In doing a bit of preparation for her lesson, I did some research on-line and in my home library and I learned a few things about “Deep River Blues” that I probably should have known all along. (If you would like to see of this transcription, see my post of May 19, 2018.)Īs a matter of fact, a very talented young student of mine started learning my arrangement of “Deep River Blues” two weeks ago. I even went so far as to write out a transcription of my arrangement, thinking that it would come in handy for use in my guitar teaching.
(To hear my 2004 recording of the song, click on the blue link above. “Deep River Blues” – Guitar, Vocals & Arrangement by Eric Sinclair I don’t remember how long it took, but with that lead sheet to follow and Doc Watson’s inspirational version of the song in my ears, I eventually came up with my own arrangement of this wonderful old song. One of the many songs that I learned over the years from the pages of that collection was “Deep River Blues.” This past February, I wrote a post for this blog called “Songbooks & Sheet Music.” One of the songbooks I mentioned was Jerry Silverman’s Folk Song Encyclopedia, Volume 2, a priceless publication that I purchased in Portland, Maine probably in the 1980’s. (To see more Guitar TAB transcriptions, click on Guitar Music in the Categories list.)
