"God Bless the Broken Road"

Recorded by both Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood...

Thanks, in advance...

Bill ... I would imagine you've checked through GOOGLE ... I could only find downloadable sheet music to purchase ...
http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd...bd=best+of+2005

I guess enough people haven't stolen it yet!!
DonM

does anyone even buy sheets anymore or?

According to my accounting software, I've spent upwards of $75.00 on purchased sheet music in the last 12 months...

and that's alott?

For years I bought books, fakebooks, sheet music, etc. I have many boxes of these in the attic. I guess I should sell or donate them to someone who might use them. Almost every new song I learn now, I just write down the lyrics and chords, listen to a recording and figure it out.
I have downloaded some "free" stuff also, just in case I ever need it. The times they are a-changin'!
I didn't mean to be critical because I download lyrics, chords, midi files, styles, etc. all the time. I do fear that all this sharing will eventually hurt new development. In fact it already has.
DonM

More than some, less than others, I suppose?

There are times when I get a copy of something from someone that's not a complete score. Maybe its a roughed out lead sheet, maybe its a poor quality sheet music, etc. It gives me the chance to give it a test run and see if its something I want to take to the next level. Often I'll then buy the music from one of the online merchants for my working copy.

I use this method too, as the sheet music notes, chords, and even lyrics half the time don't reflect what's actually played on the original recording anyway.

Because lyrics and chords alone aren't usually copyrightable, they're widely available for free online. I use them, but then also find the song on YouTube, and listen, play along by ear, and compare it with the lyrics and chords on the downloaded lyric and chords, and simply make changes as needed to match the original recording. The internet has certainly revolutionized the way we're able to discover and learn new songs, and all for FREE too! Is this a good thing? You decide.

Don,

You take it easy, I went into our local KB store last week and there in the music rack was a pile of old music, sheet books etc looked like it have been hammered, an old chap had died and his wife took it into the shop to let them sell it or give it away, God there was some old crap in there, I have told my wife to do the same.

Tony

Wops, be careful so she don't bring you to the shop and you're the one going to be sold or given away?

Sorry, could not resist ....

Rock on Jonny, hope you are keeping OK, what are you playing now, and what are you looking at.

Tony

Hi Tony

I'm still having fun with G-70, almost forgot about Audya while eyes peekin' in direction of Korg, Wersi or even maybe a 76 keys Tyros 4 ....

But no hurry, spring and summer coming up, and motorhome are ready to travel cross country, so maybe my old accordeon will be blown the dust off.

Hope my wife doesn't read this today. You may have given her ideas. Most of my parts are too worn to be of value though.
I have some fake books that I got in the early 70's, and I think they were used when I got them. I recovered them a couple of times, but haven't even looked at them in 15 years or so.
DonM

Don't forget, folks... even though we can now upload files to this forum, PLEASE don't let them be copyrighted material like published fake-books. If you want to send stuff like this around, please do it on a one-to-one basis, so that Nigel doesn't get into hot water.

As anyone got the dots to "living next door to alice"

Tony