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-----------|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
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.