Fakebook
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Fakebook may refer to:
- Fake bookFake bookA fake book is a collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs. Each song in a fake book contains the melody line, basic chords, and lyrics - the minimal information needed by a musician to make an impromptu arrangement of a song, or "fake it."The fake book...
, a book of rough sketches of sheet music that is used, particularly in jazz, where improvisation is particularly valued - Fakebook (album)Fakebook (album)Fakebook is the fourth official, full-length album released, in 1990, by alternative rock band Yo La Tengo. Comprising eleven cover songs as well as five originals, this album is regarded as a departure from their previous albums due to it containing mostly folk songs...
, a 1990 album by Yo La Tengo