Oasis Complete Chord Songbook (2009 Revised Edition) Lc

This book is great it covers every album from 'Definitely Maybe' to 'Dig Out Your Soul' and it provides the correct chord symbols with chord boxes showing you the fingerings for each chord. It describes the songs as being 'specially arranged from actual recordings, in the original keys' and I can't disagree with that, the fingerings are spot on. Symbols are placed above the lyrics so you know exactly where the changes come. It is laid out very well and tells you the order of how songs are played (Intro, verse, bridge, chorus, interlude/instrumental, outtro, coda etc) The book spans every Oasis album song from 'Acquiesce' to 'You've Got The Heart of A Star'. Covers of 'Hey Hey, My My', 'Cum On Feel The Noize', 'Helter Skelter, 'Heroes, 'I am The Walrus', 'My Generation' and 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away' are all included. There are no really early songs like 'See The Sun' just songs from their commercially released nine albums.This is very nit-picky but It didn't have 'Let Forever Be'. Admittedly it was released as a 'Chemical Brothers' song but it was sung and co-written by Noel and should be included in a 'complete' Oasis chord/songbook. Noel's cover of 'Slade's' 'Merry Christmas Everybody', 'To Be Someone', 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' and 'This Guy's In Love with You' are not there. Pernickety but I just wanted to let people know who might have been expecting these songs. It goes without saying though that classics like 'Live Forever', 'Wonderwall' and 'Don't Look Back in Anger' are all included. The book also lets you know if/when and where a capo is needed and informs you of any special tunings.If you're an Oasis fan then you'll know all about their songs but this book really does offer something for everyone. The 'mad 'fer it' rockstar wanting to bash out 'Live Forever', 'Acquiesce' or 'Cigarettes and Alcohol' in their garage are given their fair share of fun. It also has those highly addictive, easily playable acoustic songs like 'Talk Tonight', 'Those Swollen Hand Blues' and 'Let There Be Love' which I play and sing along to all of the time. Even Liam songs are included, yes even 'Little James'! 'Songbird' is there, a very simple song but just so damn nice to play.It gives fingerings for the electric versions but if you have an acoustic then you can just look at the chord symbol and play the basic chord given. E.G ' The opening chord for 'Be Here Now' is named as a B5 (7-9-9-x-x-x) played on the 7th fret. Obviously this wouldn't sound good at all on an acoustic so I just play a B or B7 which sounds just great. There are not too many barre chords so that will be a relief for many beginner players and chord fingerings are generally pretty easy. Having said that songs like 'Married With Children' and 'All Around The World' do give your left hand a good workout re barre chords. Noel does seem to throw a spanner in the works sometimes with some odd shapes/progressions here and there like Fsus2 in 'Underneath The Sky' or the very drawn out intro to 'The Masterplan'. This book won't tell you how to perform the solo from 'Don't Look Back in Anger' or 'Live Forever' etc as the book is more for strumming and there are no fully tabbed versions for the finger-picked solos, it only provides the chord names and progressions.I would say songs can seem a bit repetitive, using similar chords but that's Noel Gallagher's style, it's not the books' problem. It is not a huge repertoire of songs compared to others I've seen with less than 130 original Oasis songs but again not the book's problem and I think 130 is plenty!The book comes with some black and white pictures of the band in various places around the world which is a nice added bonus. I use it all the time and it has certainly promoted and excelled my guitar playing abilities. There is a relative tuning guide at the back of the book along with a discography and filmography.Noel says 'he's an average guitarist who only knows 11 chords'. I know you'll have a blast playing each and every one of them with this book!

A must for any Oasis fan who plays guitar. Tab is really easy to follow and it covers everything

Super to get all songs in one book, would be better if larger book to easily open and set on music stand to practice with

Great book, easy to follow, seems to be spot on from what I’ve read so far

Received this on Monday, super fast delivery as always :) Even though I'm a massive Oasis fan I must admit I'm not word perfect on some of the lyrics, so this was just the ticket...its like reading poetry, but then I would say that, I'm biased;) Great for anyone who wants to experience the sheer brilliance of Noels and, to a lesser extent, Liams fantastic lyrics..terrific!!!!

It's a big thick book. But after a few days you start to realise every song is the same chords in a different order. Also. I've started really wanting to get into scraps with posh people and have ordered a giant parka jacket. I don't know if this is related. I've cut my hair with a bowl and having fallen out with my brother over quite what I can't remember. Does anyone know where I can get some round yellow glasses ?

Bought for husband for birthday. He loves it.

Great for the Oasis fan