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The Sheik

Gig Book

A must-have for any musician who plays "general" gigs.

C and Bb Editions available

Gig Book: Select Edition

David Littlefield's GIG BOOK

If you can't find the right tunes for your gig in this book, you probably aren't playing on Planet Earth!

This practical book brings together in one band-stand friendly book 313 useful tunes previously needing a library of music books.  Many of the non-rock "standards" were composed in the 1930's and 1940s; they and many big band tunes are in 30s-40s Fake Book.  Gig Book includes a combined index to both books.

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Standards

 

Latin Rhythms

 

Novelties

 

Polkas

 

Waltzes

 

Irish

 

Italian

 

Jewish

 

Practical

 

Wedding

 

Christmas

And just to make this marvelous compendium of tunes even more functional, The Sheik has indexed and sorted the songs as:  Standards, Bossa Nova, Cha Chas, Mambos, Calypso, Merengues, Rhumbas, Tangos, Paso Doble, Latin Dances, Sambas, Novelty and Party Dances, Polkas, Waltzes, Viennese Waltzes, Italian, Practical, Ethnic songs and dances, Jewish/Israeli, Irish, Wedding, Christmas.  He even tells you what to play for Presidential Impersonators!.

The Sheik's Gig Book:

  • Comb-bound 81/2 x 11 inch book
  • 313 tunes in large-note / chord symbol format
  • Standards and "easy listening" hits from the 50s and 60s--Sinatra, Nat King Cole, bossas
  • Ballroom and novelty dances--waltzes, Latin rhythms, polkas; dances usually requested by types rather than title, such as cha chas, sambas, polkas, tangos, are together
  • Ethnic tunes--Irish-American, Italian, Jewish-Israeli sections
  • Christmas section--secular, not religious tunes
  • Patriotic, wedding and other special occasion tunes
  • Performance guidelines--tempos, rhythms
  • Indexes of dances, major artists such as Sinatra, genres
  • Separate lyric sheets for all vocal tunes will be emailed to purchasers in a .zip file

The Lyrics:  All the lyrics for each book are available by e-mail when you order. 

The large print, 4-to-the-line chord format of the book prevents putting lyrics directly under the staves.  Space permitting they are at the bottom of the page.  Otherwise, there are separate lyrics sheets which are formatted to match the measures in the tunes for correct phrasing.  NOTE:  Lyric pages are available by e-mail only.  NO paper copies are available.  

 

 

 

 

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