I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor), Lean on Me (Bill Withers), Stand by Me (Ben E. King).

: Many players buy the physical plastic-comb bound book and scan it to create their own personal PDF library.

covers modern pop, rock, and contemporary mainstays from multiple decades. Amazon.com Content Overview

In the world of jazz and standards, The Real Book is legendary. For decades, it was the illegal-yet-indispensable collection of lead sheets that every working musician carried. In 2004, Hal Leonard finally released a legal, corrected edition.

If you already own a physical copy, you can scan it for as a backup. Keep the PDF on your own hard drive. Never upload it. This is a legal gray area but is widely considered acceptable if you never share it.

is a "fake book"—a collection of lead sheets containing a song’s melody, lyrics, and chord symbols (but not full piano arrangements). Unlike traditional jazz fake books, this series focuses exclusively on popular music.

Full lyrics printed beneath the melody to assist vocalists.

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