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List Price: $39.95 | | Publisher: Amsco Publications
Salesrank: 14662
Released: January 1, 2001 |
| Our Price: $24.22 |
| Used Price: $23.74 |
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| Media: Paperback |
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Editorial Review:
The complete songbook from the greatest singer/songwriter of all time! Now with every song together in one giant volume, the ultimate Dylan songbook features over 329 tunes including all of his greatest hits as well as his lesser-known work. With melody line, chord symbols and full lyrics. Songs include Blowin in the Wind, Forever Young, Just Like a Woman, Mr. Tambourine Man, She Belongs to Me, Tangled Up in Blue, The Times They Are Changin , Visions of Johanna and hundreds more.
The Definitive Bob Dylan Songbook (Bob Dylan) Reviews:
Inaccurate 
2009-12-14 - Well I bought this book at a guitar shop about 30 minutes from my house... and have come to find out and am 100 % sure that the majority of the chords they give you are not anything close to any version that Bob Dylan played and by majority i mean you will only find about 3 songs in the entire book that will have somewhat accurate chords.. Off the top of my head an example would be blowin' in the wind.. In the book it starts with an Eb then so on, when in blowin in the wind the only chords played are C, F, G.... or G, C, D.. aside from rare versions.. the only reason why I gave it two stars was because it has all the lyrics lined up and if you get the right chords its still useful
DISGRACEFUL 
2009-09-17 - I read the customer comments and thought they may be exagerating, so I bought the book because I'm a long time fan and have enjoyed playing and singing Dylan songs. This book is a disgrace to his music. Whoever is responsible for the random placement of all the wrong, rediculus chords should be tarred and feathered and dragged through the streets of Desolation Row. No person that plays guitar uses the chords that are thrown helter skelter throughout the songs. Unless you already know these 300+ songs by heart, this book is totally useless. To see His masterpieces destroyed makes me sick. I will never purchase any product again from this publisher or anyone involved with this disaster. My real feelings about this are much stronger but I restrained myself. DO NOT BUY THIS SONGBOOK. IT IS A RIPOFF. Bob bless you. Paul.
Every Dylan song you'd ever want! 
2009-04-10 - This is for guitar and voice only. For pianists, it would have to serve as a 'fake book.' But most of Dylan's songs are for guitar accompaniment anyway, so this makes a great gather-round-the campfire songbook. This book is awesome!
Bob Dylan Songbook
2008-09-05 - This book is about 1.5 inches thick and includes it all. Really good and well presented.
Intervals right but that ain't 'zactly how Bob plays it...
2008-07-14 - This is a big book, and on the surface a good value -- although there are some very critical omissions IMHO.
But the biggest problem I have with this book is that it's not "as played" accurate -- and therefore not "definitive". Yes, you can whip this book out and start playing and singing Dylan songs for your friends and 98% of them won't know the difference. But if you want to play them right -- the way Bob plays them -- you will have to use your ears.
This is a common problem with chord/tablature books, and is not limited to this one... but what the publishers of this type of books should know is this:
Anyone who is interested enough in Dylan to buy a book like this will also probably invest in a capo!
