Tom: G From: Allyn Dimock recorded commmercially. You may however recognize the arrangement. Jack was highly regarded among his peers for his arrangements of traditional blues, ragtime, and swing music. He was also one of the most respected and admired acoustic guitar teachers of the '70s and '80s. His arrangements have been Jack was also a social activist, and became nationally known for his fight for equal health care coverage for persons with AIDS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transcription and data entry by Allyn Dimock of this tablature for educational purposes. Please consider making a contribution of your time or money for AIDS research and/or for health care reform if you use this tablature. A few years ago I heard one of Eric Schoenberg's students play the accompaniment from this piece, but he didn't know Jack's break. So here are both. Notice the stepwise bass line (one of Jack's trademarks). As I recall, Pat Sky sang a very similar version and may have recorded it. Intro & break: 1 F D7 G9 C7 ^ E---|---1p0-----------|-----------------|-----5---3-------|-------------0---| B---|---------3-1-----|-1-3p1---1-------|-----------4h5-0-|-1-0---------1---| G-1h|-2-----2---------|-------2---2---0-|-----------------|-------3-----3-1h| D---|-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---| A---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E---|-1-------1-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 F D7 C G7 E---1p0-----------|-----------------|-----3---0-3-----|-3---1---0-------| B---------3-1-----|-1-3p1---1-------|---------------1-|-----------3-----| G-2-----2---------|-------2---2---0-|-------0---------|-----------------| D-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---| A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E-1-------1-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 C E Am C/G F D7 E-----3---0-3-----|-----0-------0-----|-----------0-----|---------------0-| B-1-----1---------|---------3---------|-1p0-----1-------|-3p1-----1h3-----| G---------------x-|-0h1---------------|-----2-----------|-------2---------| D-----2-------2---|-------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------0---| A-----------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-----------------| E-3-------3-------|-0---------0-------|---------3-------|-1-------2-------| | | | | |_|_| | | | | | | | | | | | 3 13 C A ^ D G C E-----0---5-3-----|-----0---3---0---|-----------0-----|---------------| B---4---4-----2---|-3h4-------3---1-|-----------1-----|---------------| G-------------2---|-----------------|-----------0-----|---------------| D-------------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-1p0---0-------| A---------0-------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----3---1p0---| E-3---4-----------|-2-------3-------|---------3-------|-------------3-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The accompaniment is similar but a bit simpler: 1 Fmaj7 D9 G9 C7 E-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----5---3---0---|-----------------| B-------1---------|-------1---------|-----------4-----|-1-0-------------| G---2-------------|---2-------------|---------------0-|-------3---------| D-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---| A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E-1-------1-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 Fmaj7 D9 C G E-----------0-----|----------0------|-----------3-----|-3---1---0-------| B-------1---------|------1----------|-------1---------|-----------3-----| G---2-------------|--2--------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---| A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E-1-------1-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 C E Am C/G F D7 E-----3---0-3-----|-----0-------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------------| B-1-----1---------|---------3---------|-1p0-----1-------|-3p1-----1h3-----| G-----------------|-0h1---------------|-----2-----------|-----------------| D-----2-------2---|-------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------0---| A-----------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-----------------| E-3-------3-------|-0---------0-------|---------3-------|-1-------2-------| | | | | |_|_| | | | | | | | | | | | 13 C A7 D7 G C E---------5-3-----|-------3---0-----|-----------------|-----------------| B-----------------|-1---------------|-1--------1------|-----------------| G-----------------|---2-------------|-0--------0------|-----------------| D-------------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-1p0---0---------| A---------0-------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----3---1p0-----| E-3---4-----------|-2-------3-------|---------3-------|-------------3---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ch: Make me down a pallet on your floor Make me down a pallet on your floor Make it soft, make it low, so my good gal will never know you Made me down a pallet on your floor Big leg Ida don't you cry this time My lovin' Ida don't you cry this time if you Cry for a nickel you might die for a dime so you can Cry all you want to baby, but your money don't mind. Ch. I woke up this morning, there's women on my mind 2x well, Yesterday was whiskey, tomorrow might be wine 'cause Important things is always on my mind. Ch. I got the blues so bad I can hardly see 3x Ain't no-one ever had these old blues like me Ch.