Irving Berlin Fake Book - C Edition

Irving Berlin Fake Book - C Edition. (C Edition). By Irving Berlin. For voice and C instrument. Hal Leonard Fake Books. Standards and Vocal Standards. Difficulty: medium. Fake book (spiral bound). Vocal melody, lyrics and chord names. 183 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.240043).

ISBN 0793512948. With vocal melody, lyrics and chord names. Standards and Vocal Standards. 9x12 inches.

Irving Berlin wrote hundreds of songs that have withstood the test of time and are just as loved and appreciated today as they were when they were first performed. This outstanding collection features over 165 Berlin songs - from Broadway to Hollywood hits - and will certainly become a must-own reference for any musician or Berlin fan.

About Hal Leonard Fake Books

A "fake book" contains songs written in a concise format that includes only the melody and chords, letting you interpret the song's performance as you feel is appropriate. This is great for quickly learning songs by yourself or with an ensemble.

Each song in a fake book only has a single melody actually written out in notes, which is usually the vocal or lead melody. This melody will have the lyrics written beneath the notes, with each word aligned to its corresponding note. Above the notes of the melody will appear the names of the appropriate chords to play - for example, a "C minor" chord would be written as "Cmin" or Cm", rather than writing out all of the notes in those chords as they appeared in the original version of the song.

This format is very compact, which is why you will often see fakebooks containing 500 or more songs.