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fake book en · NOUN

Etymology

From fake (verb) + book, since a fake book helps a musician to "fake" knowing how to play a song.

Meanings

  1. A collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs.
    • Contemporary popular music tends to be specific in indicating slash cords, while older fake books generally indicate only root chord names. 1986, Michael Esterowitz, How to Play from a Fake Book, Ekay Music, →ISBN, page 34:
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fake, book.

Forms

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Translations (2)

cmn 歌曲集 (collection of musical lead sheets) · fi fake book (collection of musical lead sheets)