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12th Street Rag — Sheet Music, Tab & Chord Directory

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About 12th Street Rag

12th Street Rag is a rag in E♭ major — intermediate, running from E♭ to g and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Rag, each usually played twice
Key
E♭ major · 4/4
Range
E♭ to g · first position
Notes used
C C♯ D♭ D E♭ F G A B♭ B
Level
Intermediate

12th Street Rag — sheet music

E♭ major · 4/4

The notes

Letter names, bar by bar · capitals up to C in the third space, lower case from the D on the 4th line

B♭ A B♭ C B♭ | B♭ A B♭ C B♭ | B♭ B♭ B♭ C C♯ | d e♭ d C e♭ d C e♭ d | C e♭ d C e♭ d C | e♭ d C e♭ d C e♭ d | C e♭ d C e♭ d C e♭ d | C e♭ d C e♭ d C | e♭ d C e♭ d C e♭ d | C e♭ d C e♭ d C e♭ d | C e♭ d C e♭ d C | e♭ d C e♭ d C e♭ d | C G F F | d C C | B♭ | B♭ C e♭ e♭ | d♭ d♭ | C C | B B♭ B♭ C C e♭ | g f f | e♭ B♭ C B♭ G | E♭

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12th Street Rag — tab

Tenor banjo · mandolin · fiddle · guitar · ukulele — tap one to open it

12th Street Rag — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-----------|-----------|-----------|---|
A|-1-0-1-3-1-|-1-0-1-3-1-|-1-1-1-3-4-|-5-|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|---|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|---|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
A|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-6-5-3-6-5-3-|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
A|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-6-5-3-6-5-3-|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
A|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-6-5-3-6-5-3-|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
E|-------|-------|---|-----|
A|-------|-5-3-3-|-1-|-1-3-|
D|-5-3-3-|-------|---|-----|
G|-------|-------|---|-----|
E|-----|-----|-----|---|
A|-6-6-|-4-4-|-3-3-|-2-|
D|-----|-----|-----|---|
G|-----|-----|-----|---|
E|-----------|-3-1-1-|-----------|---|
A|-1-1-3-3-6-|-------|-6-1-3-1---|---|
D|-----------|-------|---------5-|-1-|
G|-----------|-------|-----------|---|

Numbers are frets. Tenor banjo sounds an octave below the written notes.

12th Street Rag — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-----------|-----------|-----------|---|
A|-1-0-1-3-1-|-1-0-1-3-1-|-1-1-1-3-4-|-5-|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|---|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|---|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
A|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-6-5-3-6-5-3-|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
A|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-6-5-3-6-5-3-|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
A|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-6-5-3-6-5-3-|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
E|-------|-------|---|-----|
A|-------|-5-3-3-|-1-|-1-3-|
D|-5-3-3-|-------|---|-----|
G|-------|-------|---|-----|
E|-----|-----|-----|---|
A|-6-6-|-4-4-|-3-3-|-2-|
D|-----|-----|-----|---|
G|-----|-----|-----|---|
E|-----------|-3-1-1-|-----------|---|
A|-1-1-3-3-6-|-------|-6-1-3-1---|---|
D|-----------|-------|---------5-|-1-|
G|-----------|-------|-----------|---|

Numbers are frets. Same strings as the fiddle, so the same notes fall in the same places.

12th Street Rag — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---|
A|-L1-0-L1-L2-L1-|-L1-0-L1-L2-L1-|-L1-L1-L1-L2-2-|-3-|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---|
E|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----|
A|-H3-3-L2-H3-3-L2-H3-3-|-L2-H3-3-L2-H3-3-L2-|-H3-3-L2-H3-3-L2-H3-3-|-L2-|
D|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----|
G|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----|
E|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----|
A|-H3-3-L2-H3-3-L2-H3-3-|-L2-H3-3-L2-H3-3-L2-|-H3-3-L2-H3-3-L2-H3-3-|-L2-|
D|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----|
G|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----|
E|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----|
A|-H3-3-L2-H3-3-L2-H3-3-|-L2-H3-3-L2-H3-3-L2-|-H3-3-L2-H3-3-L2-H3-3-|-L2-|
D|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----|
G|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----|
E|---------|---------|----|-------|
A|---------|-3-L2-L2-|-L1-|-L1-L2-|
D|-3-L2-L2-|---------|----|-------|
G|---------|---------|----|-------|
E|-------|-----|-------|---|
A|-H3-H3-|-2-2-|-L2-L2-|-1-|
D|-------|-----|-------|---|
G|-------|-----|-------|---|
E|----------------|-L2-L1-L1-|---------------|----|
A|-L1-L1-L2-L2-H3-|----------|-H3-L1-L2-L1---|----|
D|----------------|----------|-------------3-|-L1-|
G|----------------|----------|---------------|----|

0 = open string · 1–4 = finger · L = low (half step back), H = high.

