Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection CD Book

ajrock2000

Joined: Aug 02 2007

Are these songs from the original book exactly? These arrangements sounds amazing. Is there anywhere I can buy this cd?

PolakDave

Super Polak

Joined: Jun 25 2007

Kabukibear said

If this is the cd from the book then yeah, they're a cd + book bundle. I've been looking for the cd for a bit. Ordering from Japan is a pain sometimes so I wondered if I could find this anywhere, thanks a bunch!

Yeah, same here. Now I don't have to wait for either you or Lonlonjp to play one of these songs on Youtube for me to know if I'm doing it right (>.<)

PolakDave

Super Polak

Joined: Jun 25 2007

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-135-49-en-70-236g.html

7$ less.

PolakDave

Super Polak

Joined: Jun 25 2007

ajrock2000 said

PolakDave said

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-135-49-en-70-236g.html

7$ less.

That isn't the same book...plus the CD is part of the reason I want the other book.

Yeah, sorry... I didn't realize until I downloaded the CD and listened to the tracks. The other book has more songs, but this one has a few more songs that I'd like to play. If you end up getting this, then we can trade some of the songs in my book for some of the one's in yours :P

I just ordered the Dragon Quest guitar book, so I don't want to spend another $40 on another guitar book. I was my GF was back in Japan again to buy me another one! So much cheaper there. I got my FF Guitar Solo book for like 1200Y

PolakDave

Super Polak

Joined: Jun 25 2007

ajrock2000 said

well, I just ordered after finding a $5 off coupon for yesasia...lol.

Would you want to do some exchanged? :P I'd really like to have "You're Not Alone", "Clash on the Big Bridge", and possible "Rebel Army". I can trade for you from any of the songs from either the FF Guitar Solo Collection or Dragon Quest books.

Here's a list of all the songs in the FF Guitar Solo Collection book that YOU wouldn't get in the one you got. So pick and choose whatever you want (If you want, that is):

From Final Fantasy

Store
Ending Theme
Victory

From Final Fantasy II

Town
Finale

From Final Fantasy III

My Home Town
Cute Little Tozas
Time Remains

From Final Fantasy IV

Town Theme
Cry in Sorrow
Melody of Lute
Rydia

From Final Fantasy V

The Day Will Come
Lenna's Theme
Tenderness in the Air
Nostalgia

From Final Fantasy VI

Awakening
Cefca
Gau
Coin Song
Forever Rachel
Shadow
Aria Di Mezzo Carattere

From Final Fantasy VII

Farm Boy
Interrupted By Fireworks
Ahead On Our Way
Holding My Thoughts In My Heart
On The Other Side Of The Mountain
Sending A Dream Into The Universe

From Final Fantasy VIII

Fragments of Memories
Breezy
My Mind

From Final Fantasy IX

Vamo' alla flamenco
Captivating Eyes
Frontier Village Dali
Where Love Doesn't Reach
Eiko's Theme
Endless Sorrow
Bittersweet Romance
Oeilvert
Hermit's Library - Daguerreo

From Final Fantasy X

Ject's Theme
Yuna's Decision

PolakDave

Super Polak

Joined: Jun 25 2007

It's the same as if we were to trade Pokemon cards. Just as long as you aren't selling it, or putting it outside of private use. As long as you or I don't send trade it through a public medium (By this, I mean a place where everyone has access to it without any keys, passwords, or id's).

So if we take pictures, scan, or re-write the music, put send it through e-mail, upload it onto imageshack or rapidshare, then it will be completely legal.

Of course, I don't have any legal documentation to prove it to you, but you'll have to trust me. I've been in an orchestra for about 5 years, and our conductor has made thousands of copies of music, but because it is for private use (We, the orchestra, are the only ones who have it), then it's fine. We've performed in front of police, lawyers, and what not, and it's all good. So don't worry about it:)

TrangOul

Insomaniac

Location: Germany

Joined: Feb 24 2008

I just played straight through the Final Fantasy book once, and I must say:
Thus far I'm not impressed. Those arrangements are pretty much as simple as they can be and we have better arrangements of many songs here on the site. Just look at DoomOfAllFires' "Lenna's Theme", stamen47's "To Zanarkand" or archard's "Dissipating Sorrow". Not to mention our arrangements of songs that aren't in that book at all.
Go go gametabs.net :)

Yokatsui

Location: Arlington, Texas

Joined: Mar 15 2009

Why not order from the site with the free shipping?
I suggest you buy the actual book, and give credit to
Yuji Sekiguchi for his hard work for arranging all of the songs.

