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Travis Picking Guitar Tabs and CD Demos

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    Song Descriptions and Histories...

            If you've visited us before, you may have noticed that most of the listings now include additional info in the song descriptions. The reason for its inclusion is that I believe on some level, knowing as much as possible about a song's origin and history in terms of when it was written and/or recorded, and by whom, helps us perform it better. Of course, maybe it's just a story I tell myself, and in reality it doesn't help much at all...


    BASIC LEVEL
    For players with 6 to 18 months experience - great for jam sessions.

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    Order #


    Title and Description

    (All selections are arranged by Harold Streeter, and are in standard tuning unless otherwise specified)

    Key

    Number of Measures

    Tab Price
    G1240 CAMPTOWN RACES
            (American Folk - written by Stephen Foster
            and first published in 1850 as "Gwine to
            Run All Night" - tab consists of one verse)

    G

    17 measures

    2.00
    G2045 CAMPTOWN RACES
            (tab consists of one verse in
            Open G tuning)

    G

    17 measures

    2.00
    G1930 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY (Frankie and Albert)
            (12-bar Blues - written by Hughie Cannon,
            first published in 1904, recorded during
            the 1930's by Leadbelly - tab consists of
            2 verses)

    G

    17 measures

    2.00
    G2055 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
            (tab consists of one verse in
            Open G tuning)

    G

    13 measures

    1.50
    G1922 FREIGHT TRAIN
            (Country - written by Elizabeth Cotten in
            1907 - tab is based partly on Chet Atkins'
            recording and consists of one verse)

    C

    17 measures

    2.00
    G2053 FREIGHT TRAIN
            (tab consists of one verse
            in Open G tuning)

    C

    17 measures

    2.00
    G2052 HOME, SWEET HOME
            (adapted from the 1823 opera "Clari, Maid
            of Milan" - music by Sir Henry Bishop and
            lyrics by John Howard Payne - American
            folk piece for over 150 years - tab consists
            of verse and chorus - Open G tuning)

    G

    33 measures

    3.50
    G1923 I AM A PILGRIM
            (traditional Gospel Blues - recorded by
            Merle Travis on his 1947 album “Folk
            Songs of the Hills” - tab consists of one
            verse)

    E

    17 measures

    2.00
    G2058 JAMBALAYA
            (Country - written and first recorded by
            Hank Williams in 1952 - tab consists of
            one verse - Open G tuning)

    G

    17 measures

    2.00
    G2047 JOHN HENRY
            (traditional American Folk - tab consists
            of one verse - Open G tuning)

    G

    21 measures

    2.50
    G2046 LITTLE ROSEWOOD CASKET
            (traditional American Folk - first recorded
            by Vernon Dalhart in 1925 - tab consists of
            one verse - Open G tuning)

    G

    17 measures

    2.00
    G2048 NELLIE BLY
            (traditional ballad and fiddle tune - written
            by Stephen Foster in 1850 - tab consists
            of 2 sections - Open G tuning)

    G

    16 measures

    2.00
    G477 PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON
            (written by Leonard Lipton and Peter
            Yarrow - first recorded by Peter, Paul and
            Mary in 1963 - tab consists of one verse)

    G

    16 measures

    2.00
    G2044 WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
            (traditional Dixieland and slow Spiritual,
            like most renditions, this one is uptempo,
            tab consists of one verse - Open G tuning)

    G

    17 measures

    2.00
    G2051 WILDWOOD FLOWER
            (traditional Folk - written and published in
            1860 as "I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets", first
            recorded by the Carter Family in 1928 - tab
            consists of one verse - Open G tuning)

    G

    19 measures

    2.00


    INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

    For players with more than 18 months experience, all of the following
    selections have been arranged for solo or ensemble performance, for
    parlor sessions and performances ranging from dinner music settings to concerts.
    All have been performed in such settings before being committed to written form.


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    Order #


    Title and Description

    (All selections are arranged by Harold Streeter, and are in standard tuning unless otherwise specified)


    Key

    Number of Measures

    Tab Price
    G1690 ALLEY CAT
            (60's Honky Tonk/Pop - written by Bent
            Fabric (Bent Fabricus-Bjerre), Danish
            pianist - Danish title of the piece is
            "Omkring et Flygel," ("Around the Piano"),
            tab consists of verse, chorus and ending)

    A

    43 measures

    4.00
    G2065 ALLEY CAT
            (tab consists of 2 verses, chorus and
            ending - Open G tuning)

    D

    42 measures

    4.00
    G1725 BABY LET ME FOLLOW YOU DOWN
            (Blues - traditional folk song popularized
            in the 1950s by blues guitarist Eric Von
            Schmidt - recorded by Bob Dylan on his
            1962 debut album "Bob Dylan" - tab
            consists of 3 verses)

    G and A

    24 measures

    3.00
    G1900 BACK WATER BLUES
            (12-bar Blues - written and first recorded by
            Bessie Smith in 1927 - tab is partly based
            on Josh White's 1962 recording and
            consists of intro, 4 sections and ending)

