Genre
Rock sheet music
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Rock publishing centres on guitar, and the format question is whether you want to reproduce the record or just play the song. Those are different products at different prices.
The listing below covers guitar tab, bass tab, drum transcriptions, piano/vocal arrangements and chord songbooks.
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen: Flute and Pian
Away in a Manger: String Quarte
Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly: String Quarte
Good King Wenceslas Looked Out: String Quarte
Jingle Bells: String Quarte
Once in Royal Davids City: String Quarte
Silent Night: String Quarte
The 12 Days of Christmas: String Quarte
We Three Kings: String Quarte
We Wish you a Merry Christmas: String Quarte
Three Carols: 2 violins and 2 guitar
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen: Viola and Pian
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen: Violin and Pian
Silent Night, Holy Nigh
The 12 Days of Christma
We Three King
We Wish You a Merry Christma
Away in a Mange
Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly: Easy Pian
Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly: Pian
Good King Wenceslas: Easy Pian
Good King Wenceslas: Pian
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day: Choi
Jingle Bells: Easy Pian
Jingle Bells: Pian
Jingle Bells: Very Easy Pian
Joy to the Worl
Joy to the World: Easy Pian
Once in Royal Davids Cit
Once in Royal Davids City: Pian
Hiro's Song
Fifty Million Years Ago
La Perle du Bresil: Chanson du Mysoli
Somebody Got Lost In A Storm
There's A Reason
Come One, Come All
You're Worthy Of My Praise
1. I, Too, Sing America
2. The Negro Speaks of Rivers
3. Monotony
4. A Black Pierrot
5. Dream Variations
So leb ich noch
I Won't Last A Day Without You
Someday
Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)
Holy Spirit, Thou Art Welcome
I've Never Been This Homesick Before
Buying guide
What to know before you buy
Transcription or songbook
A note-for-note transcription reproduces the recorded parts, usually in notation and tab together, including solos. It is the expensive option and the only one that lets you play the record. Guitar recorded versions is the standard publisher label for this.
A chord songbook gives lyrics with chords above and expects you to supply the rest. It is a fraction of the price, covers many more songs per volume, and is the right purchase if you want to sing and strum rather than reproduce a solo.
Tuning, and why an arrangement can sound wrong
Rock arrangements frequently assume a non-standard tuning — drop D, half a step down, or open tunings. If a transcription sounds a semitone off against the record, the tuning note at the top of the first page is usually the reason.
Bass and drum editions follow the same conventions. Bass tab uses four lines rather than six; drum notation places each part of the kit on its own line or space and includes a legend, which differs slightly between publishers.
Common questions
- What does "guitar recorded versions" mean?
- A publisher label for a note-for-note transcription of the recorded guitar parts, usually with both standard notation and tab, solos included. It is the closest published equivalent to the record.
- Why does my tab sound a semitone off?
- Almost always tuning. Many rock arrangements assume drop D, half a step down, or an open tuning, stated at the top of the first page rather than in the shop listing.
- Is a chord songbook worth buying?
- If you want to sing and accompany yourself, yes — it covers far more songs per pound than transcriptions. If you want to play the solo, no; you need a full transcription.