Bert Jansch – The Bert Jansch Songbook | Guitar Tablature, Standard Notation Sheet Music | 24 Songs with Lyrics, Chord Boxes and Melody Line | Performance Notes with Discography and Analysis Annotated

Great book as a guitarist I found it an interesting read full of great pictures and the tabs for songs first class

Excellent song book from the acoustic master. A great selection of songs included from Berts back catalogue. Detailed notes on each song. One of the best music books I've bought. Every level catered for, some really simple. Some a bit more challenging, but not really challenging. Beginner or advanced players who love Berts music will benefit from this great book 10/10 excellent.

This is a beautiful book. Avoiding the trappings of most generic musical notation books this offers so much more. Clearly, the authors were passionate about reproducing accurate and reflective key compositions by Jansch and this is clear from the first piece of music. However, there is far more to harp on about. The background behind each song, along with the intricacies in his playing at particular bars help to guide you as you pick each alphabetically presented piece. Each song is accorded a rating for ease of playing with one being the easiest and three the most challenging; obviously, if you're seeking 'easy' music you've come to the wrong place, but that, after all, is part of the fun. There are also some stunning colourful photographic pages which show you his guitars played throughout his career, most notably his Yamaha collection. I genuinely look forward to (hopefully) increasing my own repertoire and gaining some understanding of the guitar from such a wonderful source. A must for all acoustic guitar fans.

I was so pleasantly surprised when I saw that this book is so much more than just a tab book. It contains historical background on Bert Jansch, the songs, info on the guitars he played and so many other interesting facts that makes this a very valuable and unique book on this great guitarist. The tabs are accurate and well researched. Not surprised by this since its coming from the Bert Jansch Foundation, reinforcing the quality of this book and making it an absolute gem for anyone who appreciates Bert Jansch.

Oh god I love Bert Jansch’s music so much and the folks over at the Bert Jansch Foundation have done a wonderful job transcribing this. Everything about this book is just awesome. Some of the fingerings chosen seem unnecessarily difficult but you can sub in your own if you need to. In fact, they often give alternative fingerings of select passages in the introductory section of the sings. I had to rework quitea bit of Birthday Blues for instance though. A truly great transcription befitting a truly great musician. Well done all involved and can’t wait for volume II!

I’ve been a big fan of Bert Jansch since the seventies and now this book has been put together by fellow enthusiasts with a lot of knowledge of Bert’s style and technique and then there’s a great selection of his songs brilliantly transcribed in standard notion and tab also the quality of the print is good unlike the Mel Bay books. If you are a Bert Jansch fan get this book you won’t regret it.

The book is beautifully presented with extensive information about the songs of Bert Jansch and serious detail about his playing style. It's a book for the serious acoustic guitarist yet the transcriptions in standard notation and tablature are in a print size and style that is easy to read. My quibble is that aside from a few obvious favourites - Angie, Blues Run the Game and Strolling Down the Highway, all included and beautifully transcribed - the book focusses on instrumentals and (to me) less well known numbers, so to get full value from this volume, be prepared to put in some serious listening.

If you want to learn some of Bert Jansch tunes and songs this is the book to have. It covers both the simpler pieces and the more difficult e.g. Reynardine And the preamble about the tunes and playing method, including variations Bert played over time, excellent. It is not for fingerstyle beginners. But if you are already good at fingerstyle and want to learn something different then this book should fit the bill. Look for Bert Jansch on Youtube to see if you like his style I never saw Bert play live when I was younger and that's my loss.

A beautifully presented text. I have learned several of the easier songs, e.g., Blues Run The Game, and hope to master some of the more difficult ones, e.g., Blackwater Side, during my lifetime :-) However, all the information is here, the rest is up to me!

This will be a treasured book for me. It's unlike any other music book I own, with the rich details it provides about each song. It also has beautiful photos of Jansch's guitars. I will spend a lot of time with this book in the years to come trying to learn to play like one of the all time greats on acoustic guitar.

Excellent recueil des partitions de Bert Jansch

Non esistono in italia molte pubblicazioni su Bert Jansch, purtroppo. La biografia di Colin Harper non mi risulta sia mai stata tradotta in italiano, ed è comunque di quasi 15 anni fa. Resta questo "Bert Jansch Songbook" realizzato molto bene, ma destinato a chitarristi o aspiranti tali. Se si suona la chitarra, e si ama Bert Jansch, il libro è fondamentale, direi imprescindibile. Le trascrizioni sono molto precise, quasi maniacali. L'ambizione è quella di riuscire a riportare sulla intavolatura ogni più piccola sfumature del tocco di Bert Jansch, e il risultato va spesso aldilà delle aspettative. Ho trovato un solo errore, nella discografia, relativamente alla canzone "Let me sing", dedicata da Bert Jansch a Victor Jara, nel libro definito "attivista politico cileno". Basta una semplice ricerca su wikipedia per scoprire chi era Victor Jara, ma pazienza. Segno dei tempi anche questo. A parte questo sassolino che mi sono voluto togliere, il libro è davvero molto utile e bello, e lo consiglio caldamente.

Very, very thorough..... I was a big fan of Bert Jansch and used to play with Rolly Brown... a long time ago... he was always the friend who could de-mystify complex things (musically). How wonderful to find him as a part of the team that produced this highly accurate and accessible work. I could rave on... but I am working on Reynardine right now... BRAVO!!!