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Frankies Blues Tab by Dave Van Ronk

Frankies Blues tab by Dave Van Ronk

Guitar Tab

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
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                         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                         A
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
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.
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