Tabs
Frankie's Blues trad. arr Dave Van Ronk
Transcription and data entry by Allyn Dimock with Dave's permission ("sure go
ahead, I stole them all myself" in front of Passim's, fall 1994).
The song is currently (1995) available on "From... Another Time And Place"
Alcazar ALC120.
1 
D MajorD
E-2---------2----0-h1--s2-|-2--------2-----0-h1--s2-|-2---------2----0-h1--s2-|
B-3---------3-------------|-3--------3--------------|-3---------3-------------|
G-2---------2----0-h1--s2-|-2--------2-----0-h1--s2-|-2---------2----0-h1--s2-|
D-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
4 D MajorD 
G+G
E-2---------2-------2-----|----------------------0--|-------------------------|
B-3---------3-------------|-0-----0-----0--3--------|-6--5-----3--------0-----|
G-2---------2-------------|----3-----3--------------|----------------3-----3--|
D-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D-0-----------0-----------|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
7 D MajorD 
A augmentedA
E----------------------0--|-----------2-------------|---------------(5)-------|
B-0-----0-----0--3--------|-3---------3----------3--|-------5--------5--------|
G----3-----3--------------|-2---------2----------2--|-5-h6-----5-h6-----5-h6--|
D-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------7-----------7-----|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------0-----------|
D-5-----------5-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
10 D MajorD
E-5-------(5)---(5)-------|-2---------2----0-h1-s2--|-2---------2----0-h1-s2--|
B-5--------8-----7--------|-3---------3-------------|-3---------3-------------|
G-------------------------|-2---------2----0-h1-s2--|-2---------2----0-h1-s2--|
D-------7-----------7-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A-0-----------0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D-------------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
v1 Frankie was a woman, everybody ....
ch (He give me) candy in the morning, ....
standard Frankie's Blues / Frankie & Albert / Frankie & Johnny verses with
third line of verse and chorus as above: see the recording for rest of lyrics
and tune.
