The Beatles For Acoustic Guitar

Beatles For Classical Guitar

2009-07-27T17:36:00.000-07:00

One of the big events in fingerstyle guitar playing many years ago was the publication of a music book called "Beatles For Classical Guitar". This was the world's first attempt to mix the simplicity of the Beatles' tunes with the complexity of classical guitar technique.

One of the first things that fingerpicking guitar players who were not trained in classical guitar playing noticed was that the fingerings to some of the tunes were much more difficult to execute than they had been used to. But no pain, no gain. The trickier arrangements indicated how much more musical richness had been found in these more complicated arrangements of familiar songs.

Some guitar players thought that a book of classical guitar arrangements of the work of The Beatles was just a gimmick. They expected that a minimal amount of work went into these arrangements just to produce popular music for the "egghead market". In fact the songs are all substantial arrangements that many classical guitarists find extremely satisfying to play.

People who loved the Beatles' music found that the songs had not been rendered unrecognizable in the process of arranging them for fingerpicking. The songs were arranged for guitar players who could read standard musical notation and they were not the kind of arrangements that could be played right through on sight the first time you saw them. The pieces asked you to pay some attention and make some effort. Once you get the feel of the way the songs have been interpreted you can let your familiarity with the songs guide you as you play.

Some guitar players are going to feel cheated by the fact that there are not tabs but the pieces are a bit too complicated to be translated into tab effectively. Guitarists who are used to playing using sheet music will be gratified that the music is not made more complicated by the addition of a tab line.

Here is the list of songs:

Across The Universe
Ask Me Why
Come Together
Cry Baby Cry
Day Tripper
For No One
From Me To You
Hello, Goodbye
Here Comes The Sun
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
I Will
I'll Follow The Sun
I'm A Loser
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
I'm Only Sleeping
I'm So Tired
In My Life
The Long And Winding Road
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
No Reply
Nowhere Man
P.S. I Love You
Penny Lane
Something
Things We Said Today
This Boy (Ringo's Theme)
Two Of Us
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Yesterday
You're Going To Lose That Girl

You might be surprised by the inclusion of some of the tunes in a collection of guitar solos. So go ahead and try them out.

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Easy To Learn Guitar Tabs

2009-03-16T15:03:00.001-07:00

Here is a list of songs that are available as tabs for you to keep for when your guitar playing has grown past the beginner stage. Out of this list, the songs that fall into the "easy to learn guitar tabs" classification are: Angie by The Rolling Stones, Blowin' In The Wind by Bob Dylan, Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison, A Day In The Life, Here, There And Everywhere and Hey Jude by The Beatles, I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash, Tears In Heaven by Eric Clapton, Gloria by Van Morrison, Hotel California by The Eagles, Behind Blue Eyes by The Who I Remember You by Skid Row, Come As You Are by Nirvana, Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton, Knockin' On Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan, Horse With No Name by America and White Room by Cream. According to some guitarists, Horse With No Name is THE easiest rock song to play, using only two chords.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

2009-03-09T03:36:00.000-07:00

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Harrison-Clapton Collaboration gives you the lowdown on the historic recording session when an outsider was welcomed into the studio to play lead guitar on a Beatles track.

The Beatles Greatest Hits - Easy Guitar

2008-04-07T16:37:00.000-07:00

By The Beatles. Easy guitar tablature songbook (simplified guitar/vocal arrangements) for easy guitar and voice. Series: Hal Leonard Easy Guitar. 64 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

With guitar tablature, standard notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams and strum and pick patterns.
19 songs, including: Can't Buy Me Love * Eleanor Rigby * A Hard Day's Night * Hey Jude * Let It Be * Penny Lane * She Loves You * Ticket to Ride * Yesterday * and more.

great song
"easy reading great sounds"
-- john a from buffalo, August 01, 2006
Great book!
"My daughter has been playing the guitar for one year with the Childbloom Guitar Program and loves this book! She even practices extra time without being asked. We have found the book very easy to use. "
-- Anonymous from Denton, TX, February 28, 2007
The Beatles Greatest Hits - Easy Guitar

Fingerpicking Beatles

2008-03-24T16:45:00.000-07:00

By The Beatles, arranged by Fred Sokolow. Guitar tablature songbook for guitar and voice. 64 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

With guitar tablature, standard guitar notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams, performance notes, introductory text and chord dictionary.
20 favorites, including Eleanor Rigby, Here, There And Everywhere, While My Guitar Gently Weeps and more.

