The Easy Hymn Fake Book - Over 150 Hymns in the Key of C | Beginner Worship and Church Piano Book | Large Print Sheet Music with Chords and Melody Paperback – December 1, 2002

Good for piano, guitar, keyboards. Easy to read clear print

I have purchased several of the Easy Books! Love them all! great for beginners and for someone looking for a baseline to add their own spin to!

Oh my word, this book is great! Where was it when I was learning to play growing up? Hymns list several verses with an easy melody on the treble clef with chording above. Notes and words are enlarged...my kids had a hard time using a regular book after how large and clear this one is. I pencil in fingering in for those who need it. Chord notes are listed in the back. I've showed this to three other piano teachers/mothers of students, and two are buying it. Good variety of songs with just I, IV & V chords as well as other songs with additional chords to fill out. On my small piano, it lays open nicely without needing props. If you have a digital piano with a wimpy book holder, it may not stay as it is a tall substantial book. I enjoy playing out of it myself as do my elementary boys.

There are a lot of hymns here, simply arranged and easy to play if you know your chords in the key of C.Our church has been without a pianist or any other accompanist for two years. I have been trying to get good enough at piano to play sometimes, and this book should allow me to do that.If you have a semi-decent keyboard, the fact that all the songs are arranged in C shouldn't be a problem, because your keyboard probably has the option to automatically transpose as you play. This is like putting a capo on a guitar. You can play in other keys while still using the chord fingerlings you are used to.

This book has a wide variety of hymns, from the "old chestnuts" to more sophisticated hymns. They are all the key of C which makes some of the melody lines unsingable (too high). The chords in the back were helpful. The book could be improved by having fingering for the melody line. Also, a spiral bound edition would make it easier to prop on the piano.

My church does not have a pianist and I am learning to play songs out of this book for them to sing along to. Thank you!! I want them ALL!!

Perfect for someone like me who is a casual piano player and just wants the chords to accompany myself while singing!

loved this book you can add to the music whatever you want and were you want. great !