    E

    53 measures

    4.50
    G011 BLOWING IN THE WIND
            (60's folk - written and first recorded by Bob
            Dylan on his 1963 album "The Freewheelin'
            Bob Dylan" - hit for Peter, Paul and Mary
            the same year - tab consists of one verse)

    G

    33 measures

    3.50
    G012 BLOWING IN THE WIND
            (tab consists of one verse in
            Open G tuning)

    G

    33 measures

    3.50
    G131 BLUE BELL (Goodbye My Blue Bell)
            (Country - written by Madden and Morse,
            tab is based on Merle Travis' recording from
            his 1956 album "The Merle Travis Guitar"
            and consists of 4 sections)

    C

    65 measures

    5.00
    G1443 BLUE CHRISTMAS
            (Christmas Pop - written by Billy Hayes and
            Jay W. Johnson - first recorded by Ernest
            Tubb in 1948 - hit in 1957 for Elvis Presley,
            tab consists of 3 verses)

    C

    33 measures

    3.50
    G113 BUFFALO GALS
            (traditional American Folk song and fiddle
            tune - written and published as "Lubly Fan"
            in 1844 by blackface minstrel "Cool
            White" (John Hodges) - tab consists of 4
            sections - Open G tuning)

    G

    32 measures

    3.00
    G666 COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES
            (traditional Folk - tab consists of verse and
            chorus)

    G

    33 measures

    3.50
    G1258 DON'T THINK TWICE (It's All Right)
            (60's Folk - written and first recorded by
            Bob Dylan on his 1963 "The Freewheelin'
            Bob Dylan" album - tab consists of 2
            sections)

    C

    33 measures

    3.50
    G168 EIGHT MORE MILES TO LOUISVILLE
            (Country and Bluegrass - written and first
            recorded by Grandpa Jones sometime
            during the 40's - tab consists of verse and
            chorus)

    A

    33 measures

    3.50
    G1259 EL CONDOR PASA
            (Folk - written by Daniel Alomía Robles
            (of Peru) in 1913, based on an Andean
            folk tune - the tab is based on Simon and
            Garfunkel's recording from their 1970
            "Bridge Over Troubled Water" album, and
            consists of verse and chorus)

    Am

    39 measures

    3.50
    G026 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY (Frankie and Albert)
            (12-bar Blues - written by Hughie Cannon,
            first published in 1904 and recorded during
            the 30's by Leadbelly - tab consists of 2
            verses - Open G tuning)

    G

    24 measures

    2.50
    G2186 HAPPY BIRTHDAY
            (slow 3/4 time and faster 4/4 time Travis
            picking arrangement)

    E

    26 measures

    3.00
    G1723 HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE
            (traditional Folk - recorded by Bob Dylan for
            his 1962 debut album "Bob Dylan", but
            omitted from the album - tab consists of 3
            sections)

    C

    41 measures

    4.00
    G218 I AM A PILGRIM
            (traditional Gospel Blues - tab is based on
            Merle Travis' 1947 recording from his “Folk
            Songs of the Hills” album, and consists of
            one verse)

    E

    17 measures

    2.00
    G204 I SAW THE LIGHT
            (Gospel - written and first recorded by Hank
            Williams in 1948 - tab consists of verse and
            chorus - Drop D tuning)

    D

    35 measures

    3.50
    G1571 IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE
            (50's Pop/Rock - written and first recorded
            by Buddy Holly in the late 50's - recording
            released posthumously on his 1960 "The
            Buddy Holly Story" album - tab consists of
            intro, verse and chorus - Drop D tuning)

    C

    44 measures

    4.00
    G877 JINGLE BELLS
            (Christmas Pop - written by James Lord
            Pierpont (1822–1893), titled "One Horse
            Open Sleigh" in 1857 - tab consists of verse
            and chorus)

    C

    32 measures

    3.00
    G1222 JOSHUA FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO
            (traditional American Spiritual - tab consists
            of 2 verses and chorus)

    Am

    40 measures

    3.50
    G2001 JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
            (Gospel - composer is anonymous - first
            became popular in the 1930's and was first
            recorded by the Selah Jubilee Singers in
            1941 - tab consists of 2 verses)

    A

    33 measures

    3.50
    G2054 JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
            (tab consists of 2 verses - Open G tuning)

    G

    20 measures

    2.50
    G040 KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE
            (traditional Gospel - written in 1899 by Ada
            Blenkhorn, recorded by the Carter Family in
            1928 - tab consists of verse and chorus)

    C

    33 measures

    3.50
    G050 LITTLE ROSEWOOD CASKET
            (traditional American Folk - first recorded
            by Vernon Dalhart in 1925 - tab consists
            of 2 verses - Open G tuning)

    G

    24 measures

    2.50
    G250 ME AND BOBBY McGHEE
            (60's Country/Pop - written and first
            recorded by Kris Kristofferson, then by
            Roger Miller, then by Gordon Lightfoot in
            1969 and Janis Joplin in 1970 - tab consists
            of 2 verses)