Turns guitar into orchestra
"For years I've been searching for the ultimate fingerpicking book that not only transcribed the tunes of the Beatles accurately, but also captured the flavor and in my opinion the essence of the songs themselves. Needless to say if you too have been searching, search no more. Fingerpicking Beatles is the book for you. Fred Sokolow has done an excellent job in taking some very extravagant tunes (Eleanor Rigby for one) using basically first position chords and turning it into a fingerpicking guitarist dream. I highly recommend this publication."
-- Vincent from Newport News Va, November 14, 2000
Not the tab for what is on record
"I just wanted to make that point for anybody out there that wants to play the versions of these tunes like the Beatles play them. This book is not that. This book contains fingerpicking arrangements of these songs. The arrangements are made by the author. The arrangements are fine in their own right but if you are looking for a book that has the real tab for "Yesterday" stay away from this one. IF you are looking for the real stuff on record I recommend the 1962-1966 tab book or the Beatles complete scores."
-- Anonymous from Washington DC, February 06, 2001
Solo Guitarist
"This is a great book for playing Beatle songs without the accompaniment of a band and is fairly easy to play. Some songs are not in the same key as the original recordings but by using your capo you can play along with the record. I’ve been playing guitar for 20+ years but have only been playing fingerstyle for the past two and this book was a big help. "
-- Neil Juhnke from Cleveland, OH., December 26, 2002
Great for solo performance
"This book is great if you're looking for material for a solo performance. The arrangements are well done and sound great.
The songs are not too difficult but everybody tells me that it sounds difficult while I play it for them.
Great book but don't buy it if you just want to play the songs exactly as recorded."
-- Anonymous from Humble, Texas, September 27, 2005
Fingerpicking Beatles

The Beatles Guitar Techniques

2008-03-17T16:47:00.000-07:00

By The Beatles. Instructional book (guitar excerpts only) for guitar and voice. 144 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

With guitar tablature, standard notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams, instructional text and introductory text.
Not only is this a stylistic analysis of the guitar licks and solos of the Beatles, but a deeper study of John, Paul and George's individual guitar concepts andtechniques. A wonderful chronological sampling of early and later Beatles material is covered, complete with lessons and details on the Beatle who actually played the guitar parts. A must for anyone wanting an inside look at the Beatles songs.
Contents:
Across The Universe
Act Naturally
All My Loving
And I Love Her
And Your Bird Can Sing
Bad Boy
Because
Blackbird
Can't Buy Me Love
Come Together
The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
Day Tripper
Dear Prudence
Dizzy Miss Lizzie
Drive My Car
Eight Days A Week
Fixing A Hole
Flying
The Fool On The Hill
From Me To You
Get Back
Getting Better
Girl
Good Morning Good Morning
Hello, Goodbye
Help!
Helter Skelter
Here, There And Everywhere
Hey Bulldog
Hold Me Tight
Honey Don't
I Call Your Name
I Feel Fine
I Need You
I Should Have Known Better
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Want To Tell You
I Will
I'm A Loser
I'm Down
I'm Only Sleeping
It Won't Be Long
Julia
Lady Madonna
Let It Be
Love Me Do
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Michelle
Mother Nature's Son
The Night Before
Nowhere Man
Octopus's Garden
Oh! Darling
Paperback Writer
Please Please Me
Polythene Pam
Revolution
Rocky Raccoon
She Loves You
She Said She Said
She's A Woman
Something
Sun King
Taxman
This Boy (Ringo's Theme)
Till There Was You
Twist And Shout
Wait
We Can Work It Out
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
With A Little Help From My Friends
The Word
Words Of Love
Yes It Is
You Can't Do That
You Never Give Me Your Money
You Won't See Me
Get Back
The End
Birthday
Need
"This is it! Many, many selections to choose from. While a few songs are presented in their entirety, the majority of the book contains the main riffs or solos from the songs. So don't think you're getting everything for this price. Granted, some songs only contain one main riff or two, so you end up getting almost the whole song anyway. Most of the songs are from the "White" album and before. Great commentary and insight on the guitar styles of the group. All guitar parts are noted with who played them. Several can't be determined as George, Paul, and John couldn't remember who played what on a few tracks! Good mix of acoustic and electric songs. "Come together" and learn these tunes!"
-- Greg S. from Lewis Center, OH, June 07, 2002
The Beatles Guitar Techniques - Transcribed Solos And Excerpts

