- Hardcover: 1136 pages
- Publisher: Music Sales Ltd (26 Feb 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 071193293X
- ISBN-13: 978-0711932937
- Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 20 x 6.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 308,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is ideal for those of you that read music, but can also be of interest for those that don't, since lyrics, chords and tablature are provided.
Most of the songs consist of the following;
Most of the songs consist of the following;
Vocal Staff: melody line, harmonies, chord symbols(above the staff) and lyrics below.
Others Staff: Piano/Brass/Strings/Organ/chorus harmonies e.t.c
Guitar1 Staff with Tablature staff below: Melody line with chords.
Guitar2 Staff with Tablature staff below: Melody line with chords.
(If it's a rhythm guitar, then staff has rhythm/strum patterns and 'tab' has chord diagrams.)
Bass Staff with Tablature staff below: Melody line with chords.
Drums (Bass clef) Staff : Bass drum (A), Snare (E), Hi tom (G), floor tom (C), hats & cymbals (B above), Hat with foot (F below)
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a classic book. It's the most talked about rock sheet-music book in score format. But it has ALOT of mistakes (duh!)! Some of the songs are way off - especially the songs with more than 4 instruments! The transcriptions are sloppy. And being handwritten makes the pages look ugly. I think Barnes Music Engraving Ltd. should go through the entire Beatles catalogue and transcribe all of the albums! The "Off The Record" series are, for lack of a better word, perfect! The Beatles Complete Scores should at least be revised and edited. They need it! This book is far too important to be left alone! Please, guys, edit this book until it is perfect! How 'bout it Hal Leonard?
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
After watching archive footage of The Beatles performances; I noticed that the fingering of the bass guitar, in this book, was often different from that of Paul McCartneys,I was confused for a while, but then I happened to read an article where McCartney talks of retuning his bass down one semitone, in order to avoid playing in open E. So, when you read a review that slags off a Beatles book, you might want to bear this in mind; since The Beatles used all sorts of tricks like: capos, retuning e.t.c. to make their jobs easier. Unfortunately, for us, this means that we would need about three or more instruments, all with differing tunings, in order to play all of their songs exactly as they did. This is a great book, again it's not perfect, but the author has done a pretty good job.
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You get exactly what you expect!
Great product and price. Everything you would expect. Can not think of one negative thing. Awesome that it's available and that somebody took the time to compose it.
Published 26 days ago by Sam
Not for the purist
This was one of the first books I ever book when I was starting out as a pianist, and also having a love for The Beatles. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. W. Yip
Good reference, but not authoritative
You can just imagine the conversation at Shinko Co. Ltd Head Office sometime in '87/'88: 'Tetsuya, Yuji, Hajime, Goro (the listed transcribers) we've got a little project for you... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Stuart Morton
A Compleat Beatles' Feast
Why should one buy lyrics and scores in the Internet Age? True, on the Web you can find all the Beatles' lyrics, and many of their scores, but you have to look for them, print them... Read more
Published 14 months ago by The bookloving Norman
The Definitive Beatles - at last
The Book is beautifully presented,in a slip/box cover, and is high quality,and has the complete scores in the original recorded keys. Read more
Published 16 months ago by wazzo
Just short of excellent
This is good, really good, but there are number of annoying errors that spoil it. It really does need a second edition. Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2009 by Martin W
Beatles Complete Scores
The Beatles Complete Scores is exactly what it says in the title. Very useful if you need scores WITH a bass line included - which I did. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2009 by P. A. Hollands
The best book there is
I have owned at one time or another the 4 Lennon McCartney song books.
The major flaw with those books was that they replicated the melody line and attached a chord, but... Read more
The major flaw with those books was that they replicated the melody line and attached a chord, but... Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2009 by L. Power
The Beatles Complete Scores?...... Not Really!!
Okay, all the songs are here, including the songs thatt they covered like Mr Postman, Twist & Shout etc, but I'm afraid that's where the good things stop with this book. Read more
Published on 16 July 2008 by Mr. A. J. Betts
A Classic Tribute
A classic tribute to a band that inspired everyone one from Oasis to The Buzz Kids.
Rousing, classy, anthemic - but always pure pop. Read more
Rousing, classy, anthemic - but always pure pop. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2008 by Fred Bookie
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