    G

    45 measures

    4.00
    G251 ME AND BOBBY McGHEE
            (tab consists of 2 verses - Open G tuning)

    G

    45 measures

    4.00
    G264 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW
            (50's Dixieland - written in 1955, first titled
            "Leningrad Nights" - hit for the British group
            "Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen" in 1961 - tab
            consists of 2 sections)

    Am

    25 measures

    3.00
    G1237 MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME
            (traditional Folk - written by Stephen Foster
            in 1853 - official state song of Kentucky
            since 1928 - tab consists of verse and
            chorus)

    C

    33 measures

    3.50
    G1744 NATCHEZ WHISTLE
            (Country - written and first recorded by
            John Hartford in 1978 - tab consists of 2
            verses and bridge - Drop D tuning)

    D

    42 measures

    4.00
    G275 NINE POUND HAMMER
            (traditional Country Blues - first recorded by
            the "Hill Billies" in 1927, then by Merle
            Travis in 1944 - tab consists of 2 verses in
            Open G tuning)

    G

    33 measures

    3.50
    G761 NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN
            AND OUT
    - (Rag/Blues - written by Jimmy
            Cox in 1923 - tab is partly based on Eric
            Clapton's recording and consists of 2
            sections)

    C

    25 measures

    3.00
    G291 OLD SPINNING WHEEL
            (Folk - composer is unknown - tab is based
            on Chet Atkins' recording and consists of
            verse and chorus)

    A

    33 measures

    3.50
    G1913 PIG ANKLE RAG
            (Ragtime - composer is unknown - tab is
            based on Kirk and Sam McGee's recording
            and consists of 2 sections with some
            walking bass)

    C

    31 measures

    3.00
    G307 RED WING
            (traditional fiddle and Folk tune - written in
            1907 by Thurland Chattaway and Kerry
            Millstab consists of verse and chorus in
            Open G tuning)

    G

    33 measures

    3.50
    G1502 RELEASE ME
            (50's Country/Pop - written in 1946 by
            Eddie Miller, first recorded in 1953 - tab is
            based on Englebert Humperdinck's 1967
            recording and consists of 2 verses)

    C and E

    32 measures

    3.50
    G1754 RIPPLE
            (70's Country Rock - tab is based on the
            Grateful Dead's recording from their 1970
            "American Beauty" album and consists of
            3 verses and bridge)

    E

    43 measures

    4.00
    G2079 RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
            (Christmas - written by Johnny Marks in
            1949 - first recorded by Gene Autry the
            same year - tab consists of slow rubato
            intro, 2 verses and bridge - Open G tuning)

    G

    33 measures

    3.50
    G1260 SCOTCH AND SODA
            (50's Jazz/Pop - written and first recorded
            by Dave Guard on the 1958 album "The
            Kingston Trio" - tab consists of 2 verses
            and chorus)

    C

    36 measures

    3.50
    G336 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
            (traditional Country Blues - first recorded
            by the "Mississippi Sheiks" in 1930, then
            by Bill Monroe in 1957 - tab consists of 2
            verses - Open G tuning)

    G

    33 measures

    3.50
    G755 SMILE
            (30's Pop - written by Charlie Chaplin, John
            Turner and Geoffrey Parsons, first recorded
            for Charlie Chaplin's movie "Modern Times"
            in 1936, then by Nat King Cole in 1954,
            tab is based on both versions, and consists
            of intro and 2 verses - Drop D tuning)

    D

    41 measures

    4.00
    G1441 SONG SUNG BLUE
            (70's Pop - written and first recorded by
            Neil Diamond in 1972 for his album
            "Moods" - tab consists of one verse in
            CGDGBE tuning)

    C

    20 measures

    2.50
    G1942 SWEET SUNNY SOUTH
            (traditional American Blues ballad - first
            recorded by the North Carolina Ramblers in
            1927, then by Charlie Poole in 1929 - tab
            consists of 2 verses)

    E

    39 measures

    3.50
    G811 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN
            (60's Folk - written by Robbie Robertson,
            first recorded by "The Band" in 1969, then
            by Joan Baez in 1971 - tab consists of
            verse and chorus)

    Am

    32 measures

    3.50
    G083 WEEPING WILLOW (Bury Me Beneath the
            Willow)
    - (19th century ballad recorded
            by Bradley Kincaid in the 1920's and
            by the Carter Family in 1927 - tab is based
            on Merle Travis' recording and consists of
            one verse)

    C

    17 measures

    2.00
    G368 WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG, MAGGIE
            (Folk - written by George Washington
            Johnson, published in 1864, first recorded
            in 1905 by Corinne Morgan and Frank C.
            Stanley - tab consists of verse and chorus)

    C

    33 measures

    3.50
    G696 WILDWOOD FLOWER
            (written and published in 1860 as "I'll Twine
            'Mid the Ringlets" - first recorded by the
            Carter Family in 1928 - tab consists of 2
            verses - Open G tuning)

    G

    21 measures

    2.50
    G376 WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
            (Country Gospel hymn originally titled "Can
            the Circle Be Unbroken - first recorded by
            the Carter Family in 1935 - tab consists of
            2 verses)

    C

    33 measures

    3.50


    ADVANCED LEVEL

    All of the following selections have been arranged for solo or ensemble
    performance, for parlor sessions and performances ranging from
    dinner music settings to concerts. All have been performed in such settings
    before being committed to written form.


