Matériel : Partition
SKU: MB.31008M
ISBN 9781513467016. 8.75x11.75 inches.
Blind Lemon Jefferson was a trail blazer, both as a singer and guitarist, but also as a commercial phenomenon, for he was the first blues musician to establish the tremendous appeal that blues, as played and sung by rural African American folk, had for the record-buying public. It is no exaggeration to say that the sales of Lemon’s records paved the way for a host of other solo rural blues musicians to record in his wake and made the record companies more willing to give other musicians a chance, in the hopes of achieving similar success. Lemon ’s record sales weren’t what made him a great musician, though - that could only be attributed to his startlingly virtuosic guitar - playing and soulful singing, developed over years of busking, building on his natural gifts with a great deal of practice and work. In the Guitar of Blind Lemon Jefferson author John Miller presents transcriptions, in standard notation and tablature, of 22 of Lemon’s greatest performances, with an additional essay examining Lemon’s senses of time and phrasing and his picking techniques. Also included is a download link to all the original recordings. To present a picture of Lemon the man, noted blues researchers Alan Governar and Kip Lornell have contributed an essay focusing on Lemon’s early life, the origins of his music, and his time spent in a musical partnership with Lead Belly. Links are provided to downloadable performances of the songs in the book from which the transcriptions were made, so that you can have Lemon’s sound in your head as you learn to play his songs.Blind Lemon Jefferson was remarkable, even in a style that abounded in great musicians, and some measure of his influence can be seen in the fact that musicians recorded in the 1960s, more than thirty years after his death, were still covering his songs and stealing guitar licks from him. The Guitar of Blind Lemon Jefferson gives you the resources needed to learn what was so special about Lemon’s music, and to experience his musical excellence from inside the music itself.Titles include: One Dime Blues, Got The Blues, Dry Southern Blues, Big Night Blues, Rabbit Foot Blues, Shuckin' Sugar Blues, Where Shall I Be, Wartime Blues, Black Horse Blues, Prison Cell Blues, Piney Woods Money Mama, See That My Grave Is Kept Clean, He Arose From The Dead, Beggin' Back, Broke And Hungry, Bad Luck Blues, Matchbox Blues, Lemon's Worried Blues, That Crawlin' Baby Blues, Easy Rider Blues, Stocking Feet Blues and Right of Way BluesLevel 2/3 • 160 pages • Direct download link to audio files.Â
SKU: MB.97167
ISBN 9780786651009. UPC: 796279065313. 8.75 x 11.75 inches. Transcribed by Justin Thompson.
Arthel Doc Watson and David Dawg Grismans musical friendship goes back to the early 1960s. The CD Doc and Dawg from the Acoustic Disc label captures some of their private sessions created during Docs visits to Davids home studio over the years. These transcriptions from that CD give Docs guitar parts in notation and tablature with chord symbols.
SKU: BT.MUSAM91734
ISBN 9780711938502.
Joni Mitchell's music includes some of the most distinctive protest songs of the 1960s. Blessed with a voice that is instantly heart-warming, gentle and poignant, Joni's performances grew to reflect her life and surroundings inadelicate but always direct manner. With hits including Both Sides Now and the evergreen Big Yellow Taxi her voice remains, alongside those of Paul Simon and Bob Dylan, a distinctive example of the power ofthefolk/protest tradition. This special selection contains twenty of Joni's best-loved songs has been arranged for Piano and Voice with Guitar chords.
SKU: MB.30110M
ISBN 9780786687466. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Play Like a Legend: Doc Watson features transcriptions of his great guitar flatpicking recordings from the early 1960s until the 1990s. In addition, detailed explanations of special techniques such as Carter Plus soloing, using three note patterns 3NPs and numerous crosspicking patterns are included. Exercises are designed to isolate specific licks and patterns, making them easier to learn. Moveable phrases and licks are identified so that players can introduce Docs unique sound into their own playing. Includes access to online audio.