fake book

See also: fakebook

English

Alternative forms

• fakebook

Etymology

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

Noun

fake book (plural fake books)

1. (music) A collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs.
   • 1986, Michael Esterowitz, How to Play from a Fake Book, Ekay Music, →ISBN, page 34:

     Contemporary popular music tends to be specific in indicating slash cords, while older fake books generally indicate only root chord names.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fake,‎ book.

Translations

collection of musical lead sheets

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 歌曲集 (zh) (gēqǔjí)

• Finnish: fake book
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can