Not for beginners

This fake book has a lot of rock songs in it, but it is definitely not for beginning or novice guitar players. The chord diagrams are all lumped together at the top of the song with the written chord designation put above the words where the change needs to happen. That means that you must stop playing to figure out how to play the chord designated. In addition, this goes to great detail showing diminished and seventh chords which aren't always needed to make the song sound good. So for beginners this book would be very frustrating. In addition, the print in the book is small and somewhat stylized making it difficult to read from any distance at all. It is very comprehensive in the number of songs included, and there are some great songs in the book. Just realize that it's not very user friendly. I purchased it as a Christmas gift for my son who is just learning to play, but will return it and replace it with something else.

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