What is "fakebook"

n. A collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs.

Fakebook may refer to:

• Fake book, a book of rough sketches of sheet music that is used, particularly in jazz, where improvisation is particularly valued
• Fakebook (album), a 1990 album by Yo La Tengo

Fakebook is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released in 1990 by record label Bar None.