What is a good jazz standard songbook that shows chords, melody, and lyrics?
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Ideally geared for guitar. Not necessary to show chord shapes (though that would be a plus). Most important is to indicate chords, as well as lyrics and melody. I have a single sheet of music from a class that is perfect (but the teacher doesn't remember what book it came from). It's for the song Autumn Leaves and indicates chords, melody (single staff), and lyrics in a easy-to-read font. I'd love to buy the book this came from or find something similar.
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Answer:
You are looking for a collection of lead sheets called a fake book*. The most popular fake book I know of is called The Real Bookâyes, really. But it doesn't have lyrics, so if you needed that, go with the Real Vocal Book (http://www.amazon.com/Real-Vocal-Book-voice--Second/dp/0634060805/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1310872415&sr=1-1), which has a repertoire meant for vocalists. The Real Books aren't my favorites. I prefer something like the out of print and profusely named "Dick Hyman's Professional Chord Changes and Substitutions for 100 Tunes Every Musician Should Know" (http://www.amazon.com/Hymans-Professional-Changes-Substitutions-Musician/dp/0943748143), or it's sequel (http://www.amazon.com/All-Right-Changes-Dick-Hyman/dp/B000M4OUNM/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1310873928&sr=1-1). *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_book
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Other answers
There are lots of fakebooks that include Autumn Leaves, but another source for sheet music is http://wikifonia.org. It's free and musicians upload their own arrangements. You can find something in the proper key since most songs were originally written in men's keys and if you have a girl singer they need to be transposed.
Julie Gallaher
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