The Beatles

2008-03-10T16:50:00.000-07:00

By The Beatles. Guitar/vocal songbook for voice and C instrument. Series: Hal Leonard Paperback Songs. 255 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

With vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams.
The Beatles' best, all in a very handy, perfectly portable paperback! Features arrangements of over 100 songs, including: All My Loving * Back in the U.S.S.R. * The Ballad of John and Yoko * Birthday * Can't Buy Me Love * Come Together * Don't Let Me Down * Eleanor Rigby * The Fool on the Hill * Get Back * Here Comes the Sun * Hey Jude * I'll Follow the Sun * If I Fell * Let It Be * The Long and Winding Road * Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds * Martha My Dear * Norwegian Wood * Paperback Writer * Penny Lane * Revolution * Ticket to Ride * Twist and Shout * When I'm Sixty-Four * Yellow Submarine * Yesterday * and more. 4-1/8 inch x 6-3/4 inch.
Great Little Books
"I play chromatic harmonica so the format for these paperbacks are perfect. If you don't sight read music, you will by the time you pencil in all your tabulations. I bought the Beatles Greatest Hits in the Harmonica Series before finding this and was disapointed that the music notation and keys had been simplified to accomodate the diatonic harmonica ... most songs just didn't sound right. Not in this baby, it's the real thing. Mine is dog eared from use and I've bought 5 more books in the series."
-- Blake from Arlington, TX, January 16, 2004
The Beatles

The Beatles Favorites

2008-03-03T16:51:00.000-08:00

By The Beatles. Songbook for easy guitar and voice. Series: Strum It (Guitar). 64 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

With strum and pick patterns, vocal melody, lyrics and chord names.
Books in our Strum It series contain complete songs in their original keys, complete with authentic chords, strum patterns, melody and lyrics, so guitarists can play along with the actual recordings of their favorite songs. This fantastic folio features 23 classic Beatles hits, including: Can't Buy Me Love * Eight Days a Week * From Me to You * A Hard Day's Night * Hey Jude * I Saw Her Standing There * I Should Have Known Better * In My Life * Let It Be * Love Me Do * Nowhere Man * Rocky Raccoon * Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band * She Loves You * Something * We Can Work It Out * Yesterday * and more.
Good For Sing Along Guitar Playing
"Here's a perfect book for those who want to play Beatles tunes on acoustic guitar, but don't need solos and such. If you want chords, lyrics, and strum patterns for classic songs, this is the book for you. Who doesn't know at least half these songs! Take this book for what it's worth; there is no Tab and no solos. Again, you can play these on an electric, but this format lends itself more to acoustic guitar. The songs are pretty "strummy". Enjoy!"
-- Greg S. from Lewis Center, OH, December 02, 2002
The Beatles Favorites

The Beatles Favorites - transcriptions

2008-02-25T16:54:00.000-08:00

By The Beatles. Signature Licks Guitar (Authentic guitar transcriptions in notes and tab). Softcover with CD. 88 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Learn the trademark riffs and solos behind rock's most influential band! This unique guitar instruction book/CD pack in our Signature Licks series lets you learn to play 21 top songs by The Beatles. It features easy-to-follow, step-by-step breakdowns in notes and tab for: Kansas City * Let It Be * Michelle * Nowhere Man * Paperback Writer * Polythene Pam * Revolution * Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band * She Came in Through the Bathroom Window * She Said She Said * She's a Woman * Slow Down * Something * Taxman * Ticket to Ride * Till There Was You * Twist and Shout * While My Guitar Gently Weeps * Words of Love * You Can't Do That * You Never Give Me Your Money.
Bealtes tabs
"This book is very good , the only thing is not all the titles are complete,some are just solos. That said I'll probably buy another."
-- Michael from P.A., May 08, 2007
The Beatles Favorites

