Muddy Waters - Sad Sad Day

"My blues are so simple, but so few people can play it right." -Muddy Waters

Sad Sad Transcription

The guitar solo in the video below is from Muddy Water’s – Sad Sad day –  2:49 into the track.  

Its from”King Bee,” his last studio album.

I’m trying to get better at it; the bends are tricky and there are some passages with quick runs. 

Below I recorded myself playing along with the record, then separated the audi0.

The recording in the left speaker                                              Me playing along in the right speaker 

Doing this can help you catch details you’ve missed.

  1. When a bend is out of tune.
  2. Vibrato on a note you missed
  3. Any time issues.  

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If you’d like to learn the guitar solo, I made this video to help. 

I learned it using the program “Transcribe,” linked below.  

There’s a free 30 day trial available. 

A Link to buy the song on Amazon.

Here’s similar treatment for the intro.   

Sad Sad Play-A-Longs