Woody Guthrie Classics Songbook | Folk Songbook with Melody Lyrics Chords for Guitar Piano Keyboard Violin and Flute | 48 Classic American Folk Songs Including This Land Is Your Land - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0634024051 ISBN 13: 9780634024054

Publisher: Hal Leonard, 2000

Synopsis

Woody Guthrie Songbook is a folk music songbook featuring 48 songs by legendary American singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie. This collection presents lead sheet arrangements with melody lines, chord names, and complete lyrics, making it a natural fit for musicians who enjoy singing and accompanying themselves on guitar, piano, keyboard, violin, flute, or other melody instruments.

This deluxe edition gathers many of Guthrie’s most enduring songs in clear, accessible notation for easy-medium to medium players. In addition to the music, it includes a biography, introduction, complete lyrics, a discography, plus photos and sketches that offer added insight into Guthrie’s life and artistic legacy.

These songs capture the storytelling spirit of American folk music and remain favorites for singers, acoustic players, and folk enthusiasts exploring traditional repertoire. The arrangements are suitable for easy-medium to medium skill levels, making the collection approachable for developing musicians while still offering expressive material for more experienced players.

Song List
1913 Massacre * All Work Together * Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done * Bling-Blang * Cleano * Dead of Alive * Deportee * Do Re Mi * Dust Can't Kill Me * Dust Pneumonia Blues * Dust Storm Disaster * Dying Miner * East Texas Red * Going Down the Road * Grand Coulee Dam, The * Grassey Grass Grass * Gypsy Davy * Hard Travelin' * Howdi Do * I Ain't Got No Home * I've Got to Know * Jackhammer John * Jesus Christ * Jig Along Home * Little Seed * Mail Myself to You * My Daddy * New York Town * Oklahoma Hills * Pastures of Plenty * and more.

Whether used for learning classic folk repertoire, performing timeless songs, or exploring the musical voice of one of America’s most influential songwriters, this collection offers an inspiring window into Woody Guthrie’s enduring legacy.

About this title

About the Author

Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard LLC has become the worlds largest source of music performance and instructional materials, with a catalog of over a million products in both physical and digital form. They represent many of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time and publish and distribute works from all genres of music for all styles of musicians and ensembles.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hal Leonard
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0634024051
• ISBN 13: 9780634024054
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64