The Beatles Guitar

2008-02-18T16:55:00.000-08:00

By The Beatles. Guitar Book. 210 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.
This unique publication contains 52 favorite Beatles songs arranged exclusively for the guitar. It is designed to provide an accurate look into the lead and rhythm guitar styles of George Harrison and John Lennon. Instead of providing transcriptions of the guitars off the record, these arrangements use the musical elements of the bass, drums, keyboards and guitars all incorporated into one guitar so that they can be played alone or in a band. Written in tablature, this book also provides numbers, strums, accents and picking patterns for those who do not read music.
Contents:
All My Loving
Anytime At All
Baby You're A Rich Man
Back In The U.S.S.R.
Blackbird
Can't Buy Me Love
Carry That Weight
Day Tripper
Dear Prudence
Eight Days A Week
Eleanor Rigby
Fixing A Hole
Getting Better
Good Day Sunshine
Good Morning Good Morning
A Hard Day's Night
Hello, Goodbye
Help!
Hey Jude
Hold Me Tight
I Feel Fine
I Should Have Known Better
I Will
I'll Cry Instead
I'm A Loser
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
I'm Looking Through You
I'm So Tired
It Won't Be Long
Lady Madonna
Little Child
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Michelle
No Reply
Paperback Writer
Run For Your Life
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
Ticket To Ride
We Can Work It Out
Why Don't We Do It In The Road
With A Little Help From My Friends
You Can't Do That
You Never Give Me Your Money
You Won't See Me
You're Going To Lose That Girl
Your Mother Should Know
Tell Me Why
It's Only Love
Come Together
Julia
She's A Woman
Girl
The Beatles Guitar

The Beatles Book

2008-01-27T16:56:00.000-08:00

By The Beatles. Easy Guitar (Simplified arrangements for guitar). 176 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.
An incredible collection of 100 Beatles' favorites arranged for easy guitar, including: Across the Universe * All My Loving * All You Need Is Love * And I Love Her * Baby You're a Rich Man * The Ballad of John and Yoko * Because * Birthday * Come Together * A Day in the Life * Drive My Car * Eleanor Rigby * Give Peace a Chance * Good Day Sunshine * Help! * Helter Skelter * Here Comes the Sun * Hey Jude * I Saw Her Standing There * I'll Follow the Sun * If I Fell * Lady Madonna * Love Me Do * Magical Mystery Tour * Michelle * Penny Lane * Revolution * Something * Strawberry Fields Forever * Taxman * Twist and Shout * Yesterday * and more.
The Beatles Book

The Beatles Guitar Chord Songbook J-Y

2008-01-19T16:57:00.000-08:00

By The Beatles. Guitar Chord Songbook. 232 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.
Volume J-Y features complete lyrics, chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams for 100 more Beatles hits, including: Lady Madonna * Let It Be * The Long and Winding Road * Love Me Do * Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds * Michelle * Money (That's What I Want) * Norwegian Wood * Nowhere Man * Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da * Paperback Writer * Penny Lane * Revolution * Rocky Raccoon * Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band * She Loves You * Something * Strawberry Fields Forever * Taxman * Twist and Shout * We Can Work It Out * When I'm Sixty-Four * With a Little Help from My Friends * Yellow Submarine * Yesterday * You've Got to Hide Your Love Away * and more.
The Beatles Guitar Chord Songbook J-Y.

The Beatles Guitar Chord Songbook A-I

2008-01-12T16:58:00.000-08:00

By The Beatles. Guitar Chord Songbook. 232 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.
An awesome reference of Beatles hits from A-I, this collection includes complete lyrics, chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams for 100 songs in a 6 inch. x 9 inch. format for ultimate convenience and mobility! Songs include: Across the Universe * All My Loving * All You Need Is Love * And I Love Her * Baby You're a Rich Man * Back in the U.S.S.R. * The Ballad of John and Yoko * Blackbird * Can't Buy Me Love * A Day in the Life * Day Tripper * Do You Want to Know a Secret? * Eight Days a Week * Eleanor Rigby * Get Back * Good Day Sunshine * A Hard Day's Night * Help! * Here Comes the Sun * Hey Jude * I Saw Her Standing There * If I Fell * In My Life * and more!
The Beatles Guitar Chord Songbook A-I

The Beatles for Easy Guitar Tab

2008-01-05T16:59:00.000-08:00

By The Beatles. Easy Guitar (Simplified arrangements for guitar). With notes and tablature. 64 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Includes 13 hit Beatles songs: A Day in the Life * A Hard Day's Night * And I Love Her * Day Tripper * Eight Days a Week * Get Back * Help! * Hey Jude * I Feel Fine * Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds * Please Please Me * Ticket to Ride * Yesterday.
Help! I Need a Better Book....
"There are a ton of great Beatles books out there, however, this isn't one of them. I was struck at the complexity of the suggested chords for a book aimed at beginners; it's way over the top. And while having the tab is nice, beginners are much better off just strumming these tunes, as the Beatles themselves did. I strongly suggest another Hal Leonard book also available on this site The Beatles: Complete Easy Guitar. The chords are easier and the song selection is vast. It's $5 more, but ten times the book."
-- Kelly Sullivan from Nantucket, MA, June 17, 2001
The Beatles for Easy Guitar Tab