Also, If you havent known this already, LonLonJp from youtube
has shared his own Arrangement of "Fisherman's Horizon",
Its on his blog. (Note: PowerTab File, your going to have to
download it if you havent already.)

Gefen

Joined: Mar 22 2009

Any way to order it outside of japan/US cheaper the yes-asia?
cause for me it's around 42 dollar the book+19dollars for the delivery :X
a bit expencive :(

any help here?

nicoras

Joined: Mar 26 2009

So the "Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection CD Book" is sheet music not tab?

SalemJake

Bewitched

Location: Popular Land

Joined: Oct 13 2008

i have that book and it's for beginners i have to say.

SalemJake

Bewitched

Location: Popular Land

Joined: Oct 13 2008

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necro666

Joined: Jul 12 2009

any chance does someone have this were i can download it?

natenmn

I haven't had a chance to trim my hedges recently. Thanks for visiting anyway...

Location: United States

Joined: Jul 17 2009

I imported this last November (pretty much right after this topic was made), and I have to agree that it is mostly beginner stuff. However, some of the arrangements in this book are very beautiful despite being somewhat simple. My example is Aerith's theme which I personally find to be the prettiest guitar version that I've heard. It is not very complex either. Also, I have not seen anyone play this on youtube, so I guess it would be somewhat unique if someone were to post a video of themselves playing it.

Continuing from the point about complexity, this is a great book for adding and enhancing some of the songs. Again I use Aerith's theme as an example in that it is actually similar to parts of theDoomOfAllFires version but missing some notes and in a different octave. I am considering making a tab that combines elements from this book, theDoomOfAllFire's version, and lonlonjp's version (with a little of my own personal flare... which isn't much lol). Elia, the Water Maiden from FFIII (Japanese version) is another song that I think would be easy and fun to update. I may consider that someday.

There are also a few songs that are a bit more complex that I think makes this book worth it. J-E-N-O-V-A, Big Bridge, Searching for Friends, and the FFIV Main Theme are the ones I feel are probably good for a bit more intermediate players. The J-E-N-O-V-A arrangement particularly is very unique and despite being confident in my rasquedo and strumming technique, I cant figure out the strumming pattern for some reason (as far as upstrokes and downstrokes are concerned).

Anyways I give this book a recommendation for anyone wanting to quickly add some pretty songs to their repertoire or anyone wanting to create a more complex arrangement based off of these.

natenmn

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Location: United States

Joined: Jul 17 2009

That is a very nice arrangement and I think I may be investing some time into it in the near future :). Also I see that you have included fingering which is awesome.

With that in mind I should note that in this particular book there is a "one point advice" section for each song. I'm not sure if the other solo collection book has something similar (is that where you got your fingering from?), but this could be very useful for more intermediate to advanced players who have never taken classes (which is probably a lot of us here) to see the proper fingering for a more solid technique in future playing.

And you are right about the Rebel Army Theme... it is very good, however I think that TrangOul's tab is very similar but a bit more complete with the extra bass notes, but it looks like it's in a different key(?). I can't say for certain, though, because I only compared the first few measures. Not sure which one is more true to the original, though, if that is what someone is looking for.

perpetiel01

Nv.Cherry.AicelleAnne

Joined: Jun 19 2009

i downloaded the album with the 25 tracks from rapidshare and the sheet music from sodasheetmusic.

i want to know if there is a site where i can download the one with 50 tracks.
because there are many songs missing from the other collection.

Miguel Gonzalez

Joined: Jul 09 2022

Thank you so much for these recommendations!