Led Zeppelin -- Complete: Piano/Vocal/Chords

I originally bought this book to teach myself how to play guitar in the 1980s. This book that I replaced my original is even better than I remember it.

So far, this book is true to the real sounds of the songs. I've been working on keyboard on Stairway to Heaven, and the version in this book is the best of the ones I've looked at.

Great shape, exactly as advertised

There are several different editions of "Led Zeppelin Complete". I own the one with the white cover and blue clouds, which is basically a "piano/vocal" edition, so that's the version that I'm reviewing here. I bought it back in '89 when there seemed to be no other Led Zeppelin music books in the stores. The book covers all the songs from the first 5 albums, minus the cover tunes (Lemon Song, You Shook Me, Bring It On Home, I Can't Quit You Baby). Hardly "complete", but a lot. All piano/vocal books of rock bands are essentially what are known as "fake books": they show the vocal melody, the chord progressions, and most of the music transcribed for piano, with the bass staff usually following what the bass guitar is doing, and the treble staff usually following what the guitar is doing. Little fills and solos are invariably left out. So for what it is -- a general transcription book -- the book does its job. I would NOT recommend this book if you're a guitarist or bass player looking for transcribed parts. Again, this is essentally a fake book for piano. I'm sure there are other Led Zeppelin books better suited to your needs. Not to say that the book is _useless_ to guitarists. Under the chord names of each song are those handy guitar chord diagrams (the ones that look like a little grid, with dots for the figer positions). And on songs where Jimmy Page used alternate tunings, these exact tunings are described, with the chord diagrams redrawn appropriately. The book has other information, but it's laid out for only certain tracks and in strange ways. There are some notes from band members on how they play certain parts. But this is only for a song or two. The entire lead guitar part to "Since I've Been Loving You" is transcribed, but in a strange version of tablature (written as a series of fractions, where the top number is the fret and the bottom number indicates which string -- very weird!) The Houses of the Holy album is mistitled "Led Zeppelin V". The songs are grouped by album, but the order within each group doesn't match the order as heard on the album nor even alphabetical order. Fortunately there's the table of contents. I'm a bass player, and the book has been somewhat helpful to me for reference over the years. I also first learned how to play barre chords on a 6-string guitar by looking at the diagrams in this book. Besides currently playing bass in a band that does some Zep covers, I also sing back-up vocals and additionally picked up the mandolin. So I dug up this book from my shelves, and just seeing layout of the chord changes and their transcriptions, along with the lyrics, was exactly what I needed.

Very good condition indeed. I love it!

guitar chords, lyrics, GREAT !

Exactly what I ordered

My edition looked to be damaged in transit (cover torn), which I didn't mind much, but the content is very 70ies: monotonal left and right hands hinting at the songs, the transcriptions leave a lot to be desired and are difficult to read compared to more modern prints.

Great thank you.

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livret de de très bonnes partitions de Led Zeppelin, reçu neuf et plus rapidement que prévu

The book is great. The seller is great. However leaving this item in the hands of Royal Mail made it into a one-star purchase as it didn't arrive for two weeks, by which time I'd ordered it from a different bookseller.

1st〜5thまでのコンプリートなので曲数等に不満はないのですが、いかんせんコード表記のミス(メジャーとマイナーを間違えている！)や、そもそもの採譜がむちゃくちゃだったりと雑なつくりが残念です。 ある程度弾ける人が間違い探しをすると面白いかも。