The Easy Gospel Fake Book – Piano, Vocal, and Guitar Songbook | Over 100 Classic Gospel Songs in the Key of C | Simplified Chords and Lyrics for Beginners, Church Musicians, and Choirs

I used to teach a quickhymns class I was trying to develop. This book is the same idea and all the work is done! So great to have 100 common hymns all in c! I've played for years and given lessons for years but if your time to learn is limited and you have a basic understanding of theory (beats, rests, and the treble staff) this is a great book. Both my teens had to learn to play a congregational (the congregation would sing with) for youth night (the teens take over the service), and they only had one month's notice. This book made that possible and they each learned a song from scratch on a month (one even learned an extra song on his own to play for the offertory). Well worth the money. I've recommended it to several people and am currently getting ready to teach a six week crash course for some ladies from a church without a pianist.

All these books are awesome! An easy usage. Practical and a blessed tool to develope a gospel ministry. Highly recomended!

I really love playing the wonderful old time songs in this book. Easy to read and great choice of songs in it.

Just what I needed thank you can’t believe I’m actually playing the keyboard way better than I was going to buy more fake books thank you so much

Like several of the other "easy" fake books I've looked at, this one is also "very good". If you are into gospel music, chances are you will be familiar with most of the selections (more than 70% of them have received more than one-hundred thousand views on youTube, and more than 20% more than a million). The selections are all in the key of C, though more than 40% have one or more accidentals not in this key, a problem for "pure" diatonic instruments, but not for such chromatic instruments as the guitar and piano. Some diatonic instruments, such as Hohner double-row accordions (melodeons), can include several accidentals, and allow more than 80% of the selections here to be played as written. I believe that most, if not all, selections are within the (piano/guitar notes) range between E3 and C6, with the majority between C4 and G5. The smaller number of accompaniment chords helps to make these books "easy", which I consider a positive; anyone who finds this restrictive can check out Hal Leonard's large selection of regular fake books. I also consider the larger than normal print to be a positive. I'll end with a couple of minor negatives. First, like some others of these books, a small number of selections may be missing one or more popular lyric verses. As well, although many Hal Leonard music books come with plastic spines, allowing pages to lie flat on a music stand, this book does not. Otherwise very well done.

Just what I was hoping for. I'm very much a beginning pianist, and I can actually play these songs and enjoy doing it. I was familiar with probably half of the songs. A "chord speller" on the last page helps you figure out chords you are not familiar with.

I have purchased several of the Easy Books! Love them all! great for beginners and for someone looking for a baseline to add their own spin to!

Uses to play music.

Easy to read and play from.

Easy to play. Easy to transpose into a different key. Good value. Perfect for my brain. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Th

I love these books because they have the words along with the melody and simple chord. You can easily improvise. There is a full chord chart at the back of each book. Good size, easy to read notes.

No turning pages, which is a bonus. Good selection of my favourite gospel tunes.

Very easy to use and improved playing for person who received it.