The Joy of Modern Blues Selected and arranged by Denes Agay and Frank Metis. “This book Copyeght © 1998 by Yorkoun Mase Pres, re. All sighs reserve. No prt ofthis bok may be seprodaced in any for by any electone or metal mess, Tpealig information storage and vetacal sen, ‘whet permission wring fom he pebshee Order Ne YK 21785 US Iterations Stand Book Namber 0528680572 UK Internationa Sanderd Book Number: 0.7119.67563 Bxolsive Distr: Muse Sales Corporation 251 Pat Avent Sth New York, NY 10010 USA ‘Muse Salts Limitea 189 Fh Stet, Lado WIV S12 gland Muse Sees Py. Lied 120 Rotscht Stet, Rosebery, Sydary, NSW 2018, Asta ped inte Ue te feta by Tie Liogaph ond sg CpetceContents «+ Creamer and Layton Denes Agay Traditional « After You've Gone ...6.-5- 505 Another Shade of Blue... Back Water Blues Bad Luck Blues... «Blind Lemon Jefferson Blue Odyssey... we + Frank Metis Blues on Bach Backwards «Prank Metis Blues Danube .... « «Frank Metis Chilly Wind Blues . Traditional. Frédéric Chopin Frank Metis Traditional. : Hart A. Wand and L. Garrett Chopin in Blue. Completely, Completely Craxy Corinna Dallas Blues The Doctor .. Prank Metis. Goin’ Down That Road Feelin’ Bad... Traditional A Good Man Is Hatd to Find Eddie Green Happily Unhappy : « Fraink Metis House of the Risin’ Sun ....... «Traditional « : Ain't Got Nobody ...........1...S. Wiliams, D. Peyton, and R. Graham 1 Should Have Stayed Home . Prank Metis sees Just Some Plain OF BE Blues... « Frank Metis Kansas City Blues... Traditional : ‘The Memphis Blues George A. Norton. and We Handy . Midnight Special ‘Traditional My Melancholy Baby «mie Burnett Traditional Frank Metis. - Fraditional Prank Metis ..... G.P. Handel ...: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen Painful Love . : Plain Ol Boogie Woogie Blues Reverend Peter's Blues Guitar... Sarabande in Blue St. Louis Blues W.C. Handy... Step It Up and Go «Traditional ‘Swanee River Spiritual. Steven Foster... ‘Telephone Blues -- Brank Meti Titanic Blues . Traditional.Back Water Blues Traditional Slow blues D749 « of : walt p79 or 79 a oye Gradds Atedas Grades 5 lsined five days to = ight, Pr ijt FF Copyright © 1958 by Yorktown Music Press, Ine. (ASCAP) Totematonal Copyright Sccured, Al Righis Reserved.After You’ve Gone Creamer and Layton F Moderately stow vith a3 fe) rid Copyright © 1998 by Yorktown Music Press, Ine. (ASCAP) Taternational Copyeight Secured, All Righs Reserved.br eT Em? a molto rall. == 2 Dm? ar Em DmAnother Shade of Blue ‘Slowly, with 2 free int Em 2 o F BT En Emmgj7} Copyright © 1987 (Renewed) by Yorktown Musi Prss, In. (ASCAP) Intemational Copyright Secure. All Rights Reserved.Poco pit mosso © 4 8 ‘Amé 4 3 4 a ‘af molto cantabile Rather broadly om Bm(znaj7) Em? FADS a1Bad Luck Blues 5 Blind Lemon Jefferson Stow funy blues (vith a 172 fee 7 F g cr i Sah SSS = got ateieceat feats dog = ame wy bad ek se Copyright 9 198 by Yorks Musi ets, ee. ASCAP) Intemational Copyright Seca Al ips ReseedWan-na go gothBlue Odyssey ‘Slow and steady Prank Metis ‘Copyright © 1983 by Frank Metis Music (ASCAP) International Copycight Secure. All Rights Reserved ‘Used hy Pormisionu213Blues on Bach Backwards (The left-hand ostinato is based on the notes B= C- A - Bb which, read in reverse, are the anglicized version of the letters B =A - C= 1i.) Frank Metis Sow blues a 4 FLEES Dealcada Sapa Copyright © 1998 by Frank Metis Musie (ASCAP) TIniematione! Copyright Seeured. All Rights Reserved ‘Used by Permission15 Blues Danube (With apologies to Johann Strauss) Frank Metis Slowly, with expression 5 a 4 nf ey Copyright © 1998 by Frank Metis Music (ASCAP) International Copyright Secuced. All Rights Reserve, ‘Used by Permission.16~ == . + = a 3 ot j ie fr e | T rail, e dim. | r_[ to - * | oO a TT J | 1 = 2 : 2 SS > H 5 t8 Chopin in Blue Prelude in C minor Siow and steady by Frédéric Chopin ‘No chord of rns lence) g cm Abie % 5 i Copyright © by 1998 