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All you folks complaining about print would complain about the price of multiple volumes

2008-06-29
It is completley insane to criticize this great collection for the size of the print. If you are a SERIOUS performing musician, get a cheap software music publishing program and produce your own lead sheets for performance.

Use this to learn and something else to perform. Or - here's a crazy idea - actually memorize what you learn so you don't all look like geeks!

I will now excuse myself from this discussion and head over to a Bible review page to criticize every existing edition for small print...

Beatle book

2008-06-15
This is a great book! Anybody interested in playing Beatle songs should have this book. The parts are written out note for note and so far seem pretty accurate. When I pick it up it's hard to put down.

Where's the revision??

2008-05-01
Yeah, there are errors; but with so much of it right on, me thinks it's as much a printer's error rather than the transcriber's error. And sure the font could be bigger, but then you'd have to have 2 or 3 volumes, and 2 or 3 times the cost. Overall, an outstanding attempt to capture the Fab Four's sound on paper. Now, where's the revision??

The Beatles - Complete Scores

2008-05-01
Awesome in it's scope and presentation. I don't know how publishers of songbooks or sheet music get away with publishing so very many wrong versions of songs. We all pay good money so we can learn how to play our favorite songs - and so much more often than not, these publications are wrong.

Not this one. E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G is here, and it actually correct! You may think its a little expensive, but it SO worth the investment. I cannot tell you how very much I am thankful to my friend Corey for telling me this existed!

Beatles

2008-04-13
I should have considered the comments of other reviewers who said the print was too small - IT IS. OK, the book is great but not as user friendly as others.

Great Deal, Awesome Book

2008-04-07
A fitting tribute to possibly the greatest pop band ever The Beatles! This outstanding hard-cover edition features over 1100 pages with full scores and lyrics to all 213 titles recorded by The Beatles. Guitar and bass parts are in both standard notation and tablature. Also includes a full discography. The book is packaged in its own protective box. A must-own for any serious Beatles fan or collector!

What It Is, What It Isn't

2008-04-02
This is not a beginner's chord book. It contains the music for all the recorded Beatle songs-but not the ones they wrote and gave to other artists. The scores are broken down by instrument ie the bass part, guitar II, etc. The accuracy level is pretty good, but I have found several mistakes. Despite that, you can learn a lot from this book about how to play these songs correctly, and in the original key. Want to know that sweet little turnaround lick from "Here Comes The Sun"? This is the place (hint-capo 7th fret).
The print is very small, and does not lend itself to sight-reading. It's better to just figure out the part, then put the book away, and play!

The Beatles Complete Score 5 to 2 = 3

2008-03-17
Who gives this Five Stars your nuts! Yes, it is very accurate and helpful. You do need a magnifying glass if you were really there in 1963 like I was. Now if you are under 25 and just discovering the Fab Four you can probably read it ok. I am taking this thing apart and I am going to Kinko's and make my own large print edition. I'm going to do it a little bit at a time each week. The publisher really screwed up with the format or did they? I still paid about $70.00 when it first came out so I guess they didn't screw up. I would of gladly paid $100.00 for larger print and pages you can actually lay flat.

History's Best Composers

2008-02-13
An amazing break down of the creative musical genius of the Fab Four. Its almost like being in their creative minds and the different composing styles of John, Paul, George and Ringo are really amazing to see. I recommend this to anyone who has been touched by this group's music whether or not you ever picked up a musical instrument. This will be passed down to my generations.
Joe Barba

Best Beatles music guide ever!

2008-02-11
This is the best book available for learning Beatles music. It is transcribed great and seems to have every instrument available. Also every song the Beatles ever wrote. How can you beat that?