SKU: MB.30780M

ISBN 9781513462714. 8.75 x 11.75 inches. Transcribed by Stefan Grossman.

This collection presents six legendary blues guitarists from the 1920s to early 1940s. Each has his own unique approach, style and techniques for playing. Some like Rev. Gary Davis favored regular tuning while Josh White was equally at home playing in Open D tuning as well as standard tuning. Lonnie Johnson is unique in his playing techniques as well as use of a D G D G B E tuning. Buddy Mossâ??s recordings influenced generations of Piedmont guitarists, especially Blind Boy Fuller. Bo Carter had one of the most unusual tonal approaches for playing blues, ragtime and novelty songs. And lastly there is Tommy McClennan. His recordings sound â??rough and tumbleâ? but once you explore the intricacies of his playing you will discover a powerful blues guitarist.

< span style=font-family: Arial;> REV. GARY DAVIS: Cincinnati Flow â?¢ Piece without Words â?¢ Children of Zion â?¢ Twelve Gates to The City

BO CARTER: Letâ??s Get Drunk Again â?¢ Nobodyâ??s Business â?¢ Honey â?¢ What You Want Your Daddy to Do

BUDDY MOSS: Oh Lordy Mama â?¢ Sleepless Night â?¢ Someday Baby (Iâ??ll Have Mine)

JOSH WHITE Crying Blues â?¢ Bad Depression Blues â?¢ High Brown Cheater â?¢ My Soul Is Gonna Live With God â?¢ Pure Religion Hallilu

LONNIE JOHNSON: Away Down In the Alley Blues â?¢ Stomping â??Em Along Slow â?¢ Blue Ghost Blues There Is No Justice â?¢ Helena Blues â?¢ Sittinâ?? On A Log â?¢ Corn Bread Blues

TOMMY McCLENNAN: Blues as I Can Be â?¢ Iâ??m Goinâ??, Donâ??t You Know â?¢ Love With a Feeling â?¢Â New Highway No.51 â?¢ Drop Down Mama

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK: 1) Listen over and over to the original recordings available via the download link for this collection. 2) Get a program that can control digital audio files. Use this with the transcriptions and the recordings. 3) Be patient!! Practice, practice and practice some more!!

SKU: MB.30779M

ISBN 9781513462691. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

This book presents three of the greatest ragtime blues guitar players from the 1920s-1940s. They all possessed what Rev. Gary Davis called that sportinâ?? right hand. Each could sing the blues or play a dance instrumental. They favored first-position chords but produced incredible textures and rhythms from these easy left-hand fingerings. There are years of exciting fingerpicking challenges in these pages. But what fun it will be once you can play these tunes!

BIG BILL BROONZY Big Bill Blues â?¢ At the Break of Day â?¢ Friendless Blues â?¢ Shuffle Rag â?¢ Worrying You off My Mind Bull Cow Blues â?¢ Five Feet Five

BLIND BLAKE Georgia Bound â?¢ Back Biting Bee Blues â?¢ Cold Hearted Mama Blues â?¢ Ice Man Blues â?¢ Righteous Blues â?¢ Tootie Blues Rope Stretchinâ?? Blues â?¢ Sea Board Stomp â?¢ Walkinâ?? Across the Country â?¢ What a Lowdown Place the Jailhouse Is

BLIND BOY FULLER Baby, I Donâ??t Have to Worry â?¢ Careless Love â?¢ Georgia Ham Mama â?¢ Keep Away From My Woman Somebodyâ??s Been Playing With That Thing â?¢ Why Donâ??t My Baby Write To Me (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me) Sheâ??s Funny That Way â?¢ Jivinâ?? Woman Blues

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 1) Listen over and over to the original recordings available via the download link for this collection. 2) Get a program that can control digital audio files. Use this with the transcriptions and the recordings. 3) Be patient!! Practice, practice and practice some more!!