    CLICK ON ORDER NUMBERS TO HEAR MIDI SAMPLES

    Order #


    Title and Description

    (All selections are arranged by Harold Streeter, and are in standard tuning unless otherwise specified)


    Key

    Number of Measures

    Tab Price
    G1972 ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE
            (Country - written and first recorded by
            Kate Wolf for her 1980 album "Close to
            You" - tab is based on Nanci Griffith's
            recording from her 1993 album "Other
            Voices, Other Rooms", and consists of
            intro, 2 verses and chorus - G6 tuning)

    G

    47 measures

    4.00
    G100 AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
            (written by Fats Waller in 1929 - tab is
            based on Chet Atkins' version from his
            1957 "Hi-Fi in Focus" album, and consists
            of 3 verses and refrain)

    A

    24 measures

    3.00
    G1374 ALL OF ME
            (30's Jazz standard - written by Gerald
            Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931 - hit
            for Paul Whiteman and Louis Armstrong in
            1932 - tab consists of intro, 4 verses and
            ending)

    G

    53 measures

    4.50
    G2133 AULD LANG SYNE
            (traditional Folk - written by Robert Burns
            (Scottish poet) - tab consists of one slow
            fingerstyle section, and one faster Travis
            picking section - G6 tuning)

    C and D

    42 measures

    4.00
    G649 AVALON
            (20's Jazz/Pop - first recorded by Al Jolson
            in 1920 - the tab is based on Chet Atkins'
            recording and consists of one section)

    C

    33 measures

    3.50
    G420 BEER BARREL POLKA
            (written by Jaromír Vejvoda in 1927, first
            recorded in 1939 by Will Glahé in English,
            tab is based on Merle Travis' recording and
            consists of 3 sections)

    A

    69 measures

    5.00
    G1931 BELLS OF ST. MARY'S
            (Country - written by A. Emmett Adams
            and Douglas Furber, published in 1917,
            first recorded in 1920 by Frances Alda,
            revived in 1945 for the Hollywood musical
            of the same name by Bing Crosby and
            Ingrid Bergman - tab is based on Chet
            Atkins' recording and consists of intro and
            2 verses)

    C

    34 measures

    3.50
    G862 BIG BOSS MAN
            (Country Blues - written by Al Smith and
            Luther Dixon - recorded by Jimmy Reed on
            his album "Found Love" - tab consists of
            intro, verse and chorus)

    E

    54 measures

    4.50
    G130 BIRTH OF THE BLUES
            (40's Pop/Jazz - written by Ray Henderson,
            Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown in 1926,
            first recorded by Cab Calloway in 1943,
            tab is based on Sammy Davis Jr's and Chet
            Atkins' later recordings, and consists of
            3 verses and bridge)

    G

    33 measures

    3.50
    G430 BLACK DIAMOND BLUES
            (12-bar Blues - written and first recorded by
            Merle Travis for his 1956 album "The Merle
            Travis Guitar" - the tab is based on his
            recording and consists of 3 sections)

    E

    37 measures

    3.50
    G408 BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG
            (traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on
            Chet Atkins' recording from his 1950 album
            "Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins", and
            consists of 5 sections - Open G tuning)

    G

    57 measures

    4.50
    G1561 BLIND BOY RAG
            (Country Ragtime - tab is as played by Taj
            Mahal on his 1969 "Giant Step/De Ole
            Folks At Home" album, and consists of 9
            sections and ending)

    C

    135 measures

    6.50
    G1263 BLUE SKIES
            (20's Jazz/Pop - written by Irving Berlin in
            1926 for the Rodgers and Hart musical
            "Betsy" - first recorded in 1927 by Ben
            Selvin - the tab consists of 3 verses and
            bridge)

    C

    33 measures

    3.50
    G004 BONNIE AND CLYDE
            (60's Blues/Rag - written by Mitch Murray
            and Peter Callander, recorded by English
            R&B singer Georgie Fame in 1968 - tab
            consists of 2 verses, bridge and chorus)

    E

    29 measures

    3.00
    G136 CANNONBALL RAG
            (Country Rag - recorded by Merle Travis on
            his 1960 "Walking the Strings" album - tab
            is based on his recording and consists of
            intro and 4 sections)

    G

    59 measures

    4.50
    G438 CARAVAN
            (30's Jazz - written by Juan Tizol - first
            recorded in 1936 by Barney Bigard And His
            Jazzopators - tab is based on Chet Atkins'
            recording from his 1954 album "A Session
            with Chet Atkins", and consists of 4
            sections)

