I got a hammered dulcimer for my birthday and wanted to play the music I listen to, Beatles, Who, Led Zeppelin, even Bee Gees, so it's suddenly put me in a position of checking for the good, bad, and mediocre of music books. This is one of the better ones. Put the complaints about the print size aside, if you aren't conducting a band chances are you're likely to transcribe just your instrument. Some of the phrasing is cut at an annoying place, Lucy in the Sky comes to mind, but get off your lazy duff. Forget chords, this book has staff music for every voice, guitar, bass, drums, sitar, and what not that made it to the recording. No Mellotron transcribed for guitar here.
For example While My Guitar Gently Weeps, you get the piano lead in, George's acoustic, Eric Clapton's electric, and Macca's bass. Norwegian Wood has the sitar parts. I've been able to read music for 25 years and learned from this book that drums can be charted on a staff as well. It's not that hard and worth the effort, especially if like me you're on a solo instrument. Some bass bits, like the intro to Lucy in The Sky, need to be worked in and they're there. Having the drums, take Lucy again and that bit just before the chorus, is icing on the cake.Get more detail about The Beatles - Complete Scores (Transcribed Score).
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