fake book

A Fake Book (also called a Real Book) is a collection of lead sheets used by Jazz musicians. They are so-called because they allow a Jazz musician to 'fake it' even if he/she doesn't know a song. Lead sheets contain the skeleton of the song, specifically the: Basic Melody; and. Basic Chord Progression; and.

For many years the "standard" fake books were called simply "Fake Books". All were composed of songs illegally printed, with no royalties paid to the copyright owners.

It is a collection of songs written with only the melody, lyrics and chord changes over the appropriate beats. Usually, there is no arrangement, no intros or endings, no specific instructions on "how" to play the song. Hence, the word "fake" – musicians are supposed to take the basic information and simply "fake" it.

fake book in American English noun. a collection of lead sheets for musicians, esp. a songbook of standards for use by jazz instrumentalists.

The original "Real Book" was written by jazz students at Berkeley college, and was an alternative to popular "Fake Books" available at the time. The "Fake Books" got the name because they contained the chords, melody and lyrics, the ingredients you need to "fake it" and play the song like you know it!

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Fake books come in several different forms: once-real books that are hollowed out, fabric backdrops with images of books printed onto them, empty boxlike objects with faux titles and authors or sometimes just a facade of spines along a bookshelf.

A fake reader will simply skim the pages of a book, read paragraphs without putting any thought into it or just completely thinking about something else, and will skip whole parts of a book entirely.

musicians Abbreviated songs were formatted as “fake books,” a way for musicians to keep track of tunes they had heard once or twice, but didn't know well enough to play without some foundational direction. Music publishing companies didn't create these fake books, so musicians were forced to go underground.

Check the text and logos on the front and back covers. These are blurry on counterfeit copies. Pictures on the inside of counterfeit books are often blurry or black and white.

1200 songs Book overview This book features over 1200 songs in fake book style. It contains the melody, chord symbols, & lyrics.

The original "Real Book" was written by jazz students at Berkeley college, and was an alternative to popular "Fake Books" available at the time. The "Fake Books" got the name because they contained the chords, melody and lyrics, the ingredients you need to "fake it" and play the song like you know it!