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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | This terrific collection features note-for-note keyboard transcriptions for 18 of Elton John's best songs: Bennie and the Jets * Candle in the Wind * Crocodile Rock * Daniel * Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me * Goodbye Yellow Brick Road * I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues * Little Jeannie * Rocket Man * Your Song * more! | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Elton John | | Paperback: | 184 pages | | Publisher: | Hal Leonard Corporation | | Publication Date: | June 01, 1993 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0793514789 | | Package Length: | 11.8 inches | | Package Width: | 8.9 inches | | Package Height: | 0.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 18 reviews |
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 Beware May 13, 2010
Those looking for pin-accurate transcriptions maybe a bit disappointed. Whilst there is an obvious overall work of transcribing the original recording, it's not fully perfect.
I spotted a number of mistakes. Including:
1) First bar of 'Your Song'.
2) Forth bar of 'Mona Lisas And Had Hatters' (A-F chord descend).
Dedicated Elton John transcriber Glen at Elton's Cafe pointed out that 'Crocodile Rock' isn't as accurate as his.
Another big problem I have is on a number of songs, second verses (and sometimes beyond) are placed on the music transcribed for the first verse. I don't know if it was to save paper/costs, or just a naive idea?
I'd also be careful with the UK Elton John: The Piano Transcriptions book (sporting a few different songs as well), in which I've spotted similar issues. However, this (EJKB) does appear to have a more accurate (or possibly indeed 'accurate') transcription (note other instruments are usually covered too at select sections, which is nice) of 'Bennie And The Jets' compared to the UK book (which I believe, features no coverage of other instruments), which can be bizarrely different at times.
Very good, but . . . Jan 20, 2010
This is a very good book for all the reasons stated (mainly that we have here the exact piano arrangements from the songs), but I think the song selection could have been better. Most of the songs that most piano-playing fans would want are here, but the omission of Levon is a real bummer. In fact, there are several great piano songs on "Madman Across the Water" that I would have included before latter-day fluff like Little Jeannie, Friends, and Mad Hatters and Mona Lisas (or whatever the hell it's called). Let's hope there's a volume two where they go beyond the predictable hit songs.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Unleash your inner rock star Nov 21, 2009
If you are thinking about buying this book it may be helpful to know what's included.
Bennie and the Jets
Blue Eyes
Border Song
Candle in the Wind
Crocodile Rock
Daniel
Don't go breaking my heart
Don't let the sun go down on me
Empty Garden
Friends
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Honky Cat
I guess that's why they call it the Blues
Little Jeannie
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Rocket Man
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word
Tiny Dancer
Your Song
If you're like me, then as you play these pieces you notice yourself making breakthroughs in your playing. Although I am still working through this book, I particularly enjoyed working on pieces such as Bennie and the Jets, Rocket Man, and Your Song.
I highly recommend this book, and hope you found this helpful.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great EJ, BJ. Beatles Keyoard books Sep 29, 2008
I just received the three books and they are great. As you progress reading and listening to what you play, you can recognize their notes (BJ, EJ, Beatles) as actually performed. Great to see how those songs come out from your hands and piano!!!
But..Song for Guy is missing!!! May be in a next edition. They are worth your money.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
If you want to accompany Elton John songs this is the book. May 31, 2008
This book has exactly what Elton John plays on the piano, for pretty much all of his best songs. It even includes some of the other instrumental parts if you want to incorporate some of them into your playing. Awesome stuff for anyone who wants to learn to accompany these songs. Elton John was quite a good pianist though so some of the parts can be quite hard if you're not a competent piano player.
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