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About A Good Man Is Hard To Find

A Good Man Is Hard To Find is a trad jazz tune in C major — intermediate, running from C to C and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Jazz tune
Key
C major · 4/4
Range
C to C · first position
Notes used
C C♯ D D♯ E F♯ G G♯ A A♯ B
Level
Intermediate

A Good Man Is Hard To Find — sheet music

C 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

G G♯ | A A E D♯ E | A A E D♯ E | A A D C♯ D A A♯ | B A G B G | A G B B G | C G♯ A F♯ G D♯ E D♯ E G E D C G G♯ | A A E D♯ E | A A E D♯ E | A A D C♯ D A A G♯ A B | C C B A | G G♯ A G | C A G E E C C A G E D C | C C D D♯ E C | D♯ E C C G G♯ | A B A B A B A G | C | C

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A Good Man Is Hard To Find — tab

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

A Good Man Is Hard To Find — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

A Good Man Is Hard To Find — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

A Good Man Is Hard To Find — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

A Good Man Is Hard To Find — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

A Good Man Is Hard To Find — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-----|-0-0-------|-0-0-------|-0-0-------|
E|-----|-----0---0-|-----0---0-|-----------|
C|-----|-------3---|-------3---|-----2-1-2-|
G|-0-1-|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-0-1-|-2-0---2---|-0---2-2---|-3---0-----------|
E|-----|-----------|-----------|-------2-----0---|
C|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------3---3-|
G|-----|-----0---0-|---0-----0-|---1-----0-------|
A|---------------|-0-0-------|-0-0-------|-0-0-------|
E|-0---0---------|-----0---0-|-----0---0-|-----------|
C|-------2-0-----|-------3---|-------3---|-----2-1-2-|
G|---0-------0-1-|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-0-0---0-2-|-3-3-2-0-|-----0---|-3-0---------|
E|-----------|---------|---------|-------0-0---|
C|-----------|---------|---------|-----------0-|
G|-----1-----|---------|-0-1---0-|-----0-------|
A|-3-0---------|-3---------3-|-------------|-0-2-0-2-|
E|-------0-----|---------0---|---0---------|---------|
C|---------2-0-|---0-2-3-----|-3---0-0-----|---------|
G|-----0-------|-------------|---------0-1-|---------|
A|-0-2-0---|-3-|-3-|
E|---------|---|---|
C|---------|---|---|
G|-------0-|---|---|

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

A Good Man Is Hard To Find chords

C major · 11 chords: A7, D7, G7, C, E7, D♯dim, C/E, A♭7/E♭, Dm7, Fm, F♯dim

pickup
A7
A7
D7
D7
G7
G7
C
C E7
A7
A7
D7
D7
C D♯dim
C/E A♭7/E♭ Dm7 G7
C Fm C
C Fm C
C
F♯dim C C/E A♭7/E♭
D7
G7
C
C

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 C/E means play C with E as the lowest note.

Guitar chords for A Good Man Is Hard To Find

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

A7×D7××G7C×E7D♯dim××C/E××A♭7/E♭××Dm7××FmF♯dim

Ukulele chords for A Good Man Is Hard To Find

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

A7D7G7CE7D♯dimC/EA♭7/E♭Dm7FmF♯dim

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for A Good Man Is Hard To Find

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

A7D7G7CE7D♯dimC/EA♭7/E♭Dm7FmF♯dim

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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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