Howlin' Wolf - Featuring Hubert Sumlin on Guitar - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0793528151 ISBN 13: 9780793528158

Publisher: HAL LEONARD CORPORATION, 1996

Synopsis

Howlin' Wolf - Featuring Hubert Sumlin on Guitar is an electric guitar TAB songbook of classic blues songs by singer Howlin' Wolf, featuring guitarist Hubert Sumlin. Part of the Guitar Recorded Versions series, it presents note-for-note transcriptions taken directly from recordings for guitarists interested in studying, practicing, and performing this repertoire. The stated difficulty is medium.

This guitar songbook contains 13 songs with guitar tablature and standard notation. The music is supported by vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams, a guitar notation legend, performance notes, lessons, and black and white photos. Together, these elements provide a detailed musical reference for exploring the guitar parts while also seeing how they relate to the complete songs.

The collection offers a close look at the phrasing, riffs, chord movement, and musical character heard in landmark Howlin' Wolf recordings. Working from note-for-note transcriptions can support focused learning and practice while helping guitarists explore the expressive details of Hubert Sumlin's blues guitar style. The combination of TAB, notation, lyrics, chords, performance notes, and lessons also makes the book useful as both a playing collection and a reference for studying these recordings.

Song List

All Night Boogie * Baby How Long * Forty-Four * Going Down Slow * How Many More Years * Howlin' Blues * I'm Leavin' You * Killing Floor * Moanin' At Midnight * Poor Boy * Sitting On Top Of The World * Smokestack Lightning * Who's Been Talking

With 13 enduring songs gathered in one collection, this Howlin' Wolf guitar songbook brings a distinctive body of classic blues music to the music stand. It can serve as a practical resource for learning individual songs, preparing music for performance, revisiting favorite recordings, or gifting a guitarist with an interest in Howlin' Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, and blues guitar.

Edition details

• Publisher: HAL LEONARD CORPORATION
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0793528151
• ISBN 13: 9780793528158
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72