The Complete Robert Johnson

by Woody Mann

An exploration of the 29 songs that form the complete recorded works of this seminal blues artist. Transcriptions in standard notation and guitar tablature give new insight into Johnson's unique... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0825603145
• ISBN13: 9780825603143
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Music Sales
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.0" x 11.8"

Customer Reviews

Great author

Mann doesn't muck around too much trying to help you play EXACTLY like Robert Johnson but a serious study of this book should be all you need to play Robert Johnson songs (as opposed to playing like RJ).

Gives a flavour - which is all you need

A couple of words on the reviews below: this edition DOES indicate the tunings each song is played in, and in the tablature, indicates the exact voicings as well. OK, the five-line musical notation might not, but if you're reading that, you're not a real bluesman in the first place - everyone knows bluesmen don't read music.But seriously, on that point, Robert Johnson isn't meant to be played note perfectly - if you listen to his own recordings, you'll see he didn't play it the same way twice himself. So what this book gives, a pretty accurate verse and chorus from each of his songs, should be more than enough to get you on your way. And if it isn't - if you don't immediately feel imbued with the spirit of the great blues masters, then here's what you do - to hell (ahem) with a note perfect trascription: just head down them cross roads at midnight...

A good gift for blues fans

Woody Mann does his usual fine job here as he teaches aspiring guitarists to play in the style of the blues master Robert Johnson. Not for beginners, but more experienced players will learn a great deal from these well-notated transcripts.