12th Street Rag — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|---|
B|-------1---|-------1---|-------1-2-|-3-|
G|-3-2-3---3-|-3-2-3---3-|-3-3-3-----|---|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|---|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|---|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|---|
e|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
B|-4-3-1-4-3-1-4-3-|-1-4-3-1-4-3-1-|-4-3-1-4-3-1-4-3-|-1-|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
e|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
B|-4-3-1-4-3-1-4-3-|-1-4-3-1-4-3-1-|-4-3-1-4-3-1-4-3-|-1-|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
e|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
B|-4-3-1-4-3-1-4-3-|-1-4-3-1-4-3-1-|-4-3-1-4-3-1-4-3-|-1-|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
e|-------|-------|---|-----|
B|-------|-3-1-1-|---|---1-|
G|-0-----|-------|-3-|-3---|
D|---3-3-|-------|---|-----|
A|-------|-------|---|-----|
E|-------|-------|---|-----|
e|-----|-----|-----|---|
B|-4-4-|-2-2-|-1-1-|-0-|
G|-----|-----|-----|---|
D|-----|-----|-----|---|
A|-----|-----|-----|---|
E|-----|-----|-----|---|
e|-----------|-3-1-1-|-----------|---|
B|-----1-1-4-|-------|-4---1-----|---|
G|-3-3-------|-------|---3---3-0-|---|
D|-----------|-------|-----------|-1-|
A|-----------|-------|-----------|---|
E|-----------|-------|-----------|---|

Numbers are frets; the bottom line is the low E string.

12th Street Rag — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-1-0-1-3-1-|-1-0-1-3-1-|-1-1-1-3-4-|-5-|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|---|
C|-----------|-----------|-----------|---|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|---|
A|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-6-5-3-6-5-3-|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
C|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
A|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-6-5-3-6-5-3-|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
C|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
A|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-6-5-3-6-5-3-|-6-5-3-6-5-3-6-5-|-3-|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
C|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---|
A|-------|-5-3-3-|-1-|-1-3-|
E|---1-1-|-------|---|-----|
C|-------|-------|---|-----|
G|-0-----|-------|---|-----|
A|-6-6-|-4-4-|-3-3-|-2-|
E|-----|-----|-----|---|
C|-----|-----|-----|---|
G|-----|-----|-----|---|
A|-1-1-3-3-6-|-10-8-8-|-6-1-3-1---|---|
E|-----------|--------|-----------|---|
C|-----------|--------|-----------|-3-|
G|-----------|--------|---------0-|---|

Numbers are frets; the top line is the A string, the bottom line the high G.

12th Street Rag chords

E♭ major · 9 chords: B♭7, E♭, B♭9, C7, E♭7/G, A♭, B7, Cm7, F7

B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭
E♭
E♭
E♭
B♭9
B♭9
E♭
E♭
E♭
E♭
E♭
E♭
C7
C7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭
E♭7/G
A♭
B7
E♭ Cm7
F7 B♭7
E♭
E♭

One box per bar, in the same order as the sheet music. A faded chord carries on from the bar before. A slash chord like E♭7/G means play E♭7 with G as the lowest note.

Guitar chords for 12th Street Rag

Strings E A D G B E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

B♭7×E♭6×B♭9×C7×E♭7/GA♭4B7×Cm7×F7

Ukulele chords for 12th Street Rag

Strings G C E A, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

B♭7E♭B♭9C7E♭7/GA♭B7Cm7F7

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for 12th Street Rag

Strings G D A E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it

B♭7E♭B♭9C7E♭7/GA♭B7Cm7F7

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This melody comes from The Public Domain Song Anthology (David Berger & Chuck Israels), released CC0. The song is in the public domain. Tabs and letter names worked out by The Music Arcade.

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