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Taylor Swift - Fearless: Easy Guitar with Notes & Tab
(Easy Guitar). Grammy-nominee Taylor Swift was the top-selling artist of 2008. This matching folio to her chart-topping CD features easy guitar arrangements with tab for the crossover hit single "Love Story" and a dozen more: The Best Day * Breathe * Change * Fearless * Fifteen * Forever & Always * Hey Stephen * Love Story * Tell Me Why * The Way I Loved You * White Horse * You Belong with Me * You're Not Sorry.
72 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2009
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Taylor Swift
321 books4,105 followersTaylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Swift spent her early years on her family's Christmas tree farm. Her grandmother had been a professional opera singer, and Swift soon followed in her footsteps. By the age of 10, Swift was singing at a variety of local events, including fairs and contests. She sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Philadelphia 76ers game at the age of 11, and began writing her own songs and learning guitar at 12 years old.
To pursue her music career, Swift often visited Nashville, Tennessee, the country music capital. There she co-wrote songs, and tried to land a recording contract. Noting her dedication, Swift and her family moved to nearby Hendersonville, Tennessee, in an attempt to further Swift's career.
A stellar performance at The Bluebird Café in Nashville helped Swift get a contract with Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Records. She released her first single, "Tim McGraw," in 2006, and the song became a Top 10 hit on the country charts. It also appeared on her self-titled debut album in October of that same year, selling more than 2.5 million copies. More popular singles soon followed, including "Our Song," a No. 1 country music hit. "Teardrops on My Guitar," "Picture to Burn," and "Should've Said No" were also successful tracks.
In addition to commercial success, Swift received a lot of critical praise for her debut effort. She won the Horizon Award from the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Female Vocalist in 2007. Swift next released Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in 2007. Her renditions of "Silent Night" and "Santa Baby" were modest hits on the country charts.
In 2008, Swift was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best New Artist category, and won the Academy of Country Music's "Female Vocalist of the Year" Award, the American Music Awards "Favorite Female Country Artist" award, and the American Music Association's "Horizon" award. Around this same time, Swift released her next album, Fearless (2008), which hit the top of both the country and pop charts and stayed there for 11 weeks. By the end of the year, Swift had become the highest-selling country artist of 2008.
In 2009, Swift netted several awards for her work on Fearless, including "Video of the Year" and "Female Video of the Year" for "Love Story" at the CMT Music Awards. On September 13, 2009, Swift also won the MTV Video Music Award for "Best Female Video," making her the first country music star to win an MTV Video Music Award. The win stirred controversy when rapper Kanye West leaped to the stage during Swift's speech, took the microphone, and declared that R&B singer Beyoncé should have won Swift's award. The stunned Swift was unable to make her acceptance speech, and West was removed from the show. When Beyoncé accepted her award for "Best Video of the Year" later in the show, she called Swift to the stage to finish her speech. West later apologized to Swift privately,
and made a public apology on The Jay Leno Show.
If possible, the attention has made Swift an even hotter commodity. Her concert tickets now sell out in less than two minutes, and she is currently ranked as the 69th most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine, with more than $18 million in earnings this year alone. She recently made her second appearance on comedy show Saturday Night Live, this time as both the host and musical guest. She has also been tapped for four CMA nominations in 2009—"Female Vocalist", "Music Video of the Year", "Best Album" and "Entertainer of the Year"— as well as six American Music Award nominations.
To pursue her music career, Swift often visited Nashville, Tennessee, the country music capital. There she co-wrote songs, and tried to land a recording contract. Noting her dedication, Swift and her family moved to nearby Hendersonville, Tennessee, in an attempt to further Swift's career.
A stellar performance at The Bluebird Café in Nashville helped Swift get a contract with Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Records. She released her first single, "Tim McGraw," in 2006, and the song became a Top 10 hit on the country charts. It also appeared on her self-titled debut album in October of that same year, selling more than 2.5 million copies. More popular singles soon followed, including "Our Song," a No. 1 country music hit. "Teardrops on My Guitar," "Picture to Burn," and "Should've Said No" were also successful tracks.
In addition to commercial success, Swift received a lot of critical praise for her debut effort. She won the Horizon Award from the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Female Vocalist in 2007. Swift next released Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in 2007. Her renditions of "Silent Night" and "Santa Baby" were modest hits on the country charts.
In 2008, Swift was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best New Artist category, and won the Academy of Country Music's "Female Vocalist of the Year" Award, the American Music Awards "Favorite Female Country Artist" award, and the American Music Association's "Horizon" award. Around this same time, Swift released her next album, Fearless (2008), which hit the top of both the country and pop charts and stayed there for 11 weeks. By the end of the year, Swift had become the highest-selling country artist of 2008.
