Fingerpicking Paul Simon (Fingerpicking Paul Simon)

Rating:
Summary: Flat out wrong
Review: It seems like I only write reviews when the book it bad. But the publishers here are practically stealing. Let me explain.

First, there are no lyrics. That is right, it is tabbed transcriptions of many well-known Simon songs, but if you are a devout flatpicker (like me) and trying to follow along it is impossible to do so. No lyrics with these songs is like trying to find your way to a friend's house when there are no street signs.

Second, some of the tabs are flat-out wrong. The opening chord of "American Tune" is tabbed as a G. Only you don't even need a guitar in your hands to know that it is a C.

Which leads me to wonder what else is wrong in this book?

Too bad, cause it would be great to learn from a book like this, but it is more trouble than it is worth. I bought it to save some time learning something new. Guess I will do it the old way and hit the pause button a million times figuring it out note for note.

That is what I get for trying to take the easy way out.