Advanced Piano

Arranged by DAN COATES

The Best Hits from Timeless Songwriters

Great American Songbook BOOK 2

The Great American Songbook contains the best popular music ever written. This volume revisits some of those songs, casting them in the rich voice of the piano. Standards by legendary songwriters are included: “They Can’t Take That Away from Me” by George and Ira Gershwin, “The Lady Is a Tramp” by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, “Stardust” by Hoagy Carmichael, and “I Get a Kick Out of You” by Cole Porter. The sweeping melody of “Fly Me to the Moon,” the playfulness of “Singin’ in the Rain,” and all of the other wonderful musical moments are certain to provide hours of enjoyment for the pianist who wishes to be a Popular Performer.

CONTENTSThe Days of Wine and Roses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Dream a Little Dream of Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Fly Me to the Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Fools Rush In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

I Get a Kick Out of You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

The Lady Is a Tramp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Long Ago (And Far Away) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

On the Street Where You Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

The Shadow of Your Smile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Singin’ in the Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Stardust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

They Can’t Take That Away from Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

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