The Buskers Songbook
Product Description
The Buskers Songbook is the ultimate introduction to busking. Packed with no fewer than 60 acoustic classics with Guitar chords, lyrics and top line melody, it also features an expert guide to busking, produced in conjunction with Busk In London.
Whether you're an experienced busker looking to inject some inspiration into your repertoire, or you're looking for the best way to get into this exciting way of performing, look no further than The Buskers Songbook. Including a number of pop crowd-pleasers, folk favourites and some unexpected choices, this collection of busking songs will never fail to draw an audience.
If you're more of a folk fan, Bob Dylan's All Along The Watchtower or Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi will win the public over, or if you prefer the old pop favourites, Mrs Robinson, Lola or Teenage Kicks will pull in the pounds. Looking for more recent tunes to win the crowds? Daft Punk's Get Lucky, Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud and Adele's Rolling In The Deep are guaranteed hits. This is just a small selection of the 60 great busking songs included here, from a generous number of genres.
Not only does The Buskers Songbook include how to play great busking songs, it also has a detailed section on how to busk, including where and when, as well as some insider tips on how to get the most out of performing in public. Produced together with Busk In London (www.buskinlondon.com), this songbook is an invaluable companion that will get you out there performing and having a great time.
Pages: 192
Publisher: Wise Publications
First published: 2015
ISBN: 9781785580543
Contents/Songlist
1) Ain’t No Sunshine
2) All Along The Watchtower
3) American Pie
4) Big Yellow Taxi
5) Blackbird
6) Blowin’ In The Wind
7) Brown Eyed Girl
8) California Dreamin’
9) Catch The Wind
10) Chasing Cars
11) Crazy
12) Crazy Little Thing Called Love
13) Creep
14) Day Tripper
15) Every Rose Has Its Thorn
16) Fairytale Of New York
17) Fast Car
18) Father And Son
19) Folsom Prison Blues
20) Free Fallin’
21) Get Lucky
22) Hallelujah
23) Hey Jude
24) I’m Yours
25) Isn’t She Lovely?
26) Johnny B. Goode
27) Jolene
28) Killing Me Softly With His Song
29) Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
30) Layla
31) Let Her Go
32) Let It Be
33) Lola
34) Man In The Mirror
35) More Than Words
36) Mrs. Robinson
37) Mull Of Kintyre
38) Rolling In The Deep
39) Roxanne
40) Stand By Me
41) Streets Of London
42) Stuck In The Middle With You
43) Suzanne
44) Sweet Jane
45) Take Me Home, Country Roads
46) Teenage Kicks
47) The Boxer
48) The House Of The Rising Sun
49) The Passenger
50) Thinking Out Loud
51) Trumpets
52) Wagon Wheel
53) Walking On Sunshine
54) Waterloo Sunset
55) Weather With You
56) Wichita Lineman
57) Wonderwall
58) Yellow
59) Yesterday
60) You’ve Got A Friend
