The Beatles Complete - Updated Edition

Book Overview

(Easy Guitar). This bestselling easy guitar songbook has been a mainstay on the music stands of guitarists for nearly 30 years This refreshed edition features all-new engravings of the same incredible song list: 155 songs by the Beatles from their classic early hits to their psychedelic later years and every phase in between, this book lets you play through the entire Beatles journey. The music is arranged at an easier level and includes chord grid...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881885959
• ISBN13: 9780881885958
• Release Date: December 1986
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 2.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.0" x 11.9"

Customer Reviews

Taught myself to play guitar with this book

I love Beatles music and found this great book over 20 years ago and used it to help teach myself to play guitar. The book has easy to read chord fingerings and knowing how the song goes it made it easy to learn. I bought this for my brother so he hopefully can do the same thing. I have bought other music books that were much harder to read and understand. This one is perfect for me, hope it will be for you.

Great beginner Beatle guitar book

Don't whine if you are looking for tabs, intricacies, etc. This is a beginners guitar book. If you want all the bells and whistles buy the Beatles Complete Scores (everything is there). I use this book to run through Beatle songs because most of the music is printed on no more than 2 pages (no flipping pages for most songs) and if the song is not in the incorrect key, I transcribe it which is easy enough (although many songs are in the correct key). The arrangements sound good. Good solid songbook. BnB Beatles Depot

The Best, Chapest and Easiest Beatle Fake Book

I have had this book for decades, have given it to many aspiring guitarists and continue to use it to entertain people at parties, pic-nics, etc. (I can't memorize chords) Pretty much all the Beatle'songs, Can't go wrong with this purchase.

Great for a beginner

This is a great book for a beginner. I played it all the time my 1st year. Yes the songs do not follow the originals but that's okay as it's scored to be "Easy Guitar". I still play songs out of this book from time to time. If you want a more accurate book, chose the black one or go with the "Beatle Bible" as I call it. For a simple book of Beatle tunes, this is a good choice.

It's for Beginners, Stupid

Other reviewers complain that the verions of songs do not sound like the originals. They sound close enough for me to get great pleasure, and I can actually play them. 85% of the music is reduced to the basis chords plus, 7th, minors, sharps. 15% is other stuff. The only song I've noticed that's missing is I Want to Hold Your Hand. How did they let that slip though!