Tom: G
To: jamesb@*
Subject: c/*
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Transcription by Allyn Dimock. There are doubtless errors. Please use in
Front Hall 007.
Rag in C. 4/4 with swing. Accompaniment transcribed, break is similar
except mm 22-27. Note the G run is very similar to Blind Blake's version
but the rest of the arrangement is fancier. Note: it's been a while since
I double checked against the record, so the arrangement could have shifted
slightly for my fingers: Just take the version on the record and put it
through your handy MacFolk (tm) folk processor a few times to get this
version.
C 1 2 Co C 3 4 Co C
E---|----2----0-----|-5--3--------|----2----0-----|-5--3--------|
B---|-------4-----1-|-4--1----1---|-------4-----1-|-4--1----1---|
G---|----0------0---|-5--0--0-----|----0------0---|-5--0--0-----|
D---|---------------|-4--2--------|---------------|-4--2--------|
A---|-3-----3-------|-------------|-3-----3-------|-------------|
E-3-|---------------|-----------3-|---------------|-----------3-|
| | | |_| |_| | | |_| | | | |_| |_| | | |_| |
5 6 7 G 8
E----2----0----|-3----0--------|-----------3-----|-1p0---0-1------|
B-------4------|-----------1---|-------3h5-------|-----3----------|
G----0------0--|----0----------|---3h4---------0-|----------------|
D--------------|-------------2-|-----5-------5---|-------0------0-|
A-3-----3------|-3-------3-----|-----------------|----------------|
E--------------|---------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------3----|
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3
9 10 F#o G 11 12 F#o G
E----1--0-1----|-7--5---------|----1--0-1----|-7--5---------|
B----3---------|-6--4---------|----3---------|-6--4---------|
G--------------|-7--5----0----|--------------|-7--5----0----|
D----0------0--|-5--4---------|----0------0--|-5--4------0--|
A--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E-3-----3------|-------3---2--|-3-----3------|-------3------|
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13 D 14 G 15 G+
E---2---3-5p2-0---|-----3-----5--6--|-7\----3------------------| pause before
B---------------3-|-----------------|-------0------------------| last pickup.
G-----------------|-2/4-----5----6--|-7\----0------------------|
D-----0-------0---|-----------------|-------1-----| mm 16 - 21-|
A-0-------0-------|-----------------|--------------------------| repeat C of
E-----------------|-----------------|----------3--| mm 1 - 6---|
|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| | | | | | |
22 F 23 24 F#o 25 C
E---------------|--------------|----2--0-2----|--------------|
B----1--------1-|----1----1----|----1--1------|------1-------|
G----2----0h2---|----2----2----|----2--2------|----0---------|
D----3------3---|----3------0--|-1---------0--|--------------|
A---------------|--------------|--------------|-3------2--1--|
E-1-----1-------|-1-----1------|--------------|--------------|
| | |_| |_| | | |_| | | | |_| | | |_| | |
26 A 27 D 28 G 29 C
E----5--3------|----------0----|-3h5p3---0-----------|---------------|
B---------5----|------3--------|-------4---1---------|-------1-------|
G--------------|---------------|-------------2-0-----|-------0-------|
D----2------2--|----4-------4--|-----------------2-0-|-------2-------|
A-0-----0------|-5------5------|---------------------|-3-----3-------|
E--------------|---------------|-3-------------------|----3-----(3)--|
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Chorus:
C 1 2 Co * C * 3 4
E---|----2----0-----|-5--5--3--3--|-3h5p3---0-----------|-------------|
B---|-------4-----1-|-4--4--1--1--|-------4---1---------|-------1-----|
G---|----0------0---|-5--5--0--0--|-------------2-0-----|-------0-----|
D---|---------------|-4--4--2--2--|-----------------2-0-|-------2-----|
A---|-3-----3-------|-------------|---------------------|-3-----3-----|
E-3-|---------------|-------------|-3-------------------|----3-----3--|
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5 6 7 G 8
E----2----0----|-3----0--------|-----------3-----|-1p0---0-1------|
B-------4------|-----------1---|-------3h5-------|-----3----------|
G----0------0--|----0----------|---3h4---------0-|----------------|
D--------------|-------------2-|-----5-------5---|-------0------0-|
A-3-----3------|-3-------3-----|-----------------|----------------|
E--------------|---------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------3----|
| | |_| | | |_| |_| | |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|_| |_| | |
3
9 F 10 F#o 11 C 12 A
E-----------0----|-----2--0-2----|---3--------4--|----5--3------|
B-------1--------|-----1--1------|-------0-------|----2----5----|
G---2------------|-----2--2------|-----0---------|--------------|
D-----3-------0--|-1----------0--|---------------|----2------2--|
A----------------|---------------|-3-------2--1--|-0-----0------|
E-1-------1------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|_| |_| |_| | | | |_| | |_| |_| | | | | |_| |
13 D 14 G 15 C
E----------0----|-3h5p3---0-----------|-----------------||
B------3--------|-------4---1---------|---------1-------||
G---------------|-------------2-0-----|---------0-------||
D----4-------4--|-----------------2-0-|----1h2--2-------||
A-5------5------|---------------------|-3-------3-------||
E---------------|-3-------------------|------------(3)--||
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This minimal tab can't convey all the nuances necessary to play the
song, but the following notation is used to help somewhat:
h hammer
p pull
w() bend to note in parentheses
s slide in tempo
/ grace note slide up
\ grace note slide down
b brush multiple strings
* brush and immediately right hand damp.
For melody, lyrics, break, please see recording.