    Dm

    48 measures

    4.00
    G1265 CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO
            (40's Jazz/Pop - written by Mack Gordon
            and Harry Warren, featured in the 1941
            movie "Sun Valley Serenade", recorded by
            Glenn Miller the same year - tab is based
            on his recording and consists of extended
            intro of train sounds, 2 verses, chorus and
            ending - G6 tuning)

    G

    70 measures

    5.00
    G655 CLINCH MOUNTAIN BACKSTEP
            (Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
            Ralph Stanley in 1959, based on an earlier
            tune called "Lonesome John" - the tab
            consists of 4 sections - Open G tuning)

    G

    26 measures

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    G135 COUNTRY ROADS (Take Me Home)
            (70's Country - written by John Denver, Bill
            Danoff and Taffy Nivert - recorded by John
            Denver on his 1971 "Poems, Prayers and
            Promises" album - tab consists of verse,
            bridge and 2 choruses)

    C

    64 measures

    5.00
    G2135 DANCING CHEEK TO CHEEK
            (30's Jazz/Pop - written by Irving Berlin,
            first performed by Fred Astaire in the 1935
            movie "Top Hat", hit for Ella Fitzgerald - tab
            consists of intro, 3 verses, 2 choruses and
            bridge)

    A

    56 measures

    5.00
    G1947 DARCY FARROW
            (Folk - written by Steve Gillette and Tom
            Campbell, first recorded in 1966 by Ian and
            Sylvia - tab consists of intro, 2 verses and
            reprise/ending - Drop D tuning)

    D

    65 measures

    5.00
    G1583 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME
            (30's to 60's Pop - written by Fabian Andre,
            Wilbur Schwandt, and Gus Kahn - recorded
            by Wayne King and his Orchestra with
            vocal by Ernie Birchill in 1931, then by the
            Mamas and Pappas on their 1968 "The
            Papas and The Mamas" album - the tab
            consists of intro, 3 verses and bridge)

    E

    32 measures

    3.50
    G1662 EARLY MORNING RAIN
            (60's Folk - written by Gordon Lightfoot in
            1964, recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary in
            1965, then by Gordon Lightfoot on his 1966
            debut album "Lightfoot" - tab is based on
            Peter, Paul, and Mary's version, consisting
            of intro and 2 verses in 2 arrangements)

    G and C

    90 measures

    5.50
    G1567 ELMER'S TUNE
            (40's Pop - written by Dick Jurgens as an
            instrumental in 1940, hit for Glenn Miller
            when lyrics were added the same year,
            tab is based on Glenn Miller's recording
            and consists of 4 sections - G6 tuning)

    G

    33 measures

    3.50
    G664 FAREWELL BLUES
            (Dixieland - tab is based on Earl Scruggs'
            1951 banjo recording, and consists of 2
            sections)

    A

    33 measures

    3.50
    G179 FREIGHT TRAIN
            (Country - written by Elizabeth Cotten in
            1907 at age 12 - tab is based on Chet
            Atkins' recording and consists of 2
            sections)

    C

    35 measures

    3.50
    G478 GENTLE ON MY MIND
            (60's Folk/Pop - written and first recorded
            by John Hartford, for whom it was a hit in
            1968, and for Glen Campbell, who used it
            for his TV show theme - tab consists of 2
            verses)

    A

    35 measures

    3.50
    G1576 GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY ("A Cowboy
            Legend")
    - (Western - written in 1948 by
            Stan Jones, first recorded by Burl Ives in
            1949 - best selling version by Vaughn
            Monroe, also in 1949 - tab consists of
            verse and chorus)

    Am

    38 measures

    3.50
    G1568 GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE
            MYSELF A LETTER
    - (30's Pop - written
            in 1935 by Fred E. Ahlert and Joe Young,
            first recorded by Fats Waller in 1935, then
            by Frank Sinatra for his 1954 album "Swing
            Easy", and by Bing Crosby for his 1957
            album "Bing With A Beat" - tab consists of
            2 sections)

    G

    33 measures

    3.50
    G191 GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK
            (traditional Country - written in 1876 by
            Henry Clay Work - tab consists of verse,
            chorus and bridge)

    C

    48 mesaures

    4.00
    G1264 HELLO, DOLLY
            (60's Ragtime/Dixieland - tab is based on
            Louis Armstrong's 1964 recording, and
            consists of 4 sections and ending)

    A

    40 measures

    3.50
    G201 HELLO, MY BABY
            (20's Pop/Rag - written in 1899 by Joseph
            Howard and Ida Emerson - tab is based on
            Chet Atkins' recording from his 1955 album
            "Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins", and
            consists of 3 verses and bridge)

    C

    58 measures

    4.50
    G488 HOW HIGH THE MOON
            (40's uptempo Jazz/Pop - written by Nancy
            Hamilton and Morgan Lewis, first featured
            in the 1940 Broadway revue "Two for the
            Show", best-known recording is by Les
            Paul and Mary Ford in 1951 - tab consists
            of 4 verses)

    E

    35 measures

    3.50
    G1246 I FEEL FINE
            (Beatles - written by John Lennon and first
            recorded by the Beatles in 1964 - tab is
            based on Chet Atkins' recording from his
            1966 "Picks on the Beatles" album and
            consists of intro, 3 verses, bridge and
            ending - Drop D tuning)