About The Beatles

2007-12-30T17:00:00.000-08:00

The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They are the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band in the history of popular music. Their innovative music and cultural impact helped define the 1960s, In the United Kingdom, The Beatles released more than 40 different singles, albums, and EPs that reached number one. This commercial success was repeated in many other countries: their record company, EMI, estimated that by 1985 they'd sold over one billion discs and tapes worldwide. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the Beatles #1 on their list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

http://beatles.totallyexplained.com/

The Beatles: Best of the Beatles for Acoustic Guitar

2007-12-30T05:33:00.000-08:00

With guitar tablature, standard notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams and guitar notation legend. Classic Rock, Britpop, Psychedelic Rock and Instructional.
Learn the trademark acoustic guitar elements of rock's most influential band! This book/CD pack by guitar dean Wolf Marshall provides in-depth analysis of 21 songs.
The best Beatles Book
"This is the best Beatles book you can buy for acoustic guitar. All songs in this book are composed exactly the way they were originally by the Fab Four."
-- Mike from New York, April 10, 2006
This is a Genuine Beatles Songbook
"This book contains the real music that the beatles played on the CD's you listen to. This book includes both John Lennons acoustic guitar and George Harrisons lead guitar where you can learn to play.This book gives you the guitar chords to play, how to play them, tablatures, and even the CD that plays all the Beatles songs in this book at its normal pace, and then slowly so you can make sure your playing right. I've read that some people say this book is complicated and hard to play, but thats just because the Beatles didn't play simple songs. If you want to play these wonderful songs on your guitar, get this book and I guarentee you'll love it."
-- Chris from Carmel, CA, April 28, 2004
Quite difficult, lot of no standard
"I thought this book would be easier.
I lik e that there is an acompanying CD.
I do not like the non standard tunings.
And everything is rather complicated."
-- pluus_x from the Netherlands, November 22, 2003
THE Best
"There should be more books such as this that has a cd in it that you can listen to and play along with. It creates a better atmosphere for learning. "
-- Anthony from New York, July 24, 2003
Awesome Songbook !!!
"If you love the Beatles as much as I do and find it difficult to find accurate books for guitar, this book is for you.
The book is excellent. Having the accompaning CD adds greatly to the to the learning experience. This author has done his homework by playing the guitar parts on the CD with accompanying instruments at various levels. He first will play the entire song, then he we play the seperate guitar parts at various speeds so you can repeat them back note by note. You get music, tab, recorded songs with full backing instruments, and more.
I hope this author can expand on this book with other Beatle acoustic guitar books. He does offer other books in this format for the electric guitar. I own them ALL."
-- Brian W from Milwaukee, WI, July 07, 2002
Buy this book
"This is the best songbook I have ever purchased. If you are considering buying this book, stop considering and buy it. You'll love it, I promise."
-- Kevin from Arlington Heights, IL, May 16, 2002
The Beatles: Best of the Beatles for Acoustic Guitar

The Beatles and their musical influences

2007-12-23T17:01:00.000-08:00

The Beatles led the mid-1960s musical "British Invasion" into the United States. Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1950s rock and roll and homegrown skiffle, the group explored genres ranging from Tin Pan Alley to psychedelic rock. Their clothes, styles, and statements made them trend-setters, while their growing social awareness saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.
The Beatles' constant demands to create new sounds on every new recording, combined with George Martin's arranging abilities and the studio expertise of EMI staff engineers such as Norman Smith, Ken Townshend and Geoff Emerick, all played significant parts in the innovative sounds of the albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967).
The Beatles continued to absorb influences long after their initial success, often finding new musical and lyrical avenues by listening to their contemporaries. Among those influences were Bob Dylan, who influenced songs such as "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" and "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)". Other contemporary influences included the Byrds and the Beach Boys, whose album Pet Sounds was a favourite of McCartney's.
http://beatles.totallyexplained.com/

