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The JustinGuitar series of books are excellent resources for learning to play the guitar. Whether you’re a complete beginner, becoming an intermediate player, or you just want to learn some songs, JustinGuitar has a book to help.
With over 20 years of experience as a professional guitarist and educator, Justin Sandercoe has become one of the most popular and trusted guitar teachers online. Justin has built up an impressive learning resource on his websitejustinguitar.comand has amassed over 1,650,000 subscribers across his two YouTube channels, JustinGuitar and JustinGuitar Songs.
Here’s What JustinGuitar Says About the Pop Songbook
This awesome songbook features some of the biggest pop hits of all time – which just happen to be great to play on guitar! It includes 50 songs by artists such as Taylor Swift, Adele, Snow Patrol, Michael Jackson, Elton John, The Killers and Maroon 5, all presented with playing tips and tutorials.
Designed to accompany the JustinGuitar Intermediate Method, this book gives you loads of songs which youll love to learn and play, and which will improve your playing as you work through them.
The books unique progressive structure divides the songs into four sections:
15 Beginner Songs which mainly use chords covered in the JustinGuitar Beginners Course; ideal for players who have been studying on the course or who want to consolidate their knowledge of open chords and strumming, e.g., Youre Still The One by Shania Twain.
15 Intermediate Songs introducing barre chords and more complex strumming/picking, e.g., Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol. Perfect for the improving player.
15 Intermediate Plus Songs which include more difficult chords, strumming, riffs and fingerpicking techniques, e.g., Rolling In The Deep by Adele. The next level!
5 fully tabbed out note-for-note transcriptions including Mr Brightside by The Killers and Beat It by Michael Jackson. Pro-level songs to work your way up to!
All the songs feature full lyrics and chords, with a written lesson and playing advice. Chord boxes, strumming/fingerpicking patterns and sections of TAB are used as necessary to show specific detail. Theres even a handy chord library to show basic open chords and barre chord grips.
Many songs in the book are supported by a free-to-access video tutorials on JustinGuitar.com, so theres everything you need to learn the songs and develop your skills. This might just be the greatest pop songbook ever published!
Complete Song List:
Beginner Songs
Breakeven – The Script
I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
Super Trouper – ABBA
Realize – Colbie Caillat
Rise – Gabrielle
Sing – Travis
Teardrops On My Guitar – Taylor Swift
The Passenger – Iggy Pop
What Took You So Long? – Emma Bunton
You’re Still The One – Shania Twain
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem feat. Rihanna
You’re So Vain – Carly Simon
Intermediate Songs
Angels – Robbie Williams
Here it Goes Again – OK Go
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
In My Place – Coldplay
Just Like Heaven – The Cure
La Bamba – Ritchie Valens
The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars
Price Tag – Jessie J
Rule The World – Take That
Run – Snow Patrol
She’s The One – Robbie Williams
Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
When You’re Gone – Bryan Adams Feat. Melanie C
Intermediate Plus Songs
All These Things That Ive Done – The Killers
Coffee & TV – Blur
Candle In The Wind – Elton John
Crazy – Seal
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