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Diving Duck
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Score Details
This digital sheet music edition of “Diving Duck” composed by Otis Spann is a piano/vocal/guitar arrangement available for instant download and printing. It has also been performed by Muddy Waters. This edition is 6 pages long.
The published key is C major. The tempo marking is slow blues, around 70 BPM. The scoring is for Voice, Piano and Guitar.
This edition contains complete lyrics. It falls under the Chicago Blues style category. This song is available in 2 arrangements on Musicnotes, spanning various instruments and difficulty levels.
From the Book:
Ultimate Showstoppers: Blues
- Arrangement
- Piano/Vocal/Guitar
- Composer
- Otis Spann
- Lyricist
- Otis Spann
- Product #
- MN0042982
- Pages
- 6 Pages
- Publisher
- Universal Music Publishing Group
- Date
- 1969
- Tempo
- Slow Blues
- Metronome
- q = 70
- Original Published Key
- C Major
- Time Signature
- 4/4
- Product Type
- Official
- Interactive
- Yes
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Arrangement Notes
Spann was the pianist in the legendary Muddy Waters Band and enjoyed a successful solo career in the 1960s. He profitably blended boogie-woogie bass figures with slow blues chord structures and was the ideal accompanist, unobtrusively supportive when necessary but capable of powerful solo breaks. Spann's smoky voice was also put to good use. Spann was mostly self-taught. He played piano in his minister father's church in Mississippi and performed the juke joint and house party circuit. After leaving the army in 1951, he settled in Chicago and began playing the city's blues clubs, joining the Muddy Waters band two years later and immediately becoming one of its linchpins. Spann recorded with the great Waters and also with Howlin' Wolf and Little Walter. His solo career took off in 1960 when he recorded "Otis Spann Is the Blues" accompanied by Robert Lockwood Jr, but he continued to perform and record with Waters, including an appearance at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival. (The resulting live album, <i>Muddy Waters at Newport</i>, included "Goodbye Newport Blues" sung by Spann.) Spann's solo album was a success and he went on to make several other solo albums. With the Waters Band he recorded "The Blues of Otis Spann." He performed and toured extensively in the 1960s, including several visits to Europe. At the height of his career he was diagnosed with cancer and died soon after.
Frequently Asked Questions
What key is this version in, and is it available in other keys?
The piano/vocal/guitar edition of “Diving Duck” is in C major. It is currently available in that key only.
Can I print or download the sheet music?
Your purchase comes with 1 authorized print and an interactive copy you can access for life through the free Musicnotes apps. If you need a PDF, you can add one to your order at checkout.
Can I preview the score and hear it before buying?
You can preview the piano/vocal/guitar score for “Diving Duck” and hear its playback on this page before choosing a key or purchase option. The playback follows the notation in this exact arrangement, helping you hear how the music is written before you buy.
What does this piano/vocal/guitar arrangement include?
The piano/vocal/guitar arrangement of “Diving Duck” is written for voice, piano and guitar, allowing one singer and one accompanist to perform it as written. Complete lyrics are included, so a singer can work from this copy alone.
What time signature is this version in?
The music is written in 4/4. Each measure contains four quarter-note beats.
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