The Beatles in the recording studio

2007-12-07T17:02:00.000-08:00

Along with studio tricks such as sound effects, unconventional microphone placements, tape loops, double tracking and vari-speed recording, the Beatles began to augment their recordings with instruments that were unconventional for rock music at the time. These included string and brass ensembles as well as Indian instruments such as the sitar and the swarmandel. They also used early electronic instruments such as the Mellotron, with which McCartney supplied the flute voices on the intro to "Strawberry Fields Forever", and the ondioline, an electronic keyboard that created the unusual oboe-like sound on "Baby You're a Rich Man".
Beginning with the use of a string quartet (arranged by George Martin with input from McCartney) on "Yesterday" in 1965, the Beatles pioneered a modern form of art song, exemplified by the double-quartet string arrangement on "Eleanor Rigby" (1966), "Here, There and Everywhere" (1966) and "She's Leaving Home" (1967). A televised performance of Bach's Brandenberg Concerto No. 2 directly inspired McCartney's use of a piccolo trumpet on the arrangement of "Penny Lane". The Beatles moved towards psychedelia with "Rain" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" from 1966, and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "I Am the Walrus" from 1967.
http://beatles.totallyexplained.com/

The Beatles musical instruments

2007-12-01T17:03:00.000-08:00

Rickenbacker, Gretsch, Epiphone, Gibson, Fender, and C.F. Martin & Company guitars
Höfner, Fender and Rickenbacker basses
Vox, Fender, and Selmer amplifiers
Premier and Ludwig drums
Zildjian cymbals
Steinway, and Blüthner pianos
Hammond, Vox and Lowrey electric organs
Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, and Hohner Pianet electric pianos
Moog Modular synthesiser
Mellotron Polyphonic Keyboard
Neumann, AKG, and STC microphones
http://beatles.totallyexplained.com/

Best of the Beatles for Acoustic Guitar

2007-11-24T12:53:00.000-08:00

By The Beatles. Guitar tablature songbook (song excerpts only) and examples CD for guitar and voice. Series: Hal Leonard Guitar Signature Licks. 79 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.
With guitar tablature, standard notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams and guitar notation legend.
Learn the trademark acoustic guitar elements of rock's most influential band! This book/CD pack by guitar dean Wolf Marshall provides in-depth analysis of 21 songs.

About Hal Leonard Guitar Signature Licks
The Signature Licks book/audio packs are especially formatted to give guitarists instruction on how to play a particular artist style by using the actual transcribed, "right from the record" licks! Designed for use by anyone from beginner right up to the experienced player who is looking to expand their insight. The books contain full performance notes and an overview of each artist or group's style with transcriptions in notes and tab. The audio accompaniment features playing tips and techniques, as well as playing examples at a slower tempo.
Contents:
Across The Universe
Revolution
And I Love Her
Blackbird
Girl
Her Majesty
Here Comes The Sun
Hey Jude
I'm Looking Through You
I've Just Seen A Face
Julia
Long Long Long
Lovely Rita
Mother Nature's Son
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Rocky Raccoon
Till There Was You
Two Of Us
Yesterday
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
I Will

Buy this book
"This is the best songbook I have ever purchased. If you are considering buying this book, stop considering and buy it. You'll love it, I promise."
- Kevin from Arlington Heights, IL, May 16, 2002
Awesome Songbook !!!
"If you love the Beatles as much as I do and find it difficult to find accurate books for guitar, this book is for you.
The book is excellent. Having the accompaning CD adds greatly to the to the learning experience. This author has done his homework by playing the guitar parts on the CD with accompanying instruments at various levels. He first will play the entire song, then he we play the seperate guitar parts at various speeds so you can repeat them back note by note. You get music, tab, recorded songs with full backing instruments, and more.
I hope this author can expand on this book with other Beatle acoustic guitar books. He does offer other books in this format for the electric guitar. I own them ALL."
-- Brian W from Milwaukee, WI, July 07, 2002
THE Best
"There should be more books such as this that has a cd in it that you can listen to and play along with. It creates a better atmosphere for learning. "
-- Anthony from New York, July 24, 2003
Quite difficult, lot of no standard
"I thought this book would be easier.
I lik e that there is an acompanying CD.
I do not like the non standard tunings.
And everything is rather complicated."
-- pluus_x from the Netherlands, November 22, 2003
This is a Genuine Beatles Songbook
"This book contains the real music that the beatles played on the CD's you listen to. This book includes both John Lennons acoustic guitar and George Harrisons lead guitar where you can learn to play.This book gives you the guitar chords to play, how to play them, tablatures, and even the CD that plays all the Beatles songs in this book at its normal pace, and then slowly so you can make sure your playing right. I've read that some people say this book is complicated and hard to play, but thats just because the Beatles didn't play simple songs. If you want to play these wonderful songs on your guitar, get this book and I guarentee you'll love it."
-- Chris from Carmel, CA, April 28, 2004
The best Beatles Book
"This is the best Beatles book you can buy for acoustic guitar. All songs in this book are composed exactly the way they were originally by the Fab Four."
-- Mike from New York, April 10, 2006
Best of the Beatles for Acoustic Guitar