Yorktown Must Press, Ine. (ASCAP) ‘Intemationel Copyright Secure, All Rights Reserved.19 BT ‘om Bb Am AbTbS or ° 8 i cB Fm os cm Abm Gt G Csust Abic BT Bm Gnv/Bb 2 é Rr An? abs t or cove Fm i op cm 4 $ Abm Gt G7 Cm i 420 Chilly Wind Blues Slowly ‘Traditional winds don't | blow, wheal'm Ab? oor 7 2 21 . Copyright© 1998 by Yorktown Musi Pees, Ine. ASCAP) Tternational Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.a Corinna Very bluesy — = Se : rr tr itt fF et ed a So = i = f +f a 4 ‘where you been s0 since — you been | gone, 1 2 -— f : rans o 5 ‘Copyright © 1998 by Yerktown Masie Press, Inc, (ASCAP) International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved,22 Completely, Completely Crazy Slow funky blues Frank Metis: Ae Dmajo Dmaj7 4 FB § GA & 4 Donaj7 gn BB G #2 BbIC me _com - plete - ly, com = [plete = ly, com - plete 7 5 5 é wT Copyright © 1998 by Frank Metis Music (ASCAP) Interational Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved, Used by Permission28, you're § an Dmjg D6 There's24 Gm $ a F Bm BIS 2 F tie when your T > T w EbIbS En? AIS prastwe chang =25 Densi7 Bo $ i, z 4 De? iors BBS Am Daj DsDallas Blues Moderately Hart A. Wand and L. Garrett or Bb 5 Fr 5 Copyright © 1998 by Yorktown Mie Press, Ine, (ASCAP) Totemtional Copyright Secure, AIL Rights Reserved,27 Goin’ Down That Road Feelin’ Bad ‘Traditional ‘Moderately i "co - iw’down es = —- “= = a ¥ > pe - es — Oh yeah, Vm | go - in’down ‘thet oad ___ feel - in” oe bal ——. = SS eee | —- === Copyright © 1998 by Yorktown Music Press, Ine. (ASCAP) TIntenatonel Copyright Secured, All Rights Reserved28 To Dr. Arnold Weg The Doctor Quite freely and “bluesy” Frank Metis j imp slightly slower os s—T Copyright © 1998 by Freak Melis Music (ASCAP) Intemational Copyright Sccured All Rights Reserved, ‘Used by PermissionSlowly, quasi a tempo amp somewhat freely _ boa: , Sm i == a SSS : 7 —¥ f toca br 1 ' oats —— = | af eanadite31 7 |82 House of the Rising Sun ‘Traditional Moderate slow blues Em % mn, mp quas! waiting horn t ? 7 Copyright © 1998 by Yorktown Music Press, Ine. ASCAP) Ttematinnal Convricht Secured. Al Rishts Reserved3834 A Good Man Is Hard to Find Eddie Green Slovily, with a beat 4 My hear’s sad and fam | all for ~ form ‘My man’s treat ing me mes ht aa Dag === = ‘And thatmen of mine Tveev - er | seen ‘Copytigh(© 1998 by Yorktown Music Press, Inc. (ASCAP) International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved,Abs D7 Gi ‘when you think thet36 him his ‘Treat him right, good man now ~ crese. poco a poco c Ce37 Happily Unhappy Stow blues oa ire Frank Metis § i Dao i Aber § Abe7 09 “There'll nev = er x 2, _—— Copyright © 1998 by Frank Metis Music (ASCAP) Incemtionsl Copyright Sceuced. All Rights Reserved, ‘Used by Permission,Bm? Bm Chm? Gam B 4 ons Fm i Amb 4 8 — 439 7 Bb7b9 —-Ebmaj7 Am? br but tov - ing ful, cheer - ful Am Dis o Ab6I Ain’t Got Nobody Words by Roger Graham Music by Spencer Williams and Dave Peyton Stow and “bluesish” =Ssa op Copyright © 1998 by Yorktown Music Press, Inc. (ASCAP) Intemationel Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.AL4243 I Should Have Stayed Home Frank Metis Moderately slow blues, sadly reflecting c FIC pyc oc FIC peve c c we Pvc c ‘ FE one c Copyright © 1998 by Frank Metis Music (ASCAP) Intemational Copyright Secured, All Rights Reserved. ‘Used by Permission45 oo 5 FIC guess how much lone - fi a EGE Am F 546 Just Some Plain OP B# Blues Frank Metis. Blues” not to slow arg ocr ow a o7add6 Sook tt 5 ch Bre Copyright © 1998 by Frank Metis Music (ASCAP) ‘Tuternational Copyright Secured. All Rights Reseved. ‘Used by Permission.47 oe Br Bb7+ Ame48 Ab7add6 5 4 549 Midnight Special Moderately slow, with a steady best (Jv9 feel) ‘Traditional Verse: o i. su: i 5 mf Well,you getup. in the you hear the ding - dong Now you look up om the o 8 a a7 4 i 4 You find no food up - on z Copyright © 1998 by Yorktown Mausie