In 2009, Swift netted several awards for her work on Fearless, including "Video of the Year" and "Female Video of the Year" for "Love Story" at the CMT Music Awards. On September 13, 2009, Swift also won the MTV Video Music Award for "Best Female Video," making her the first country music star to win an MTV Video Music Award. The win stirred controversy when rapper Kanye West leaped to the stage during Swift's speech, took the microphone, and declared that R&B singer Beyoncé should have won Swift's award. The stunned Swift was unable to make her acceptance speech, and West was removed from the show. When Beyoncé accepted her award for "Best Video of the Year" later in the show, she called Swift to the stage to finish her speech. West later apologized to Swift privately,
and made a public apology on The Jay Leno Show.
If possible, the attention has made Swift an even hotter commodity. Her concert tickets now sell out in less than two minutes, and she is currently ranked as the 69th most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine, with more than $18 million in earnings this year alone. She recently made her second appearance on comedy show Saturday Night Live, this time as both the host and musical guest. She has also been tapped for four CMA nominations in 2009—"Female Vocalist", "Music Video of the Year", "Best Album" and "Entertainer of the Year"— as well as six American Music Award nominations.
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February 4, 2013
Ever since her song "Lucky You," written when she was about 12, to her song "Come back...Be Here," written today, age 23, Taylor swift is very amazing. She is fearless, and flawless. To all those swifties, we love you Taylor!
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October 24, 2022WHAT IS THIS! I just searched my fav singer and there’s a bOOk? Didn’t read it, but listened to the audiobook 🙃 it’s great!
January 23, 2012
Taylor Swift has the greatest choice of words in all of her songs and I wish Miss Swift the very best to continue what she is doing and let nothing in the world bring her down... By far, best girl singer i have heard yet.. I'll be prayin' for ya Tay... keep up the amazing work, you have really inspired a great pal of mine who one day i think will follow in your footsteps.. We love ya lots! Davey J.
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September 21, 2011Taylor Swift taught me how to be fearless and to speak whatever it may come so my haters why you gotta be so mean?
July 17, 2011
Taylor Swift, you're so awesome...Keep on dreaming..I love u so much.(I am a girl) thank you for writing the songs which can encourage me to enjoy my life...
May 25, 2009
Taylor Swift is my idol. :]
April 7, 2009
omg these were the best songs ever...i'm so glad they made this....
September 5, 2009
yay i am on a taylor swift kick
i love her music
memorized everything except tied together with a smile and teardrops on my guitar
i love her music
memorized everything except tied together with a smile and teardrops on my guitar
December 20, 2009
i LOVE fearless!!
December 11, 2010
I LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 7, 2022
Fearless is in my top 3 albums, I love it so much and it reminds me of my childhood when I first found it. The book is very easy to follow and doesn't need you to be an expert at playing (trust me, I'm not). Would recommend to anyone wanting to learn some swiftie songs on the guitar (or piano)
October 25, 2022
Świat potrzebuje więcej takiej sztuki!!!
May 7, 2023
I read the story of Taylor swift magazine and wanted to track it
March 4, 2024
Only swifties will like 👍
And it the only one who can support me byiiii swifties .
And it the only one who can support me byiiii swifties .
June 13, 2025
Does this count as a book? Idk but almost anything Taylor is 5 stars and I have this ukulele book… so 😁❤️
July 3, 2023
Guys I’m sorry this is so funny but I’m gonna be adding her albums to my read becauseeee all her songs are lyrically beautiful and they all tell stories. I also just love Taylor swift- the song The Best Day on this album is so heart wrenchingly beautiful.
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November 20, 2009I really love Taylor swift , and her new music is aewsome, so i really want to read this book!!!!! This is what i am cheaking out next time.
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June 4, 2010Oh my gosh! I love Taylor Swift!
:D:):D:):D:):D:)
:D:):D:):D:):D:)
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June 7, 2010you don't have to be afraid
September 3, 2010
very good , shes really cool and nice
September 14, 2010
Taylor is my idol! I kno every word 2 every single song she has! <3 her new song mine!
October 23, 2010
Is a nice and interesting book!
December 22, 2010
This is actually piano sheet music for her Fearless album, but does that matter? :P
January 14, 2022
10/10 album. I don’t like 🛴. My favorite songs on this album are all of them except for breathe and you all over me. Idk. I just can’t get into them.
February 8, 2022
*imaginemos q este es un libro del cual todavía no puedo hablar*
February 19, 2023
I love taylor swift
March 25, 2023
represents every teenage girl falling in love with someone they can never have.
the other side of the door was my favorite!
the other side of the door was my favorite!
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August 21, 2009I love this
October 26, 2009
I love this CD!!!! i have it, it rocks!
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