Guitar Classics Volume 2: Selections from Rolling Stone Magazine's List of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

Katherine Clark: Excellent

United States on Dec 11, 2023

Runner123: Once again I bought it used. I have done that for most of my music books. The book condition is marked "Good" and it actually is. There is no writing , bend, torn pages or major blemish, while I saved more than half the price of a new one. Music layout is clear and comprehensive. There is chord diagram at every point, making it easy to play, especially ar places where you're supposed to play a bar chord instead of simple chord. Song selection is great. I have read some review stating that songs by Led Zeppelin and the Stones were missing, but I didn't encounter this issue with my copy. All the Zeppelin songs listed on index are there. Zeppelin songs are the main reason why I bought this book.

United States on Sep 17, 2023

Hannah: Niece adored this gift! Book is sturdy and full of information.

United States on Aug 31, 2023

Aimee Sip: Bought as a gift for a friend learning the guitar. He seemed to like the gift!

United States on Jul 18, 2023

Luisav: È stato un regalo molto apprezzato da un ragazzo che suona la chitarra.
Ci sono spartiti e Tab di canzoni rock tra le più famose.
Anche la consegna è stata perfetta e il libro è arrivato in ottime condizioni.

Italy on Feb 19, 2023

Philéas Condemine: Comme beaucoup d'autodidactes qui jouent uniquement du rock, je sais lire les tablatures mais pas les partitions.
Dans ce livre, les intros de chaque morceau sont en tab & partition mais dès qu'on commence les paroles ou la partie rythmique, il n'y a plus de tabs, seulement partition + paroles.
Complètement inutile pour moi, j'ai passé l'âge de jouer les 10 premières secondes du morceaux (riff d'intro), je veux pouvoir jouer le morceau entier. Surtout que si on cherche juste le riff d'intro on peut le trouver très facilement et gratuitement sur internet avec le site ultimate guitar par exemple...
Je rejoins aussi les autres commentaires sur le choix des morceaux parmi le top500 il y a juste 67 morceaux et pas forcément les plus rocks ou les plus adaptés à la guitare (billie jean, beat it, bittersweet symphony...)

France on Feb 12, 2022

Rodger Ziya: Hi guys; this book has incomplete tab in all songs and is poorly written and definitely not for beginners who cannot read music.

Disappointed for the price it cost.

Australia on Aug 02, 2021

JG: Great info. Could go into detail about how songs were written and with what equipment for us gear geeks.

Worth every penny

Canada on Aug 12, 2019

José Galicia: Esta revista es más de lo que había esperado, tiene muchas canciones (las 500 del título) y están tanto en tablatura de guitarra como en notación musical.

Mexico on May 28, 2018

R.T.: Pros:
-Song selection is varied and adequately represent the classic rock era
-Notation is thorough, including all chords, lyrics, some tabs, and standard sheet music for each song
-All the music seems to be in the correct keys, tuning, rhythms, etc
-has a short background for each song including band, chart ranking, year, etc. Interesting to read

Cons:
-Although advertised as "Easy", the songs in this book are more suited for players of intermediate or higher skill level.
-The print is a bit small for my taste, I would rather spend more time playing guitar than trying to decipher the notes.
-TAB format is often not present for the whole song, usually just intro sections or solos.

On the whole, I think that this songbook is a good way to learn some of the more famous classic rock tunes. Rather than some books which only include the more recognizable parts of songs such as intros or main riffs, the Rolling Stone songbook contained sheet music for the entirety of every song. That being said, I found that the font size was set a little bit too small to make for easy reading while playing. I find myself having to spend a decent amount of time before...

United States on Jul 26, 2012