we shall all be reunited...

once I believed or at least though I could learn to play the blues from a book

I learned note for note transcriptions and never got the rhythm or the feel right.

met maori charlie. a real rogue but could he play. 4/4 on the beat or off he had it and the chops to play an out of tune guitar. rip.

eventually I learned by listening and learning a smattering of musical theory along the way and how to read a lead sheet and the key.

that book should be read by anyone with a smattering of curiosity and and a desire to know.