About After You've Gone
After You've Gone is a trad jazz tune in C major — beginner-friendly, running from D♯ to f and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.
- Type
- Jazz tune
- Key
- C major · 4/4
- Range
- D♯ to f · first position
- Notes used
- C C♯ D D♯ E F G G♯ A B♭ B
- Level
- Beginner-friendly
After You've Gone — 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
A C d e e | d e d e d | E G A B B | A B A B A A e e e | A d d d | G A G B♭ G A G | C E G G A C d e e | d e d e d | E G A B B | A B A B A f e | d G♯ A e e d | d♯ e C d C♯ d B | C D♯ E B B A A C d e e | F G B d e | C | C
After You've Gone — tab
Tenor banjo · mandolin · fiddle · guitar · ukulele — tap one to open it
After You've Gone — Tenor banjo tab
G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position
E|-------0-0-|---0---0---|-----------|-----------| A|-0-3-5-----|-5---5---5-|-----0-2-2-|-0-2-0-2-0-| D|-----------|-----------|-2-5-------|-----------| G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|---0-0-0-|---------|---------------|---------| A|-0-------|-0-5-5-5-|---0---1---0---|-3-------| D|---------|---------|-5---5---5---5-|---2-5-5-| G|---------|---------|---------------|---------|
E|-------0-0-|---0---0---|-----------|-----------| A|-0-3-5-----|-5---5---5-|-----0-2-2-|-0-2-0-2-0-| D|-----------|-----------|-2-5-------|-----------| G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-1-0-|-------0-0---|---0-----------|-------------| A|-----|-5---0-----5-|-6---3-5-4-5-2-|-3-----2-2-0-| D|-----|---6---------|---------------|---1-2-------| G|-----|-------------|---------------|-------------|
E|-------0-0-|---------0-|---|---| A|-0-3-5-----|-----2-5---|-3-|-3-| D|-----------|-3-5-------|---|---| G|-----------|-----------|---|---|
Numbers are frets. Tenor banjo sounds an octave below the written notes.
After You've Gone — Mandolin tab
G D A E · open position
E|-------0-0-|---0---0---|-----------|-----------| A|-0-3-5-----|-5---5---5-|-----0-2-2-|-0-2-0-2-0-| D|-----------|-----------|-2-5-------|-----------| G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|---0-0-0-|---------|---------------|---------| A|-0-------|-0-5-5-5-|---0---1---0---|-3-------| D|---------|---------|-5---5---5---5-|---2-5-5-| G|---------|---------|---------------|---------|
E|-------0-0-|---0---0---|-----------|-----------| A|-0-3-5-----|-5---5---5-|-----0-2-2-|-0-2-0-2-0-| D|-----------|-----------|-2-5-------|-----------| G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-1-0-|-------0-0---|---0-----------|-------------| A|-----|-5---0-----5-|-6---3-5-4-5-2-|-3-----2-2-0-| D|-----|---6---------|---------------|---1-2-------| G|-----|-------------|---------------|-------------|
E|-------0-0-|---------0-|---|---| A|-0-3-5-----|-----2-5---|-3-|-3-| D|-----------|-3-5-------|---|---| G|-----------|-----------|---|---|
Numbers are frets. Same strings as the fiddle, so the same notes fall in the same places.
After You've Gone — fiddle fingering
G D A E · first position — finger numbers
E|--------0-0-|---0---0---|-----------|-----------| A|-0-L2-3-----|-3---3---3-|-----0-1-1-|-0-1-0-1-0-| D|------------|-----------|-1-3-------|-----------| G|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|---0-0-0-|---------|----------------|----------| A|-0-------|-0-3-3-3-|---0---L1---0---|-L2-------| D|---------|---------|-3---3----3---3-|----1-3-3-| G|---------|---------|----------------|----------|
E|--------0-0-|---0---0---|-----------|-----------| A|-0-L2-3-----|-3---3---3-|-----0-1-1-|-0-1-0-1-0-| D|------------|-----------|-1-3-------|-----------| G|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-L1-0-|--------0-0---|----0------------|---------------| A|------|-3----0-----3-|-H3---L2-3-2-3-1-|-L2------1-1-0-| D|------|---H3---------|-----------------|----L1-1-------| G|------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|--------0-0-|----------0-|----|----| A|-0-L2-3-----|------1-3---|-L2-|-L2-| D|------------|-L2-3-------|----|----| G|------------|------------|----|----|
0 = open string · 1–4 = finger · L = low (half step back), H = high.
After You've Gone — Guitar tab
E A D G B E · open position
e|-------0-0-|---0---0---|-----------|-----------| B|---1-3-----|-3---3---3-|-------0-0-|---0---0---| G|-2---------|-----------|---0-2-----|-2---2---2-| D|-----------|-----------|-2---------|-----------| A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
e|---0-0-0-|---------|---------------|---------| B|---------|---3-3-3-|---------------|-1-------| G|-2-------|-2-------|-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-|-----0-0-| D|---------|---------|---------------|---2-----| A|---------|---------|---------------|---------| E|---------|---------|---------------|---------|
e|-------0-0-|---0---0---|-----------|-----------| B|---1-3-----|-3---3---3-|-------0-0-|---0---0---| G|-2---------|-----------|---0-2-----|-2---2---2-| D|-----------|-----------|-2---------|-----------| A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
e|-1-0-|-------0-0---|---0-----------|-------------| B|-----|-3---------3-|-4---1-3-2-3-0-|-1-----0-0---| G|-----|---1-2-------|---------------|-----------2-| D|-----|-------------|---------------|---1-2-------| A|-----|-------------|---------------|-------------| E|-----|-------------|---------------|-------------|
e|-------0-0-|---------0-|---|---| B|---1-3-----|-----0-3---|-1-|-1-| G|-2---------|---0-------|---|---| D|-----------|-3---------|---|---| A|-----------|-----------|---|---| E|-----------|-----------|---|---|
Numbers are frets; the bottom line is the low E string.
After You've Gone — Ukulele tab
G C E A (high G) · open position
A|-0-3-5-7-7-|-5-7-5-7-5-|-----0-2-2-|-0-2-0-2-0-| E|-----------|-----------|-0---------|-----------| C|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| G|-----------|-----------|---0-------|-----------|
A|-0-7-7-7-|-0-5-5-5-|---0---1---0---|-3-------| E|---------|---------|---------------|---0-----| C|---------|---------|---------------|---------| G|---------|---------|-0---0---0---0-|-----0-0-|
A|-0-3-5-7-7-|-5-7-5-7-5-|-----0-2-2-|-0-2-0-2-0-| E|-----------|-----------|-0---------|-----------| C|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| G|-----------|-----------|---0-------|-----------|
A|-8-7-|-5---0-7-7-5-|-6-7-3-5-4-5-2-|-3-----2-2-0-| E|-----|-------------|---------------|-----0-------| C|-----|-------------|---------------|---3---------| G|-----|---1---------|---------------|-------------|
A|-0-3-5-7-7-|-----2-5-7-|-3-|-3-| E|-----------|-1---------|---|---| C|-----------|-----------|---|---| G|-----------|---0-------|---|---|
Numbers are frets; the top line is the A string, the bottom line the high G.
After You've Gone chords
C major · 12 chords: F, Fm6, C, Em7, A7, D7, G7, C7, Dm, E7, Am7, C/G
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/G means play C with G as the lowest note.
Guitar chords for After You've Gone
Strings E A D G B E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it
Ukulele chords for After You've Gone
Strings G C E A, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it
Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for After You've Gone
Strings G D A E, low to high · o = open string, × = don't play it
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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.