Stefan Grossman

Somebody's Been Playing That Thing

This book presents three of the greatest ragtime blues guitar players from the 1920s-1940s. They all possessed what Rev. Gary Davis called that sportin' 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 - At the Break of Day - Friendless Blues - Shuffle Rag - Worrying You off My Mind Bull Cow Blues - Five Feet Five BLIND BLAKE Georgia Bound - Back Biting Bee Blues - ColdHearted Mama Blues - Ice Man Blues - Righteous Blues - Tootie Blues Rope Stretchin' Blues - Sea Board Stomp - Walkin' Across the Country - What a Lowdown Place the Jailhouse Is BLIND BOY FULLER Baby, I Don't Have to Worry - Careless Love - Georgia Ham Mama - Keep Away From My Woman Somebody's Been Playing With That Thing - Why Don't My Baby Write To Me (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me) She's Funny That Way - Jivin' 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!!