    G

    60 measures

    4.50
    G1229 I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
            (20's Pop - written by Isham Jones and
            Gus Kahn, published in 1924 and first
            recorded by Isham Jones and The Ray
            Miller Orchestra in 1925 - tab is based on
            Chet Atkins' and Merle Travis' recording
            from their 1974 "Atkins-Travis Travelin'
            Show" album and consists of intro and 2
            sections)

    C

    37 measures

    3.50
    G1981 I SHALL BE RELEASED
            (60's Folk Blues - written by Bob Dylan in
            1967 - tab is based on his first recorded
            version from the "Basement Tapes", and
            consists of 3 verses and chorus)

    A

    51 measures

    4.50
    G1609 IT HAD TO BE YOU
            (40's Pop/Jazz - written by Isham Jones
            and Gus Kahn in 1924, first recorded by
            Priscilla Lane for the 1939 movie "The
            Roaring Twenties" - the tab consists of
            3 verses and ending)

    C

    41 measures

    4.00
    G2336 I WOULD BE STRONGER THAN THAT
            (90's Country - written by Gary Burr - tab
            is based on Faith Hill's recording from her
            1993 album "Take Me as I Am", and
            consists of intro, 5 sections and extended
            ending)

    G

    94 measures

    5.50
    G224 JOHN HENRY
            (traditional American Folk - tab consists of
            2 sections - Open G tuning)

    G

    41 measures

    4.00
    G1569 MACK THE KNIFE
            (30's to 60's uptempo Jazz - written by Kurt
            Weill and Bertolt Brecht for their musical
            "The Threepenny Opera" in 1928 - recorded
            by Louis Armstrong in 1956, and by Bobby
            Darin in 1959 - tab consists of 3 sections
            and ending)

    A

    41 measures

    4.00
    G265 MAME
            (60's Dixieland - written by Jerry Herman
            for the Broadway play, based on the 1955
            novel "Auntie Mame" by Patrick Dennis,
            tab is based on Louis Armstrong's 1966
            recording and consists of 2 sections)

    C

    36 measures

    3.50
    G1966 MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER
            (Beatles - written by Paul McCartney, first
            recorded by the Beatles on their "Abbey
            Road" album in 1969 - tab consists of intro,
            2 verses and chorus - Drop D tuning)

    C

    32 measures

    3.50
    G270 MISTER SANDMAN
            (50's Pop - written by Pat Ballard in 1954
            and first recorded the same year by "The
            Chordettes" - tab is based on Chet Atkins'
            1955 recording and consists of intro and 2
            verses)

    A

    40 measures

    3.50
    G865 MOOD INDIGO
            (30's Jazz/Pop - written by Duke Ellington,
            Barney Bigard and Irving Mills - recorded by
            Duke Ellington in 1930 - tab consists of 2
            verses - CGDGBE tuning)

    C

    36 measures

    3.50
    G2100 MUSKRAT RAMBLE
            (20's Dixieland - written by Kid Ory and
            Ray Gilbert in 1926 - tab is based on Chet
            Atkins' recording and consists of intro and
            2 sections)

    E

    37 measures

    3.50
    G2081 MY GUY
            (60's Pop - written by Smokey Robinson,
            first recorded by Mary Wells in 1964 - tab
            consists of intro, 3 verses, chorus and
            ending, with walking bass)

    A

    41 measures

    4.00
    G274 NINE POUND HAMMER
            (Country Blues - first recorded by the "Hill
            Billies" in 1927 - tab is based in part on
            Merle Travis' 1944 recording and consists of
            4 sections)

    E

    36 measures

    3.50
    G1877 NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN
            AND OUT
    - (Rag/Blues - written by Jimmy
            Cox in 1923 - tab is partially based on Eric
            Clapton's 1992 "Unplugged" recording and
            consists of intro, 4 verses, chorus, plus
            Clapton's break, and extended ending)

    C

    65 measures

    5.00
    G529 OH BY JINGO
            (20's Rag - 1919 novelty song written by
            Albert Von Tilzer and Lew Brown, featured
            in the Broadway show "Linger Longer
            Letty" - tab is based on Chet Atkins' 1955
            recording from his album "Stringin' Along
            with Chet Atkins", and consists of intro, 5
            sections and ending)

    C

    101 measures

    6.00
    G058 ONE MINT JULEP
            (12-bar Blues - written by Rudy Toombs,
            first recorded by "The Clovers" in 1951 - tab
            is based on Chet Atkins' recording from his
            1960 "Teensville" album and consists of 4
            sections)

    A

    38 measures

    3.50
    G299 PIANO ROLL BLUES
            (40's Honky Tonk - written by Cy Coben in
            1949, first recorded by Betty Hutton and
            Hoagy Carmichael in 1950 - tab consists of
            2 sections)

    C

    27 measures

    3.00
    G298 PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN ("Music, Music,
            Music")
    - (Honky Tonk - first recorded in
            1949 by Teresa Brewer - tab consists of 3
            verses and chorus)

