The Guitar Chord Songbook Melody Survey I am a new guitar player and was very disappointed with this book. Most of the songs sound nothing like the originals. A lot of songs that I did not know and very little I could play around a small group of friends and have a sing along. Great for beginners and those who are "chord impaired" but still want to be able to play tunes. great book. Maybe this book isn't for absolute beginners. If you've got a couple of chords--three to be exact--under your belt and can do a bit of strumming, these songs will be a blast. This is not a tab or a note-for-note transcription of these songs, so don't expect it to sound exactly like the recording. This is a beach or a picnic or party book! This book does contain only 3 chords as promised, but does not have any strum patterns for any of the songs. What this means is that all the songs sound the same. I talked with the publisher but they were no help. Now, I'm far enough along that I can figure out some of the strum patterns, but I can play more than 3 chords, so the book doesn't help.
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