Steely Dan - Anthology

This music book is well put together, as it's got the keys for guitar and piano (different keys though, for each) and thus a lower key to sing in if you're looking for that kind of thing. There aren't many songs on here (10-12, tops) so if you are looking for more of an extended Steely Dan songbook to play along with, I recommend COMPLETE STEELY DAN or the Revised Steely Dan Anthology. If you are a beginner (on either instrument) then this is a very good peak into Steely Dan's awesome music, melody and chord structure without making you sweat too hard. It's Pop music with a foundation of Jazz, Rock, Country and R & B/Funk. Go figure but it's hard to place their music in a bag or with one word descriptions.

This is a great music book. The chords are complex and virtually the actual chords used in the recording. Often books simplify or translate the chords into the key of C. You can sit down with the book and play along with the recording because they are scored in the same key. The book picks up on the chord progressions and the patterns of movement that was developed and used in the song construction and performance of the song. The chords really give the rich color of the the material and sound full and accurate. They definitely express the "Steely Dan" tonality and edge that helps make them unique. I had checked this book out from the public library many times and figured it was out of print. Although the book was purchased as "used" it was in new condition when it arrived. This book is the real thing- so much more that the typical tab/notation type. It must have been created by someone who really understands the the band, their song constructions and the chord patterns. I do not really follow the Tabs and solos, so I can't address that. Although, I think they are pretty accurate and well scored. Thanks for making this book available

This book contains transcriptions to:AjaBad SneakersBlack FridayBodhisattvaChain LightningDeacon BluesDon't Take Me AliveGauchoGreen EarringsHey NineteenJosieKid CharlemagneMy Old SchoolNight By NightParker's BandPegPretzel LogicReelin' In the YearsRikki Don't LoseThat NumberTime Out of MindThese are the exact same songs as the out-of-print Best of Steely Dan book, from Hal Leonard, with the teal background and album repros on the cover. So if that's the book you wanted, you'll get the same stuff here.Is it good? Oh, yeah, it's good. The transcriptions are painstakingly well done. They're also complete, unlike the "Steely Dan Complete" book's piano/guitar/vocal style book, which leaves out many an interlude and instrumental section.The only problem with this book is that it isn't a Steely Dan Complete. There are at least two other guitar tab books that include a few other songs (and are missing some of what's in here); I wish there were a single volume or less overlap among the multiple volumes. For example, "Greatest Songs" for guitar has, in addition to the majority (but not all) of what's here, these songs:Greatest Songs has, in addition:Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No MoreEveryone's Gone to the MoviesHaitian DivorceSign In StrangerThrow Back the Little OnesAnother book, "Best of Steely Dan" (white cover with black line drawing), also includes "Third World Man." (Another consumate Carlton solo. Oh, my, God.) It may contain others not in one or both of the previously mentioned books; I can't find a contents list for "Best Of."