Radiohead Complete (Chord Songbook): Lyrics & Chords (Faber Edition)

This book is so beautiful I almost wanted to put a "please don't touch" label on it. But instead I keep it on my coffee table and nobody can resist looking through it and being awed. You can see Radiohead's typical attention to detail everywhere, everything designed specifically for this book. There's no mistaking that it's "official," and Stanley Donwood's involvement is obvious. The book itself is super high quality with a thick glossy cover, heavy paper stock, and vivid images. The artwork, split into two sections and arranged by era, is beautiful and includes many I've never seen before.At nearly 400 pages, there are so many songs it's almost overwhelming. And when they say complete they mean it -- they even include songs that were done as side projects like "I Want None of This" and "Spectre". The official lyrics for the entire catalog are invaluable, since so many of the lyric websites get them wrong. Regarding the book's arrangement, I really liked that the B-sides and rarities were included with the albums with which they were recorded, not thrown together at the end in a separate chapter. It has an index that's very useful given the number of songs. There's even an index of "first lines" of each song, which is one of my favorite parts, almost like a game or quiz. For the musicians, there are a few pages explaining how to read and use the guitar chords.All said, if there's one "must-have" for any Radiohead fan, I would say this is it. When I first saw it I thought it might be a simple songbook only for musicians, but that's not the case at all. "Radiohead Complete" describes it perfectly. I'll definitely be buying a few more to give as birthday and christmas presents.

This is a MUST buy for any Radiohead fan and guitarist! This has every song from every album. I used to read sheet music in elementary school and through high school for exact notation but now I just want simple tablature to give me the basic structure of a song. Extremely easy to read tab that will teach you your favorite Radiohead song in several minutes. Personally, I can't get enough of Staircase!If you are looking for something that will take you note by note, consider the Radiohead electric and acoustic songbooks. (ISBN 0571539970 and 0571539963 respectively)I have both and they are also excellent companions.

Unless the version being sold on W.A.S.T.E. is different than this, I'm somewhat surprised and disappointed that the band put this out. Or at least put this out as-is.Is the title meant to be ironical? It must be as it's woefully incomplete. Yes, it's (guitar) chords only - no tablature, no bass lines, no actual sheet music. But it's NOT all of the chords! How many songs in the the Radiohead canon feature more than one of it's three guitar players playing at the same time? Dozens? Most of them? Yet flipping through (in)"complete" I couldn't find a single instance where the book mentions the possibility of multiple guitar parts - let alone multiple guitars in alternate tunings (optimistic?)Physically, it's a beautiful book, but it's for collectors. For completists. Most of the info contained can be found online. Musicians and interested parties are probably better served with the books for the various LPs or "Radiohead: The Electric Guitar Songbook". Even Orborn's "Everything in its Right Place" is exponentially more detailed than this.Arguably a complete W.A.S.T.E. of money. Will probably return.

excellent song book by radiohead will help anyone who has a guitar or keyboard to play along with radiohead songs

Awesome. Very complete, accurate and nicely formatted.

The chords are simple but a great place to start with playing these songs. So many! The artwork is awesome too. Great for any Radiohead fan

Good book with all the songs and chords with lyrics and great artwork

I returned it, not what I was looking for. Nice gift though.

This is the (current) definitive book of Radiohead music. I'm a piano player but the chord info helps to build the basics of each song. I can read music (badly!) but I like taking the chord sequences and creating the sound of a song, which to me is fun and rewarding. I had tried to work out some of the songs using info from videos but that particular Radiohead sound wasn't there, despite playing what appeared to be the right chords. Using this book I have realised that it is all about the way the chords are manipulated, eg with 7ths and 9ths. It's interesting that I would normally play a standard C7 as C-E -G - Bflat but here the 7ths are semitones not tones, eg B natural. It makes such an interesting sound! Perhaps that's obvious, but it's like a major revelation for me! The only criticism I would level at the book, which is true of every thick-ish sheet music book I have, is that you have to really manipulate the spine to be able to get the book to stay open when playing. I can't be the only person driven mad by this, can I? That apart, the book has art, all the songs and is authorised by the band. What's not to love?

Utterly incredibly collection of accurate chords and lyrics in a book that can only be described as absolutely beautiful. This stunning book also includes a collection of artwork from album and single covers and shouldn't just be considered by musicians, but anyone who really enjoys Radiohead. I debated getting this for a while for to the price but I'm so pleased I did. What a band...

This is an amazing book for any Radiohead fan! It is really well designed by Stanley Donwood and has a genuine heavy ‘book’ feel about it. This book is mostly for those who want to read the lyrics and learn the foundations of the music to play along. It also includes some Radiohead artwork and all the b-side songs. It’s an official, band approved book! Really good book. Radiohead are the best band. I like reading the lyrics.

This chordbook is just what it says it is....a complete chordbook of Radiohead songs. It doesn't contain any sheet music (its a chord book) but one can easily work out the melodies if familiar with the songs.It has been nicely buffed out with various Radiohead artwork which add to the beauty of this wonderful little book.

For fans. Basic chords and notation but a nice book.