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    Default Sheet music for Jimmy Martin’s Mr. Engineer?

    Does anyone know where I can get free sheet music for Mr. Engineer? After years of working on learning how to play by ear, now my wife’s BG harmony teacher wants her to plot out the various harmony notes to the melody. I’d have fun helping with this, but need a simple layout of the notes on the treble clef. Thanks if you can direct me to a source.

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    To judge from the underwhelming response, Jimmy Martin songs aren’t normally a part of local orchestral repertoires.... Any way, if you think of anything, please give a shout. Celtic tunes show up in ABC/dots/midi/whatever you want on thesession.org, so there might be a similar source for BG songs. At least this post will keep my question from sinking into oblivion.��

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    Default Re: Sheet music for Jimmy Martin’s Mr. Engineer?

    The most comprehensive publication of bluegrass songs in standard notation that I've seen is Dix Bruce's Parking Lot Picker's Songbook, in its varied editions for different instruments. However, according to the table of contents, it doesn't include Mr. Engineer.
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    Victoria b-back Merrill alumnm b-back
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    Stradolin Vega banjolin
    Sobell'dola Washburn b-back'dola
    Eastmn: 615'dola 805 m'cello
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    Default Re: Sheet music for Jimmy Martin’s Mr. Engineer?

    Quote Originally Posted by allenhopkins View Post
    ...it doesn't include Mr. Engineer.
    And if it did, I doubt that Jimmy Martin could have read it.
    "I play BG so that's what I can talk intelligently about." A line I loved and pirated from Mandoplumb

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    Default Re: Sheet music for Jimmy Martin’s Mr. Engineer?

    Here’s what I hear. It’s a pdf that should display if you click on it.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails mr. engineer.pdf  
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    Default Re: Sheet music for Jimmy Martin’s Mr. Engineer?

    ToyonPete, That’s perfect! Thanks so much, and Yes, I doubt seriously that Martin could read sheet music. Of course, with a voice like his, why SHOULD he?!

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