The Easy Fake Book (2000, Paperback)

I bought he Easy Fakebook to be able to play American standard songs after studying the piano for about 6 months. It was a success! The book features 100 American Standard songs, popular titles from movies and Broadway shows and compositions of famous jazz musicians and band leaders. It is called a fakebook which is essentially a lead sheet with melody notes (played by the right hand) and chords superimposed on the melody (played by the left hand). The chords are shown in a shorthand notation. All songs are written jn the key of C, making it easy to play the tune. The chords which are spelled out in an appendix at the end of the book are triads (all varieties) and seventh chords. Lyrics for the songs are included. To be able to play from the fakebook, one should be familiar with the notes on the treble cleff staff. Familiarity with scales is a definite plus but not a necessary prerequisite. There was nothing I disliked about the book and I can recommend it highly.