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The Giant Book of Classic Rock Sheet Music: Piano/Vocal/Guitar Book

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Play everybody's favorite songs! The 300 pages of piano/vocal/guitar sheet music in this collection allow music makers to bring dozens of the most memorable songs of the 1960s, '70s, and early '80s to life. Classic rock fans who love to play will have a blast applying their talent to more than 40 enduring songs made famous by legendary artists like The Beatles, David Bowie, Journey, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Rush, The Who, and many more. The arrangements feature piano parts that accurately reflect each song's familiar original recording. Basic chord fingering grids are provided for optional guitar accompaniment, along with vocal melodies and complete lyrics. Titles: 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (Paul Simon) * Africa (Toto) * All Along the Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix) * All My Love (Led Zeppelin) * Behind Blue Eyes (The Who) * Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) * Blinded by the Light (Manfred Mann's Earth Band) * Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan) * Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen) * Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel) * Closer to the Heart (Rush) * Dancing in the Moonlight (King Harvest) * Do You Feel Like We Do (Peter Frampton) * Don't Stop Believin' (Journey) * Faithfully (Journey) * Fool in the Rain (Led Zeppelin) * From Me to You (The Beatles) * Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) (Parliament) * Going Up the Country (Canned Heat) * The Great Gig in the Sky (Pink Floyd) * I Love L.A. (Randy Newman) * I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles) * Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan) * Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney) * The Load Out (Jackson Browne) * Love Reign O'er Me (The Who) * Money (Pink Floyd) * Nights in White Satin (The Moody Blues) * Paranoid (Black Sabbath) * P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) (Parliament) * Pinball Wizard (The Who) * River (Joni Mitchell) * Saturday in the Park (Chicago) * She Loves You (The Beatles) * She's a Rainbow (The Rolling Stones) * The Sound of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel) * Space Oddity (David Bowie) * St. Stephen (Grateful Dead) * Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) * Thunder Road (Bruce Springsteen) * Tom Sawyer (Rush) * Uncle John's Band (Grateful Dead) * A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum) * Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones) * Woodstock (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) * You Can't Always Get What You Want (The Rolling Stones).

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Series: The Giant Book of Sheet Music
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 304
ISBN10: 0-7390-9423-8
ISBN13: 978-0-7390-9423-5
UPC: 038081455211
SKU: 00-40585

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Why we love this

The piano voicings honor what made these records distinctive without requiring transcription work from your musicians. Having 40+ songs with lyrics, chords, and playable keyboard parts under one cover means you can actually rotate through material without assembling a patchwork of sources. Your ensemble gets real songs with real melodic weight, not simplified educational versions.

What to expect

These songs shaped popular culture across two decades. Playing through this book feels less like studying a curriculum and more like revisiting a soundtrack you already know by heart, except now your hands are part of making it.

Who it's for

Pianists, guitarists, and singers who want to perform material they actually love. Music programs looking to build repertoire lists for electives, coffee houses, or community performances will find this collection immediately usable without arrangement licensing headaches.

How to get the most out of it

  • Listen to the original recordings before rehearsal. The piano arrangements track the studio versions closely, so your players will recognize and lock into the familiar sounds faster.
  • Balance the vocal line against the piano part; these arrangements are written to support singing, not overshadow it.
  • Adapt the guitar chord grids to your ensemble's needs. Guitar players can comp lightly behind piano or take fuller voicings depending on your instrumentation.
  • Transpose selectively. If a key sits outside a vocalist's range, most of these standards have been recorded in multiple keys across different artists.

How to use it

Slot individual songs into winter and spring concerts as stepping stones between classical standards and contemporary material. Small ensemble classes benefit from the flexibility: a trio of piano, voice, and guitar can pull any title and perform it same day. Community events and school talent shows gain substance when performers have professional-grade lead sheets.

Skills your students will build

  • Reading and interpreting figured bass notation and chord symbols simultaneously
  • Identifying and playing authentic keyboard voicings from studio recordings
  • Coordinating vocal line delivery with instrumental accompaniment
  • Transposing melodies and chord changes to accommodate different vocal ranges
  • Building confidence with recognizable popular repertoire

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