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Page 1: Various Artists - It's Easy to Play Blues

It's lues.

Easy to read, simplified arrangements of some of the world's most famous blues pieces, including Basin Street Blues, Stardust, In A Sentimental Mood,

These Foolish Things, Moan in', Stormy Weather. and many more. Arranged by Cyril Watters.

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It's EasyTo Play Bl11es.

This album © Copyright 1976 and 1979 Wise Publications

London/New York/Sydney

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Farewell Blues 4 A Blues Serenade 12

Honolulu Blues 6 Basin Street Blues 31 Stormy Weather 17

Mood Indigo 26 W hen It's Sleepy Time Down South 28

Sophisticated Lady 36 Stardust 38 Moanin' 20

The Creole Love Call 24 These Foolish Things 9

In A Sentimental Mood 22 Moonglow14

Solitude 34 Another Shade Of Blue 41 The Cotton Mill Blues 44

Worried Man Blues 46

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Music by Bobby Timmons

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In A Sentimental Mood

Slowly

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Manny Kurtz

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with expression

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mp ln a sen- t i • men-tal

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Sole Agents for the British Empire Cexduding Canada) and the continent of Europe including Scandinavian to:rritory. J .R. Latlcur & Sons Ltd.

Authorised for sale in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland only by pcrmis�ion of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd., 295 Regent Street, London W I .

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The Creole Love Call By Duke Ellington

Fairly Slow

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Very Slow

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Words & Music by Duke Ellington/Irving Mills/

Albany Bigard

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©Copyright 1931 by Gotham Music Service Inc., New York, U.S.A. For Great Britain, Ireland and Colonies (excluding Canada & Australasia)

the property of Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd., Bruton Street, London W . J .

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"Go 'long, Blues." AI ·ways get mood in · di · go,_

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Fm F7+ Bb Bb C7

r--= � . . . r

Since my b a · by said

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-I � r--= � . .

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cares a -bout me,_

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good r--r

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tn the eve .· nin' when lights are low,_

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r r--:1 'Cause there's no · bo · dy who

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.

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and die.

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When It's Sleepy Time Down South Words & Music by

Leon & Otis Rene/Clarence Muse

Slowly

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©Copyright 1931 by Freed & Powers Ltd. Hollywood California. For all countries excepting USA, Canada & Australasia the property of

Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd.. Bruton Street, London W . I .

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� t. I l' I j.__;r 1'--r ��r--L!t-r r __J____1___ I hos-pi · tal · i · ty with . t n _ ya _ calls me.

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CHORUS 1'1 I _...., _.... . I .

t. � �r = i .. - � ( � ' Pale moon shin-inp; on the fields be - low ,_ dark-ies croon-ing songs soft and low,_

• � · . . . . . ' . Ab Abm Eb F13

1'\ I

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I Bb9 BbO Bb7 Bb13 Abmaj7 G7 Ab Abm E b Eb7

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, t. -e- - �r= i • � "' < Soft winds blow-in� thro' the pine-wood trees. folks down there live a life of ease. I �· • . . . . . ' . .

Ab Abm E b F13

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Fairly Slow 1\

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Basin Street Blues

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Won't -cha come

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Words & Music by Spencer Williams

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....___.,. � .. �'*' ..... 4J.. ..__ _ _.,;?!J- 1111 ll � _ .. ll "'----" meet._ In :\t'l\' 01 !call!-- ._ I an· of dream�. ' ou ' l l

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