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Lead Belly, no stranger to the blues

Published by: TRO/Folkways Music Publishers, Inc. N.Y., N.Y. Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.

Lead Belly Songbook - $23.95 post paid  through HLMusic
Thirty-one of Leadbelly's best songs, presented in standard notation and guitar tablature. All songs are direct transcriptions of actual recordings, readily available in CD format. Harry Lewman music transcribed all the songs. Four staves including tablature click here for example.

Standard Midi Files for each song may be available for licensed use.

Available at music stores and book stores ....to order online click here.
The audible portion only of this site requires the use of RealAudio 3.0 or higher, click here for RealAudio help.

Follow the links below for detailed comments, playing instructions, and other useful information about the individual songs complete with a recording of the MIDI Files of each song. The information contained in these pages is NOT found in the book. The Real Audio format plays a recording of the MIDI file that is an exact reproduction of the written score that appears in the songbook. Reviews of the songbook.

  • Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Black Girl) two extra audio files including Kurt Cobain, Nirvana selection
  • National Defense Blues one extra audio file of Lead Belly in RA G2 format
  • New York City one extra audio file of Lead Belly in RA G2 format
  • Alabama Bound one extra audio file of Lead Belly in RA G2 format
  • Bring Me Little Water Silvy
  • Rock Island Line three extra audio files including Lonnie Donegan recording
  • Christmas Is Coming One extra audio file of Lead Belly singing
  • Lining Track
  • Keep Your Hands Off Her
  • Midnight Special one extra recording of Lead Belly singing - score example
  • 4, 5 and 9
  • Roberta
  • Poor Howard
  • Green Corn
  • Good Morning Blues
  • Little Children's Blues one extra audio file of Lead Belly singing
  • Red River
  • Shorty George
  • Ha, Ha, Thisaway
  • Goodnight, Irene one extra audio file of Lead Belly and Sonny Terry
  • Leavin' Blues one extra audio file of Paul Geremia cover
  • Easy Rider two extra audio files of Lead Belly in RA G2 format.
  • Gallis Pole Video files, and extra audio files of Mark Patton, Bob Meehan cover in G2 format, Harry Lewman video
  • Fort Worth and Dallis Blues one extra audio file of Lead Belly in RA G2 format.
  • Big Fat Woman one extra audio file of Lead Belly singing and playing piano
  • You Know I Got To Do It
  • Silver City Bound Paul Germia's recording, Hi-Tide Harris' recording, Lead Belly's version, and Lead Belly's recording of the song as a work in progress. 
  • Bourgeois Blues
  • De Kalb Blues one extra audio file of Lead Belly in RA G2 format
  • Fannin Street
  • Ain't Goin' Down To The Well/ Go Down Old Hannah
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