitar case, ensuring that you will never again be stuck for a crowd-pleasing favorite that everyone will know and love.
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