    C

    33 measures

    3.50
    G697 RAILROAD BILL
            (Folk Blues - first recorded in 1926 (artist is
            unknown) - tab consists of 3 verses)

    C

    37 measures

    3.50
    G2351 RE-ENLISTMENT BLUES
            (50's Pop Blues - written and first recorded
            by Merle Travis for the 1953 movie "From
            Here to Eternity" - tab consists of intro, 3
            vocal simile sections and ending, plus
            Merle's fill passages)

    E

    48 measures

    4.00
    G314 RIDING ON THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
            (written by Steve Goodman in 1970, first
            recorded by Arlo Guthrie in 1972 - tab
            consists of verse, bridge and chorus)

    G

    48 measures

    4.00
    G653 ROCKY TOP
            (Bluegrass - written by Boudleaux and
            Felice Bryant in 1967 - hit for Osborne
            Brothers in 1967 - tab consists of verse,
            chorus and ending)

    G

    42 measures

    4.00
    G1932 ROUTE 66
            (40's Jazz/Blues - written in 1946 by Bobby
            Troup and first recorded the same year by
            Nat King Cole - tab is based on Natalie
            Cole's later recording and consists of 4
            verses, bridge and ending, with walking
            bass)

    E

    55 measures

    4.50
    G1948 SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES
            (50's Blues - written and first recorded by
            Jesse Fuller during the 50's, with later
            recordings during the 60's by Ramblin' Jack
            Elliott, Bob Dylan, Jim Kweskin and Hot
            Tuna - tab is partially based on Hot Tuna's
            recording and consists of 3 sections)

    C

    70 measures

    5.00
    G884 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
            (Christmas Pop - written by J. Fred Coots
            and Haven Gillespie, first sung on Eddie
            Cantor's radio show in 1934, first recorded
            by George Happle and the Hotel Taft
            Orchestra with Sonny Schuyler on vocals
            the same year - tab consists of verse and
            chorus - Drop D tuning)

    A

    33 measures

    3.50
    G346 SATURDAY NIGHT SHUFFLE
            (Country Swing - written by Merle Travis,
            tab is partially based on his recording from
            his 1956 album "The Merle Travis Guitar"
            and consists of intro, 4 sections and
            ending)

    C

    27 measures

    3.00
    G2370 SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
            (40's Pop - written in 1944 by Les Brown,
            Ben Homer, and Bud Green - hit for Les
            Brown's orchestra, with Doris Day as
            vocalist in 1945 - tab consists of 5 verses
            and 3 bridges, and includes walking bass)

    C

    33 measures

    3.50
    G547 SHEIK OF ARABY
            (30's Pop - written by Harry Smith, Francis
            Wheeler and Ted Snyder in 1921, inspired
            by the movie "The Sheik", starring Rudolph
            Valentino - first recorded by Fats Waller in
            1939 - tab is based on Merle Travis' guitar
            recording and consists of 2 sections)

    A

    33 measures

    3.50
    G1659 SHE'S A WOMAN
            (Beatles - written by Paul McCartney,
            released as the B-side to "I Feel Fine" in
            1964 - tab consists of 2 verses, bridge and
            ending)

    A

    60 measures

    4.50
    G657 SOUTH
            (20's Dixieland - tab is based in part on
            Chet Atkins' guitar recording and consists
            of 2 sections)

    33 measures

    3.50
    G347 ST. LOUIS BLUES
            (written by William C. Handy, published in
            1914 by his own company, first recorded in
            1920 by Marion Harris - best known early
            recording is by Bessie Smith and Louis
            Armstrong in 1925 - tab is based on Chet
            Atkins' guitar recording from his 1953
            "Gallopin' Guitar" album, and consists of
            intro and 4 sections)

    E

    54 measures

    4.50
    G1968 STATESBORO BLUES
            (12-bar Blues - written by Blind Willie
            McTell, title refers to Statesboro, Georgia,
            first recorded by McTell in 1928 - tab is
            partially based on Chris Smither's recording
            from his 1971 "Don't Drag it On" album and
            consists of intro and 4 sections in
            Open D tuning: DADF#AD)

    D

    54 measures

    4.50
    G1940 STRAY DOG SHUFFLE
            (Rag - tab is based on Paul Geremia's
            recording from his 1982 "My Kinda Place-
            I Really Don't Mind Livin" album, and
            consists of intro, 6 verses, 2 choruses and
            ending)

    E

    48 measures

    4.00
    G779 SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
            (20's Pop/Jazz - written by Ben Bernie,
            Maceo Pinkard and Kenneth Casey in
            1925, first recorded in 1926 by Ben Bernie,
            tab consists of 2 verses)

    C

    33 measures

    3.50
    G1971 TECUMSEH VALLEY
            (written by Townes Van Zandt - the tab is
            based on Nanci Griffith's recording from her
            1993 album "Other Voices, Other Rooms",
            and consists of extended intro and 2 verses
            in Drop D tuning)

