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The David Wilcox Songbook

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From the few songs that I've had a chance to look over, this is one of the better transcriptions that I've seen. The main reason that I picked it up was for Language of the Heart. I'm not a great guitar player, and after a first glance many of the songs look playable for someone of beginning-intermediate finger-style ability. Many of the songs are not in standard tuning, making it more common for the songs to be played with open strings. Fortunately, all the songs have Tab notation as I would find it impossible to play with standard musical notation.

Here's a complete list of songs with tracks. I haven't been able to tell the difference between the guitar on the two versions of "It's Almost Time" so I expect either will work. I also don't have the CD "Home Again", so I can't judge the quality of those songs.

From Nightshift Watchmen: 3-Daddy's Money, 6-It's Almost Time

From How Did You Find Me Here: 1-Eye of the Hurricane, 2-Language of the Heart, 3-Rusty Old American Dream, 4-How Did You Find Me Here, 5-Leave It Like It Is, 8-It's Almost Time, 9-Just A Vehicle

From Home Again: 1-Burgundy Heart-Shaped Medallion, 2-Farther To Fall, 6-Distant Water, 8-Covert War, 12-Chet Baker's Unsung Swan Song

From Big Horizon: 1-New World, 3-That's What The Lonely is For, 4-Show The Way, 8-The Farthest Shore, 9-Strong Chemistry

This is a phenomenal, well-transcribed collection of songs from Wilcox's albums "How Did You Find Me Here," "Home Again" and "Big Horizon" (it also includes a version of "Daddy's Money" that is different from the version on "The Nightshift Watchman", as it begins with a funny introductory rap). Wilcox writes beautiful songs that sound great accompanied by a solo guitar or with a band, making this collection quite versatile. In addition, he is known for altered tunings (including open C, open G, DADGAD, dropped D, and some I wouldn't know how to name) and capo placement that make learning the songs from the recordings extremely difficult for the nonprofessional player. As far as I can tell the tab is quite accurate, and the songs are well chosen from those albums--you'll probably find your favorite here. Highly recommended.