Holy Blues of Rev. Gary Davis
Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar
by Stefan Grossman
Electric Guitar - Sheet Music

Guitar (fingerpicking) - Intermediate

SKU: MB.99463M

Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar. Composed by Stefan Grossman. Saddle-stitched, Solos. Grossman Audio. Blues. Book and online audio. 24 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #99463M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.99463M).

ISBN 9781513464930. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

In this book, six of Rev. Davis Holy Blues are presented-- gospel songs with a taste of the blues. The online audio recordings teach these arrangements phrase by phrase as well as presenting the original recordings. These lessons are for the intermediate to advanced fingerstyle guitarist. All of the music is in notation and tablature. LESSON ONE: Rev. Davis played many gospel songs with a blues feel. These are referred to as Holy Blues. Death Dont Have No Mercy is an excellent example of a Holy Blues in the key of Em. Let Us Get Together follows, and is played in the key of G. This is a difficult arrangement illustrating Rev. Daviss control over his right hand. LESSON TWO: Rev. Gary Daviss religious arrangements in the key of C: I Belong to the Band and Tryin to Get Home. LESSON THREE: For ragtime playing Rev. Davis would approach his guitar as if it were a piano. For gospel songs the guitar takes on the role of a full Baptist church. In this lesson we study two gospel arrangements, Pure Religion and I Am the Light of the World. Both are played in the key of C and have become popular in todays pop world. Includes access to online audio.