The Essential Rory Gallagher Volume 2 (Paperback)

The Essential Rory Gallagher - Volume 2 (Tab) is a guitar sheet music songbook featuring twelve songs by influential blues guitarist Rory Gallagher. Presented in the Guitar Recorded Versions series, it is for guitarists who want to study, learn, practice, and perform music drawn from Gallagher's recorded repertoire while keeping the guitar parts and lyrics together in one collection.

The book contains note-for-note guitar transcriptions taken from recordings, with notes, guitar tablature, and full lyrics. The collection brings together twelve songs spanning distinctive sides of Gallagher's blues and rock-influenced guitar writing, making it a focused reference for players exploring his phrasing, riffs, rhythms, and songcraft. No online or bonus content is identified for this edition.

Working directly from recorded-version transcriptions gives guitarists an opportunity to examine how Gallagher's guitar parts function within complete songs rather than as isolated musical examples. The variety of material can support focused practice, repertoire building, musical expression, and preparation for personal playing or performance, while the full lyrics provide useful context for each arrangement.

Song List

Barley & Grape Rag * Calling Card * Continental Op * Do You Read Me * I Fall Apart * In Your Town * The Loop * Moonchild * Overnight Bag * Shadow Play * Shinkicker * Who's That Coming

For Rory Gallagher listeners, blues guitar enthusiasts, and guitarists interested in studying his recorded parts, this volume offers a substantial collection in a practical guitar TAB songbook format. It can serve as a resource for learning individual songs, expanding a Gallagher repertoire, preparing music for performance, or gifting sheet music to a guitarist who appreciates his work.