The Legend of Zelda Series for Guitar: Guitar Tab

It was clear from reading that Alfred didn't actually write this one. Usually their tab books are borderline at best. This one, on the other hand, is quite good. The other giveaway is the tablature style. This is noted in a system used in Japan. To the average eye, it looks pretty similar, but the sheer technicality of the the format is a dead giveaway. Also clear is that it was clearly worked out on a Classical-style guitar, instead of a more traditional (At least in the states) steel string.What this means is that some techniques are a bit redundant, some notation is more confusing than need be, and the skill required for some songs is above the difficulty of the song itself. Still, it provides a good start point to tab out version for yourself.The other nitpick is the lack of songs. I would have left out Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tacks and Twilight Princess. Create a Volume 2 for them, because they are given a single song a piece, and all three feel like after-thoughts. Missing was the shop music from OOT, the overland music from Adventure of Link (And various field pieces) and the biggest ommision, the Ballad of the Wind Fish. Since this was the central piece to Link's Awakening, I was a bit disappointed,Lastly, I felt a three bar version of all Ocarina Songs from OOT would have taken up no more than a single page two at the most, and solved one of the primary frustrations many guitar players have when selecting Zelda tunes. This is like creating a Super Mario Brothers Tab book, and not including the underground theme.

I am a guitar teacher, and one of my students was very interested in playing songs from Zelda. I purchased this book for him, and it has many songs that he likes. Unfortunately, the level of playing required is late intermediate, and so he was disappointed at the complexity of the songs. I have helped him by asking him to play only the highest notes--- in other words, the melody line-- while I play the remaining notes. I teach note-reading in addition to tab and chords, and this book is suitable for all three.

I bought this, along with the piano book. This book has a lot of the more recognizable songs from the series, and they are fun to play. Many of them are challenging for me, but I am not an expert musician by any means. It gives me a reason to practice and learn.Some pros:Good song list.Pages are high quality paper.Most songs sound very accurate.Some cons:The binding is very cheap. It started losing pages after a few days of use. Find a place to get it spiral bound.Not all songs are exactly right.Key signatures: I bought the piano version also, so my wife and I could play together. For most of the songs, we'll have to transpose.Overall, I enjoy this book, and would buy it again.

I got the book to learn on my guitar and some of the keys seemed off. Or it played better in a different key, other than that it was a great learning book and really fun to play! It has a good mix of songs from a lot of the games, the popular ones but also a few of the traditional melodies which make it all the more worth while to be jamming out on guitar. I was able to transcribe the tabs and notes to be played on mandolin as well, it took a bit but it was worth it!

My son has been taking lessons for a couple of years, he is 11, and some of the songs are do-able. He takes it with him to lessons and his teacher helps him pick out what to work on. So this is not for the beginner, as it might frustrate, but with a little experience fun!

Soooooooooooo cute! My then bf played me zeldas lullaby. The song was nice but not him so much :)10/10 great gift idea.

My teenage son has been a Zelda fan since grade school. He is going to love sharing these songs with his guitar instructor.

The arrangements are ok, but kind of repetitive. The font is quite small- the publisher should reduce the size of the header on each page to make the notation larger. There are no fingerings listed, only notation and tab. Be prepared to play in A Major. Some of the arrangements are nice but I’d really like fingerings and larger print.

tabs are very small (im not an old person and have 20/20 vision) but need the book basically standing up near my face to see it clearly enough. doesnt help that the lines strikethrough the numbers, making it even more difficult

Item loved by the Birthday boy. Thank you. Not for the beginner but a great goal to work towards.

My brother was pleased to have received this gift. Sadly I've yet to hear a tune from him :(!

Fun and easy to play!Though not as good as he piano edition it is still a must have for any Zelda fanatic.

In diesem Notenbuch sind sehr viele bekannte Zelda Songs enthalten.Die Übersetzung, von der Spielmusik zur Gitarre, ist fabelhaft!Die Lieder sind sehr nah am Original und eine echte Herausforderung.Der Schwierigkeitsgrad ist für Fortgeschrittene und Profis.Anfänger können sich dieses Buch zwar holen, aber ohne das nötige Basiswissen,ist sehr viel Frustration vorprogrammiert.Das Buch bietet definitiv nicht zu wenig Lieder, ergo man kann sich mit diesem Buchsehr lange beschäftigen. Es ist also kein schnell arrangiertes Liederbuch mit simplen Einzelnoten.Die Qualität des Buches ist auch hochwertig. Hochglanzcover, dicke, beschichtete Seiten und zusätzlich zuden Noten enthält das Buch noch schöne s/w Illustrationen zum jeweiligen Spiel.Der einzige Minuspunkt: Es ist keine CD enthalten.Eine CD gibt es nur bei der japanischen Version des Buches und die ist um einiges teurer.Ich hätte kein Problem damit gehabt, für eine englische Version mit CD, mehr zu bezahlen.Die CD kann sehr hilfreich sein und die aufgenommenen Songs klingen außerdem super!