Hi All,

I stumbled across Dennis Wilson about 2 years ago after watching 2 lane blacktop (I was previously a massive James Taylor fan (still am, actually)). Before I watched the film, I knew Dennis was a beach boy and that he was the only surfer in the group and also that he died very young but that was about the extent of my knowledge on the great man. I decided to read his wikipedia page and from there I have started the greatest love affair of my life. The next day I purchased POB and the moment I heard the intro to River song, I knew I'd found something very special - I needed to emulate the great sounds I had heard on that album. Since then I have searched the internet relentlessly for sheet music for Dennis Wilson but I can't find a single piece. There's plenty of beach boys music out there but I'm not a massive Beach Boys fan, just a Dennis fan. I will/would be happy to pay for the sheet music but still I can't find anything. If anyone can point me in the right direction, you will be doing me (and I'm sure many others) a huge favour. I can't actually read sheet music yet or play the piano with great conviction but am willing to learn if it means being able to play Holy man, are you real and river song (among others). DW died just months before I was born, yet I still mourn his passing like he was a friend to me. I don't know if it's the power of his music, the loss of a clearly great man or the legends that surround him or possible all these reasons why I look up to DW as one of my biggest heroes. Please, please someone try to help me find his sheet music... I only want to do what the great man did over 30 years ago.

Mark, UK.

Wow, very touching, as is the man himslef. Have you tried to look for midi files?

Thanks Marc. I'll have a look for Midi files later tonight - I didn't even think of that. Ironically, after all this time, I found somewhere I can buy River song sheet music last night for just $6. I'm broke as hell for the rest of the month (**** NFL in London) but will gladly spend the last of my money to get it - this will be the best $6 I've ever spent.