Can you buy blues sheet music?

Subject: Can you buy blues sheet music?
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Jan 26 - 03:16 PM

Does sheet music exist for blues classics from the 1950s and 1960s? And, if so, was it always available, even decades ago?

Subject: RE: Can you buy blues sheet music?
From: The Sandman
Date: 08 Jan 26 - 03:40 PM

guitar tablature exists
stefan gross man had books of john hurt guitar style, the problem is it only takes you half way, you need to use it then lisaen to how the blues guys interpret itvideos exist on you trube of john hurt manmce lipscomb and oyhers

Subject: RE: Can you buy blues sheet music?
From: The Sandman
Date: 09 Jan 26 - 12:53 PM

GOOGLE BLUES SHEET MUSIC,However blues is not always played in standard open dadfsharpad and dgdgbd are sometimes used

Subject: RE: Can you buy blues sheet music?
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 14 Jan 26 - 09:47 PM

There are plenty of published Blues "fakebooks" with 100's and 100's of tunes. Listen & learn to the recordings and then let YOUR style become You.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

Create, Have Fun, do not get stuck in the sand.

Subject: RE: Can you buy blues sheet music?
From: GUEST,Jerry
Date: 15 Jan 26 - 04:20 AM

There used to be quite a few blues songbooks and instructional books, but apart from the fall off in demand for books with the growth of Internet sites, I doubt that there was ever a great demand for blues songbooks because most blues songs follow the standard 12 bar blues chord sequence. Those just wanting the chords to the songs can easily work them out themselves once they’ve landed in the right key (by trial and error), but those who want to play particular arrangements, or were thrown by recordings in open tunings, rather than simply improvise their own accompaniments could seek out some excellent books with tablature, as mentioned above, by the likes of Stefan Grossman, Woody Mann and others.

Subject: RE: Can you buy blues sheet music?
From: GUEST,gillymor
Date: 15 Jan 26 - 05:01 AM

BB King The Definitive Collection has both sheet music and tab and contains some of his most popular work from the 50's and 60's. I ate it up when I was learning electric blues.

Subject: RE: Can you buy blues sheet music?
From: GUEST,gillymor
Date: 15 Jan 26 - 05:31 AM

Another great source is Jack Ruch. He's a fine blues player and teacher with a Youtube channel where he puts together solos in the style of various blues greats like BB, Albert King, Bloomfield etc. and offers some analysis and theory and also delves into the style of Jazz Blues guys like Grant Green. You can get sheet music plus tab on his Patreon page.