The Essential Rory Gallagher: Volume 1 contains fourteen songs from The Essential album arranged for Guitar tab (including standard notation) complete with full lyrics. In addition to these careful and faithful transcriptions is a foreword by Michael Molenda, editor of Guitar Player Magazine, tributes from famous guitarists such as Slash and Eric Clapton, and a look at the guitars and amplifiers Rory Gallagher used to create his sound. Song List: - A Million Miles Away - Bad Penny - Bought And Sold - Crest Of A Wave - Edged In Blue - Follow Me - I Could've Had Religion (Live) - Laundromat - Loanshark Blues - Philby - Tattoo'd Lady (Live) - They Don't Make Them Like You Anymore - Walk On Hot Coals - Wheels Within Wheels ”As if fated to live the blues he studied so deeply, Rory Gallagher was beautiful, talented and doomed. He was just 47 years old when died after a liver transplant surgery in 1995. But in a career that spanned from 1969 until his death, Gallagher compiled one hell of a legacy...”- Michael Molenda (Editor, Guitar Player Magazine), 2004.

This trailblazing Irish Guitarist stood among the greats of the '70s and inspired the greats that followed, including U2's The Edge. This publication follows The Essential Rory Gallagher Volume 1 and contains 12 further songs arranged for Guitar tab (including standard notation), complete with full lyrics.

(Guitar Recorded Versions). Twelve songs arranged in guitar tab with full lyrics from this popular blues guitarist. Includes: Barley & Grape Rag * Calling Card * Continental Op * Do You Read Me * I Fall Apart * In Your Town * The Loop * Moonchild * Overnight Bag * Shadow Play * Shinkicker * Who's That Coming.

(Guitar Personality). Rory Gallagher's Irish Tour '74 has gone down in history as one of the greatest series of rock concerts ever. Now, you can play guitar with the Irish blues legend with these accurate guitar tab transcriptions, as well as a convenient download card for instant access to backing tracks mixed from the original masters. With an exclusive foreword by one of the countless guitarists that Rory Gallagher influenced, Joe Bonamassa, this Irish Tour '74 guitar tab is more than just a book of songs. It's also a tribute to an incredible blues man, a memento of a seminal, ground-breaking tour, and a way for you to put yourself in Gallagher's shoes by learning his songs and playing with his band. The newly-transcribed guitar tablature brings you the best available way to learn 10 blistering blues tracks from the 40th anniversary re-issue of the album. With true classics like Messin' With The Kid, Laundromat and Cradle Rock, you can learn every delicious lick and smoking riff with confidence. What really sets this book apart is the included online audio of over 100 minutes of awe-inspiring instrumental mixes of the original live masters for seven of the ten tracks included. This means you really can put yourself up on those stages with Gallagher's band to back you for songs like I Wonder Who, A Million Miles Away and Hands Off. Each sensational song is presented in guitar tablature, standard notation with chord symbols and full lyrics. This makes it really easy to play guitar with the Irish Tour '74 by learning Gallagher's guitar work in all its glory. For fans of Rory Gallagher himself, or guitarists wanting to learn the blues, this album is a masterpiece of the genre and is essential listening for everyone. This Irish Tour '74 guitar tab songbook is a piece of music history and would be a wonderful thing to own for guitarists the world over. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Rory Gallagher is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He was a dazzling showman, an accomplished songwriter and a champion of blues music. He began his career in an Irish showband at age fifteen, before forming Taste, one of the great Irish bands. He went on to even greater success as a solo artist in the 1970s. After his success peaked, Gallagher's later life was troubled, ending in disillusion and early death. He remains a legend, with musicians such as the Edge, Johnny Marr and Joe Bonamassa among the legions of fans who still revere him. Drawing on extensive interviews, Julian Vignoles casts new light on the familial, musical and other influences that inspired Gallagher, and on the complex personality that drove his career. Crucially, Vignoles shows how many of Gallagher's songs speak eloquently – and poignantly – about the person who penned them. Meticulously researched, this portrait is the insightful biography that Rory Gallagher deserves.

Rory Gallagher is a hero and icon of rock music. He inspired guitar players from The Edge to Johnny Marr, Slash to Gary Moore, Johnny Fean to Philip Donnelly, Declan Sinnott to Brian May. He toured incessantly and sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Acknowledged as one of the world's leading guitarists, he collaborated with his boyhood hero Muddy Waters, and played with Jerry Lee Lewis, Albert King and Lonnie Donegan. In this compelling biography, contemporaries, fellow musicians, film maker Tony Palmer and Taste drummer John Wilson tell stories about Rory from his meteoric rise in the late 1960s with Taste to his remarkable solo career. This is a compelling testament to the musical life of a shy and retiring working-class hero, distinguished by his checked shirts and his astounding dexterity on acoustic and electric guitar – the guitarist and blues man who blazed a trail for others to follow.

(Piano Vocal). This sheet music features an arrangement for piano and voice with guitar chord frames, with the melody presented in the right hand of the piano part, as well as in the vocal line.