Backwater Blues
Bessie Smith Sheet Music for Guitar Chords/Lyrics

How to Transpose 'Backwater Blues' Digital Score

In order to transpose click the "notes" icon at the bottom of the viewer. If transposition is available, then various semitones transposition options will appear. If not, the notes icon will remain grayed.

Most of our sheet music can be traponsposed, but unfortunately at the moment not all are transposable. We strongly advise that one checks this functionality prior to making their online purchase. One can do this by checking the bottom of the viewer where a "notes" icon is presented. If it is completely white simply click on it and the following options will appear: Original, 1 Semitione, 2 Semitnoes, 3 Semitones, -1 Semitone, -2 Semitones, -3 Semitones.

If the composers Bessie Smith started the song in original key of the score is C, 1 Semitone means transposition into C#. If you selected -1 Semitone for score originally in C, transposition into B would be made. If your desired notes are transposable, you will be able to transpose them after purchase.

Be careful to transpose first then print (or save as PDF). When this song was released on 07/19/2011 it was originally published in the key of .

* Not all our sheet music are transposable. In order to check if 'Backwater Blues' Sheet Music can be transposed to various keys, check "notes" icon at the bottom of viewer as shown in the picture below.

Simply click the icon and if further key options appear then apperantly this music notation is transposable.
Also, sadly not all music notes are playable. If "play" button icon is greye unfortunately this score does not contain playback functionality.