Muddy Waters Deep Blues Guitar Recorded Versions
30 tunes: Evil * Got My Mojo Working * Honey Bee * I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man * more.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars A Fundamental Document
This collection of guitar transcriptions from the recorded works of Muddy Waters is, simply, a must have for any blues guitarist. In fact, any musician with an interest in fundamental American recorded music will find this document to be a primary text for Chicago Blues, the development of the electic guitar, and the basic beginnings of American (and Brit) rock n roll.
Muddy Waters: Deep Blues contains guitar transcriptions from 31 songs performed and recorded by Waters and his sidemen from 1948′s “I Can’t Be Satisfied” to “Sad, Sad Day” off a 1981 session w/ Johnny Winter. Studying these transcriptions has given me – a mediocre amateur – new insights into the varied styles of the famous sidemen like Jimmy Rogers and Buddy Guy and a newfound excitement in the discovery of some lesser-known and under-rated guitar gods. The transcription of Earl Hooker’s shimmering guitar on “You Shook Me” (1962) is a particular treasure.
A general outline of Muddy’s guitar style is excellent; there are explanations of the Delta open G tuning, use of the slide, and illustrative samples of how other musicians treat Muddy’s style in their own fashions. This one of the most enjoyable and useful books of music that I have ever encountered.
5 Stars Amazing
Best blues book I own….if you are into the delta blues…a must own…easy to follow…all top notch songs….
5 Stars BEST OF MUDDY
TRANSCRIPTIONS ARE SPOT ON, GREAT SELECTION OF SONGS. IF YOU DIG MUDDY WATERS AND YOU WANT TO LEARN FROM A NATURAL GENIUS OF BLUES, BUY THIS RIGHT NOW. I SUGGEST YOU DO NOT DELAY ANY LONGER!
5 Stars Page – Year – Title – – Tuning – Capo
Chess Years Disk 1:
018 1948 – I Can’t Be Satisfied (Open G)
023 1948 – I Feel Like Going Home (Open G)
026 1948 – Streamline Woman (Open G)
034 1950 – Rollin’ and Tumblin’ {Part 1} (Open G, capo 2)
Chess Years Disk 2:
039 1950 – Rollin’ Stone (Std.)
043 1950 – Louisiana Blues (Open G, capo 1)
048 1951 – Long Distance Call (Std., capo 1)
051 1951 – Honey Bee (Std., capo 1)
059 1951 – Still a Fool (Std., capo 1)
Chess Years Disk 3:
064 1953 – Baby, Please Don’t Go (Std., capo 2)
068 1953 – Blow Wind Blow (Std. Tuning, capo 2)
072 1954 – I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (Std., Capo 5)
074 1954 – I Just Want to Make Love to You (Std.)
Chess Years Disk 4:
076 1956 – Got My Mojo Working (Std.)
081 1957 – Evil (Std., capo 2)
085 1957 – Good News (Std.)
090 1959 – Close to You (Std.)
095 1962 – You Shook Me (Std.)
Chess Years Disk 7:
099 1963 – My Love Strikes Like Lightning (Std.)
106 1963 – My Home Is in the Delta (Std.)
Chess Years Disk 9:
115 1964 – The Same Thing (Std., capo 
118 1964 – You Can’t Lose what You Ain’t Never Had (Std., capo
Hard Again/Blue Skies, etc:
123 1977 – The Blues Had a Baby and They Named it Rock & Roll (Std.) (Hard Again)
131 1977 – Deep Down in Florida (Open G) (Hard Again)
139 1977 – I Want to Be Loved (Std.) (Hard Again)
144 1977 – Screamin’ and Cryin’ (Std., capo 1) (I’m Ready, & Blue Sky)
151 1977 – Mannish Boy (Std.) (Hard Again)
156 1978 – I’m Ready (Std.) (I’m Ready)
160 1979 – She’s 19 Years Old (Std, capo 3) (Live Mississippi)
167 1981 – Champagne & Reefer (Std., capo 5) (King Bee)
173 1981 – Sad, Sad Day (Std.) (King Bee)
Excellent. End of story.