    D

    51 measures

    4.00
    G1557 THE BOXER
            (60's Folk - written by Paul Simon in 1968,
            first recorded the same year by Simon and
            Garfunkel - guitar on recording played by
            Fred Carter, Jr. in modified tuning - his
            quote: "I turned down the 1st string to D,
            tuned up the bass string to G, which made
            it open-G tuning, except for the 5th string,
            which was standard" - tab consists of intro,
            2 verses, 2 choruses, interlude and solo
            break)

    A

    96 measures

    6.00
    G581 THE ENTERTAINER
            (Ragtime - written by Scott Joplin in 1902,
            brought back to prominence as the theme
            of the 1973 movie "The Sting" - tab consists
            of first 2 sections only)

    E

    33 measures

    3.50
    G855 THERE'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU
            (40's uptempo Jazz - written by Gordon
            Mack and Warren Harry for the 1942
            musical "Iceland" - tab consists of intro
            and 2 sections)

    C

    35 measures

    3.50
    G2085 THIRD MAN THEME
            (50's Pop - written and recorded by
            Anton Karas for the 1949 movie soundtrack
            of "The Third Man" - tab is partially based
            on Chet Atkins' recording and consists of
            4 sections)

    A

    66 measures

    5.00
    G577 TURKEY IN THE STRAW
            (traditional fiddle tune - first performed by
            blackface minstrels such as Bob Farrell,
            George Washington Dixon and George
            Nichols during the late 1820's - the tab
            consists of 4 sections - Open G tuning)

    G

    33 measures

    3.50
    G351 TUXEDO JUNCTION
            (30's Jazz Blues - written by Buddy Feyne
            and Erskine Hawkins, first performed by
            the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra - hit for
            Glenn Miller in 1939 - tab is based on Chet
            Atkins' recording from his 1962 "Down
            Home" album, and consists of 5 verses
            and 2 choruses)

    E

    33 measures

    3.50
    G582 TWELFTH STREET RAG
            (written by Euday L. Bowman in 1914 - hit
            for Pee Wee Hunt in 1948 - the tab is based
            on Chet Atkins' recording from his 1955
            "Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins" album
            and consists of intro and 2 sections)

    F

    69 measures

    5.00
    G591 WALKING THE STRINGS
            (written by Merle Travis - tab is based on
            his recording from his 1956 album "The
            Merle Travis Guitar" and consists of 4
            sections)

    F

    56 measures

    4.50
    G2083 WALK RIGHT BACK
            (60's Pop - written by Sonny Curtis and
            first recorded by the Everly Brothers in
            1961 - tab consists of 4 sections in
            Open G tuning)

    G

    33 measures

    3.50
    G1645 WHISPERING
            (20's Pop - written by Malvin and John
            Schonberger, first recorded in 1920 by Paul
            Whiteman and his Orchestra - tab is based
            on Chet Atkins' recording from his 1961
            album "Chet Atkins Workshop", consisting
            of 4 sections, including several chord and
            melody substitutions)

    A

    48 measures

    4.00
    G094 WILDWOOD FLOWER
            (written and published in 1860 as "I'll Twine
            'Mid the Ringlets" - first recorded by the
            Carter Family in 1928 - tab consists of 2
            verses)

    G and C

    35 measures

    3.50
    G388 WINDY AND WARM
            (Country Rag - written during the 60's by
            John D. Loudermilk for Chet Atkins - tab is
            based on Chet's recording from his 1962
            "Down Home" album, and consists of 6
            sections)

    Am

    59 measures

    4.50
    G891 WINTER WONDERLAND
            (Christmas Pop - written in 1934 by Felix
            Bernard and Richard B. Smith, recorded
            by Richard Himber and his Hotel Carelton
            Orchestra the same year - tab is based on
            Chet Atkins' recording and consists of 3
            verses and bridge)

    C

    33 measures

    3.50
    G1709 YEAR OF JUBILO
            (Civil War freedom song - written by Henry
            Clay Work circa 1862, first recorded by
            Frank Jenkins and his Pilot Mountaineers
            in 1929 - tab consists of 3 sections in
            G6 tuning)

    G

    25 measures

    3.00
    G1710 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
            (40's Folk/Pop - written by Jimmie Davis,
            first recorded in 1939 - one of Louisiana's
            state songs - tab consists of 3 verses in
            Drop D tuning)

    A and D

    35 measures

    3.50
    G894 YOU CAME TO ME OUT OF NOWHERE
            (40's uptempo Jazz - written by Edward
            Heyman and John W. Green in 1931 - first
            recorded by Ruth Etting the same year and
            by Lena Horne in 1941 - tab is based partly
            on Johnny Smith's recording and consists
            of 4 verses)

    E

    36 measures

    3.50
    G1935 YOU'RE GONNA QUIT ME, BABY
            (Blues Rag - written and first recorded by
            Bob Dylan for his 1992 "Good As I Been To
            You" album - tab consists of intro, 3 solos
            based on the verse, plus accompaniment for
            verse)

    C

    41 measures

    4.00

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