The Easy Country Fake Book: Over 100 Songs in the Key of "C" (Melody, Lyrics and Simplified Chords)

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More than 100 country favorites all in the key of C, arranged with simplified harmonies and melodies and complete lyrics: All My Ex's Live in Texas * Blue * Breathe * Cold, Cold Heart * Crazy * Daddy Sang Bass * Forever and Ever, Amen * Friends in Low Places * The Gambler * God Bless the U.S.A. * He Stopped Loving Her Today * Here You Come Again * I Fall to Pieces * I Love a Rainy Night * Jolene * Okie from Muskogee * Ring of Fire * Tennessee Waltz * Walkin' After Midnight * You Decorated My Life * Your Cheatin' Heart * and many more.. (Easy Fake Book)

A solid list of songs for the less experienced musician. Pete from across the River Hal Leonard has a series of "Easy" fake books. These have the treble clef in notation with the chord information along the top of the staff. The "easy" series books have all arrangements converted to the Key of C. (This key conversion is helpful to the relatively inexperienced, but some songs actually might have been better if presented in the key of G or F (one sharp/flat) which most less experienced musicians should be able to deal with. The arrangements are also somewhat simplified (though less so than Hal Leonard's E-Z Play arrangements).This is a nice selection of country tunes that can be the core of someone's collection. "Mostly country Mostly popular Mostly easy!" according to Harvey Charles. This is a very good "easy" book. If you are into country music, chances are you will be familiar with most of the selections (about 80% of them have received more than one million views on youTube, and many in the tens of millions). The selections are all in the key of C, though more than Mostly country Mostly popular Mostly easy! Harvey Charles This is a very good "easy" book. If you are into country music, chances are you will be familiar with most of the selections (about 80% of them have received more than one million views on youTube, and many in the tens of millions). The selections are all in the key of C, though more than 40% have one or more accidentals not in this key, a problem for "pure" diatonic instruments, but not for such chromatic instruments as the guitar and piano. Some diatonic folk and country instruments, such as Hohner double-row accordions (melodeons), can include several accidentals, and allow nearly 90% of the selections here to be played as . 0% have one or more accidentals not in this key, a problem for "pure" diatonic instruments, but not for such chromatic instruments as the guitar and piano. Some diatonic folk and country instruments, such as Hohner double-row accordions (melodeons), can include several accidentals, and allow nearly 90% of the selections here to be played as . Absolutely great for a beginner! I really love this book! I can play some of these songs already. (I am just beginning to play a piano keyboard.) And I feel certain that I will be able to master most of these songs in the near future. These arrangements are ideal for a beginner piano/keyboard player!

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