First 50 Songs You Should Play on Cello | Popular and Classical Melodies for Beginners | Includes Hallelujah, Let It Go, Stand by Me, What a Wonderful World, The Swan, Shake It Off, and More

Excelent book, 9/10 Song selection 10/10 ease of use 9/10 price 9.5/10 Completion of information This book has both traditional sheet music, and also tablature (a simplified way of expressing notes, simply giving a hole number and an arrow telling you to blow or draw.) This is helpful, because it is easy to understand which notes to play, but also allows for more detailed understanding of *how* to play the notes. In addition, there is a wide variety of songs, mostly ones which can be considered "Classic". There are big names and small ones, as well as old ones which few people likely remmember first-hand. There is a section at the back which gives more information about notation, which can really help the beginner with playing the songs as intended. If using a Kindle or a Kindle Fire tablet, as I am, you can zoom in to the sheet music, which as far as I can tell is auto-centered when you try to zoom into it. My favorite song so far is "What a Wonderful World", by Louis Armstrong (I believe). It is surprisingly easy to play, and in just a single session I was playing the beginning parts of it well enough to be complimented by those who heard me practicing through the walls (always practice music with the door closed when you are starting out, you never know what the other people in your house will think about your fledgeling new skill). Overall a great book, would highly reccommend to any beginner, and many intermediate players looking for more songs. One final note, however. This is not a book on "How to Play the Harmonica". If you know the most basic theory, or have access to the internet to look anything up about harmonicas, this (or something similar) is the most important thing to have. Practice is more important than books for the most part, and you need songs in order to practice. As I have stated, this is an excelent tool for practice.

This beginner‑focused songbook delivers exactly what a new harpist needs: 50 classic tunes—blues shuffles, folk ditties, pop hooks and simple ballads—each arranged with clear staff notation, easy‑read tablature and step‑by‑step breathing/bending tips. The songs progress logically from one‑note basics to simple chord‑style riffs, so you can sound musical after just a few practice sessions. Extra QR‑linked audio demos let you hear every melody at your own tempo, making self‑learning fast and rewarding. Compact, well‑organized, and packed with variety, it’s the perfect launchpad for anyone wanting to start playing recognizable songs on the harmonica right away.

I was a beginner at the cello. So I got this book for when I practiced and it really helped me learn and gave me a lot of tips and tricks very nice book.

Nice variety of songs

Easy to read! And since it's Hal Leonard, you know it's a good learning tool.

Great music selection, and good quality printing and binding. One thing to note is that for some songs, the bass part has been simplified. I didn’t dock a star for that because it is a book targeted at beginners after all, but if you play along with the original, you may find yourself a little lost if you try to match it note for note. A good example of this the song “If You Want Me to Stay” by Sly and the Family Stone. That song really has no business being in beginners book, but it is fun to play a strip down version, if you know that that’s what you’re playing getting into it. Highly recommended.

Unlike other Hal Leonard books, this has no included audio demo or accompaniment. Not sure why they didn't do even a downloadable audio included. Also the tunes are made very easy more on beginner level. If you're intermediate to advanced this will juat be too boring unless you use it to improv passing notes, embellishments etc. This is why I gave it 3 stars.

I love learning to play it

A good selection of bass tab for songs ranging from easy to more difficult. The songs span several eras and genres. The renditions have been written to make the songs easier to play in some cases. Highly recommended for beginners just to get learning to play songs.

Great songs but all in key of C. As I have 7 harmonicas in 7 keys I was a little disappointed. Peter.

Nice tunes 👌

No bending, no crazy overblowing, good quality songs, simple nice lovely melodies. A real boost for a tired spirit who wants to puff out a few songs

Another great book