Beatles for Classical Guitar

2007-11-09T12:55:00.000-08:00

By The Beatles, composed by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, arranged by Larry Beekman. Guitar solo book for guitar. 64 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.
With introductory text, instructional text and fingerings.
More than 25 of the Beatles greatest hits arranged for classical guitar. Contents: Across The Universe * Ask Me Why * Come Together * Cry Baby Cry * Day Tripper * For No One * From Me To You * Hello, Goodbye * Here Comes The Sun * I Don't Want To Spoil The Party * I Will * I'll Follow The Sun * I'm A Loser * I'm Happy Just To Dance With You * I'm Only Sleeping * I'm So Tired * In My Life * Long And Winding Road, The * Maxwell's Silver Hammer * No Reply * Nowhere Man * P.S. I Love You * Penny Lane * Something * This Boy * Things We Said Today * Two Of Us * While My Guitar Gently Weeps * Yesterday * You're Going To Lose That Girl.

Great Book - Unique Selection
"I've had this book for years - it's probably my favorite in the "Beatles for Solo Guitar" genre. Unique Selection - the only book where I've found hidden gems like "I'm So Tired."
[...] Unlike some other books, you will actually play these arrangements! Buy it!"
-- Robert L. from Boston, MA, August 16, 2005
Well Done
"Just started working thru the book and like it so far. The arrangements are well done. It was nice to fine Beatles music arranged for classical guitar. The local music store only had tab or arrangements for piano, voice, guitar(chords)."
-- Lisa from Charlotte, March 28, 2007
Highly recommended
"This arrangement for classical guitar of some of The Beatles' hits, fills a gap in the field. The music is harmonically well done and the design of the presentation splendid. Highly recommended. "
-- Pablo Pellegrini from Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 18, 2007
Guitar music must have TABs
"I am disappointed that the scores are not accompanied by TABs. "
-- Kevin Soh from Singapore, July 11, 2007
Convenient, accesible, faithful,
"Great arrangements -- practically fingered, an accessible scope of pieces, but none of the arrangements are "impractical" in any way. Not much right hand fingering, so the buyer will have to have a good familiarity with RH technique. Also, no tab! As a gigging guitarist, I can't tell you how annoying it can be to have 2 pages of music stretched out to 5 because of the tab. After having paid 20$ for a score, I end up having to still waste my time reducing that score. Thankfully, not in this case. None of the arrangements require page turns. Great! --"
-- Justin from San Francisco, August 15, 2007
Beatles for Classical Guitar

The Beatles Complete - Easy Guitar

2007-11-01T12:50:00.000-07:00

By The Beatles. Easy guitar/vocal songbook (no tablature) for guitar and voice. 304 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.
With vocal melody, lyrics, guitar chord diagrams and strum patterns.
Over 150 of the Beatles' greatest, arranged for easy guitar. Songs include: All You Need Is Love * Back in the U.S.S.R. * Day in the Life * Help! * Nowhere Man * Yesterday * more.

