| Beatles sheet music has always been available but | | | | I recently came across a wonderful book which |
| is rarely represented well due to the intricate | | | | contains the scores for most of the beetles |
| production of their recorded music which is rich | | | | songs. The book called Beatles - The complete |
| and timeless... More so in the later years of their | | | | scores is published by Hal Leonard and is exactly |
| recording careers. Most of this production is | | | | what it says, the complete scores. Each and |
| attributed to George Martin though a lot of input | | | | every Beatles song with a wonderfully |
| was made from the Beatles themselves. | | | | transcription of the recorded version of their |
| I personally have spent many years getting lost in | | | | songs, includes all guitar and vocal parts, bass and |
| the intricate arrangements of some of the songs | | | | drums along with every other instrument used |
| on the later albums and each time I listen I still | | | | which in some songs is a great amount. This type |
| manage to hear them in a different way. The | | | | of score is really interesting if you are like me and |
| albums Magical Mystery Tour, Abbey Road, and | | | | simply curious about how these songs are |
| Sgt Pepper are amongst those who I feel have | | | | structured or if you need to make an |
| on the whole more mature arrangements. The | | | | arrangement of a particular song for a group or |
| white album is a little different as the work seems | | | | band. |
| to be a conglomeration of compositions of four | | | | The most popular form of Beatles sheet music |
| individuals as opposed to a single group. | | | | downloaded from the Internet is in TAB format |
| There is a lot of other beetles sheet music on the | | | | for guitar. This format has become more and |
| market today and there is no problem in finding | | | | more popular over the last few years as more |
| arrangements of their songs for all manner of | | | | and more guitarists are learning to read music in |
| instruments and combinations from guitar to flute, | | | | this form as opposed to the more traditional |
| trumpet trombone, sax recorder accordion brass | | | | musical notation. |
| band, wind band full symphonic orchestra etc. The | | | | There is a link to a web site which sell hard copies |
| list just goes on and on. Most of the | | | | or downloadable copies of most of the different |
| arrangements or transcriptions available leave a lot | | | | arrangements of the Beatles sheet music if you |
| to the imagination and only cover the basic | | | | are interested. |
| melody and harmony of each song | | | | |