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German translation: Fake Book


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English term or phrase:fake book
German translation:Fake Book
Entered by: AngelaH
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06:23 Mar 23, 2005
English to German translations [PRO]
Music / guitar tool
English term or phrase: fake book
Fake Book: A dynamic outline of the chord progression for popular tunes.

Guitar Tool

Wie kann man hier Fake Book übersetzen?
AngelaH
Local time: 11:15
Fake Book
Explanation:
Ich würde den Englischen Begriff stehen lassen, ist meiner Meinung nach sehr gebräuchlich

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Verena Moser
Local time: 10:15
Grading comment
Danke an alle!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7Fake BookVerena Moser
4 -1Chorusbuch
ahartje


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Fake Book


Explanation:
Ich würde den Englischen Begriff stehen lassen, ist meiner Meinung nach sehr gebräuchlich



Verena Moser
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke an alle!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Allesklar
11 mins

agree  Antje Harder: "Fakebook" ist ein gängiger Begriff in der Musikszene (ebenso wie Realbook). FAQ 3.1.10 auf folgender Seite: http://www.sockenseite.de/music-faq.txt
18 mins

agree  Peter Bertges: yep
42 mins

agree  Tilman Heckel
1 hr

agree  Linnea16
2 hrs

agree  G�nter Simon
4 hrs

agree  Kathleen: Used not only by guitarists but also by pianists, usually published surreptitiously, to avoid ASCAP fees and costs for purchasing individual pieces one at a time. Basically, it can contain thousands of songs, consisting of melody lines with chord-charts
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Chorusbuch


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.doblinger.at/abkuerzungen.htm
ahartje
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Kathleen: NO!! Used not only by guitarists but also by pianists, usually published surreptitiously, to avoid ASCAP fees and costs for purchasing individual pieces one at a time. Basically, it can contain1000s of songs, consisting of melody lines with chord-charts
1 day1 hr
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