Preview of the interactive piano roll for “I Need A Woman” by Ry Cooder.
The progression
Structure & dynamics
What's in the mix
The Slide Area (1982)
The Slide Area is Cooder's tenth studio album, leaning into rhythm and blues with touches of funk. It includes his treatments of 'Blue Suede Shoes' and Bob Dylan's 'I Need a Woman,' both reworked into an R&B mold with characteristic slide guitar throughout.
All of The Slide AreaRy Cooder
Ry Cooder is an American guitarist, songwriter, film score composer, and record producer born in Los Angeles in 1947. He is a multi-instrumentalist who built his reputation around slide guitar and a deep curiosity for roots music, drawing on blues, country, gospel, Tex-Mex, Hawaiian, and various world music traditions. Over his career he has collaborated with musicians as wide-ranging as John Lee Hooker, the Rolling Stones, Ali Farka Toure, and Linda Ronstadt.
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Good to know
What key is "I Need A Woman" in?
"I Need A Woman" by Ry Cooder is in A major.
What is the tempo of "I Need A Woman"?
"I Need A Woman" plays at around 86 BPM in 4/4 time.
What chords are in "I Need A Woman"?
The core progression is A, F♯m, E7, D7, A7, and G, built around the A major tonal center.
What instruments play on "I Need A Woman"?
The recording features acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, harmonica, and vocals.
Can I get a piano roll for "I Need A Woman"?
Yes. Songscription turns "I Need A Woman" by Ry Cooder into an interactive piano roll you can play along with.
Is "I Need A Woman" piano tutorial easy to learn?
The piano roll shows every note of "I Need A Woman" falling onto the keys, and you can slow it right down so the fast parts come a few notes at a time. At 86 BPM in A major, it is very learnable once you ease off the speed.
What album is "I Need A Woman" on?
"I Need A Woman" appears on The Slide Area (1982).
How does Songscription turn a song into sheet music?
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Can I get sheet music for a live or cover version?
Yes. The score is generated from whatever recording you pick, so a live take, a remix, or a cover each match that exact performance.
What instruments and formats are available?
Piano, guitar, violin, trumpet, sax, bass, drums, vocals and more, as standard sheet music, a piano roll, or guitar tabs.
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Yes. You get a downloadable PDF, plus in-app playback and the option to transpose or adjust the arrangement before you print.
How accurate is the transcription?
It is produced by AI trained on millions of bars of music, and you can play it back and fine-tune any details before you download.
Is this transcription licensed?
Yes. We have licensed this track from its publisher, so we are permitted to transcribe it and provide the sheet music to you.
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