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Meaning of fake book | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fake, book.

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

fake fan fake geek girl fake news fake Shemp fake tree fake-bake