Simple On Purpose
"I'm resurrecting a guitar passion from the 60's & 70's. What better than the Beatles to "take me back where I came from"? Can you take me back?"
-- Bob from By a bean field in Iowa, July 13, 2007
Very Complete and Easy Beatles
"There are more Beatles songs in this book than I ever thought existed. The staff and notes are a little too big to suit me, thus more songs have a page change in the middle, but this is minor once you learn the song. I found "Yellow Submarine" particularly fun to discover, but there are many classics that become recognizable from your own guitar! For your reference, I am a "self-taught" strummer who has trouble bridging all six strings between frets."
-- Gary747 from Lancaster, CA, June 27, 2007
What a hit...
"As a first time user to the site..and a person who does not play or read music, I found this site great and easy to get around...I bought the book for my fiance'...he loves it...and tells me that often after his practices...he seems to be able to play the music rather quickly and in good shape..thank you...I will be purchasing again very soon...."
-- starr bryce from vermont, March 21, 2007
It's good but watch out for mistakes
"Conceptually, the book is exactly the level I wanted. But, my guitar teacher and I have found numerous mistakes in the music notation - wrong note; wrong rhythm and forgetting to record naturals. It's bad when an early intermediate player is correcting a song book. Regardless, I'll still keep buying this series."
-- Patti Cain from Tampa, FL, February 15, 2007
What An Outstanding Book!
"This would have been the perfect book for the beginning guitarist as well as the more experienced one if only the book wasn't missing the song, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, which is probably the best guitar song ever written, and a few others as well; so no, it's not really complete. And it also should have had tabs to help learning guitar players. So I can't give it five stars for those two reasons but other than that, it's a great book to have."
-- Ron from Portland, OR, January 28, 2007
Simple Fun
"Despite my 3 star rating, that's just because I've outgrown the book. It was my first song book and it was incredible then. Yet as I progressed I realized I just needed more. The song database is extensive but it is NOT complete. It is missing a good amount of songs, but more are present than absent. I guess my biggest gripe is that most songs are not notated in the original key but if you figure it out, transposing is no big deal. But it is an 'easy guitar' book so as far as it's title is concerned, it really is quite easy which is great. I would still recommend this book to anyone who wants quick and east Beatles references."
-- Dahveed from Queens, NY, September 19, 2006
Graet Fun Book for Beginner
"If you have not long started playing and want to have some fun with some songs that evryone will be able to sing-along with then this is the book. I use it all the time and people just love to hear the songs."
-- Kevin from Australia, October 13, 2005
inaccurate and incomplete
"I mistakingly bought this book, thinking it would have all of the songs. There's another chord book that actually does have all of the songs, but it's just chords and lyrics. Songs like She Love's You, I wanna HOld Your Hand, I feel Fine, A Hard Days Night, and so on are missing from this book. There's almost too many songs missing to list. Not only that I've found plenty of mistakes. For one, the song help is in the wrong key. It's in B minor, instead of A minor. I will say this though there are some songs in this book that are spot on, and I have had fun strumming along. You just have to use your ear to figure out which ones are right. "
-- Anonymous, August 31, 2005
Incomplete
"This book is extremely helpful for someone just learning guitar who enjoys Beatles music. You can start having fun, playing and singing right away. They show the fingering for each chord right in the music, so you can easily learn the new chords you need to play many songs. In addition to the guitar chords and basic music, the book also, of course, includes the lyrics, which is a great resource. However, the title is misleading: the book is sadly incomplete and some of your favorite tunes may not be included. For example, no 'Hey Bulldog'!"
-- Rachel Thorburn from Honolulu, HI, August 09, 2005
Great Book
"This book is great just for fooling around if you want to learn the Beatle's greats. It gives standard chords and melody which works for guitar and piano. Great buy!"
-- Nick LaMendola from Buffalo, NY, February 06, 2005
I love this songbook!
"I am a huge Beatles fan and just learning guitar. I play mostly notes as I read standard notation and I can play anything in this book. I have only been playing a few months! I see the chords are very plain and easy to read too. All lyrics included.
This book is not really "complete" as there are some songs missing; like "Something" and "Don't Bother Me" and the cover songs."
-- Gaylene from CA, November 13, 2004
Great book
"This is a great book if what you want to do is play the basic Beatle song without getting too in complex. Many songs are in the original keys also (i.e., Dear Prudence, Day Tripper, Mother Nature's Son). It's a lot of fun."
-- Mike W from Morrisville, NC, December 22, 2003
All songs simplified but very playable
"This book changed almost all songs. All chords are simplified. A pity that there are no intro's no solo's and no tab. But this book certainly is a hit. With a little knowledge you can now play easiy a lot of beatles songs- very recognizable. I like this book very much!"
-- Pluus_x from the Netherlands, November 22, 2003
Wonderful!
"It has all my favorite Beatles songs but doesn't include "Something", "Here Comes the Sun", and "While my Guitar Gently Weeps". I am a huge Beatles fan and was starting the guitar - I wasn't very good. You learn a little more with each song you play, so this is a hard book to outgrow. There are early beginner songs and some songs that are a little harder. it is a very fun book to play from, with lots of variety."
-- Cassie from Pennsylvania, January 29, 2002
Truly a
"I have in the range of 75 guitar instruction and tab books yet this one by far gets the most use -- and the only one to which I assign five stars. Even though I am not a huge Beatles fan everyone "needs" to have a few Beatles tunes up his sleeve. These have been transcribed using basic but surprisingly accurate chordings. Some Beatles books out there go way over the top in chord complexity. This one keeps it simple and easy to memorize. It far outpaces any other Beatles guitar book on the market for those just looking to strum the tunes."
-- Mark Barnes from Austin, Texas, June 17, 2001
The Beatles Complete - Easy Guitar