Press, Ine. (ASCAP) Iniemational Copyright Secured. ll Rights Reserved,50 the mid - night shine its light a a ¢ or vest san Fae — — , reeset Von as51Kansas City Blues Moderate blues (vith a 73 fee G9 § i ‘Traditional o § G74 oy + Do 5 8 y ones Copyright © 1998 by Yorktown Music ress, Ine. (ASCAP) Intemational Copyright Secured. All Righis Reserved.5354 The Memphis Blues Words by George A. Norton Music by W. C. Handy Wh Sh nF PTF cr B7 Cc? Bb? OCT f down to Mem - phis town, [That's where the peo - ple simile, smile on you all the while, could - n't spend - et Copyright © 1998 by Yorktown Musie Press, Ine. (ASCAP) Teemationsl Copyright Secured, All Rights Reserved.66 Ten = nes = see dear, fel = low there named Hon - dy with a you should eo, And while the strels played 1 B ney er will for - get the tune thatHon - dy called the Mem-phi = SSS = ? there. that al - ways fick - ens seo-onds to the trom-bone SSS = ra $97 : Bb Boe7Bh tg sos 5 y Iy, strain, that ev - er 1 y 1 hount-ing re ~ fai lov jwraps a spell around my Bb Bh BB -BBPT bmg Bb > hear that lov in’ tune a a58 My Melancholy Baby Emie Bumett ‘Faicly slow, with expression 6 —_>———— mp SS aS SSS SS SS SS r * — F ¥ tLe f ) OFT Ff Copyright © 1998 by Yorktown Music Press, Inc. (ASCAP) Frcs Copp Sr Al Rigs Reed5961 Plain Ol’ Boogie-Woogie Blues ‘Traditional Moderately. Gr Copyright © 1998 Yorktown Masi Pres, In. (ASCAP) Intemations} Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.62 Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen ‘Traditional o Slow blues i i toe trouble Tye seen, Copyright © 1998 by Yorktown Muse Press, fn. (ASCAP) Ijemnatonal Copyright Secured, All Rights Reserved6 the trouble I'vePainful Love Frank Metis =? b ¥ rere t eee ah te Ft Copyright © 1998 by Frank Metis Music (ASCAP) Teron Copprigh rome Al ight Reve= = = = = a yd ge F = a we =| subito mp ead tb 266 To Peter Pickow Reverend Peter’s Blues Guitar Moderately slow Frank Metis EmTadd4 é nf Copyright © 1998 by Frank Metis Musie (ASCAP) International Copyright Secured. ll Rights Resorved. ‘Used by Pemisson.67 (oaitng the Blues) Em - ; Em 1G a je Em F Cem Give GB GwBb ar 4 5, 3 eo bm BbID ACE Amc Fig? BI ‘4 5S, 3 tt ee68 Sarabande in Blue ‘Adapted by Frank Metis GF, Handel ‘Moderately stow, with a steady beat Dm 2 Bbmgj7 BE i A Copyright © 1998 by Yorktown Musi Pres, lac. (ASCAP) Tntemasional Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.69. nay ar Dm valle dim,70 St. Louis Blues W.C. Handy Blues march see the eve-nia’ sun go DI D+ Dr A S "Cause my ba - by, hhe done Jef this Copytigt © 1998 by Yorktown Masi ress, Ine. (ASCAP) Tnteraconl Copyright Secured. Il Rights Reserved12 CrlEb Gm DT by her a for store-bought< St. Louis blues just as blue as__ love thet. man Tike a school - boy — man gota heat Ken — tek -y Col - “ F L canbe. loves his pie. like a "vel 138 he wouldn't have gone my ba - by till4 Step It Up and Go ‘Traditional Funky blues o Used to have a gal, she was | it tle and low 4 clare, she hed to step it Copyright ©.1998 by Yorktown Music Press, Ine, (ASCAP) TIntemationsl Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved,7% Swanee River Spiritual Stephen Foster ‘Slow beat, in 2 Ab a7 Copyright © 1998 by Yorksown Music Press Inc. (ASCAP) International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.76” BT 2 4 Ab a Fam? F Dm? E8 Titanic Blues Traditional Stony (with S73 fee) (1913) ¢ just a= bout four. o!_- clock, 3 just about four? __ ‘When that 3 DT Jong ‘Copyright © 1998 by Yorktown Music Press, Inc. (ASCAP) Totematioal Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.the deep blue sea,Telephone Blues ‘Note: The mimerical values of a phone number were used to create the scale, rhythm pattems, harmony, melody and form. for this composition, Hence the ttle! Stowly ~™” x J 2 Copyright © 1998 by Frank Metis Music (ASCAP) Intemational Copyright Seeued, All Rights Reserved. ‘Used by Peamission