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About Alexander's Ragtime Band

Alexander's Ragtime Band is a rag in F major — intermediate, running from C to f and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

Alexander's Ragtime Band — sheet music

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

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Alexander's Ragtime Band — tab

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

Alexander's Ragtime Band — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Alexander's Ragtime Band — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Alexander's Ragtime Band — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Alexander's Ragtime Band — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Alexander's Ragtime Band — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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

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

Alexander's Ragtime Band chords

F major · 11 chords: F, C7, F7, B♭, Bdim, F/C, F/A, Dm7, G7, Gm7, D7

pickup
F
F
C7
F F7
B♭
B♭
B♭
B♭ Bdim
F/C
F/C B♭
F/A
Dm7
G7
G7
C7
Gm7 C7
F
F
C7
F F7
B♭
B♭
B♭
B♭ Bdim
F7
F7
B♭
Bdim
F/C
D7
Gm7 C7
F

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

Guitar chords for Alexander's Ragtime Band

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

FC7×F7B♭×Bdim×F/C×F/A×Dm7××G7Gm7D7××

Ukulele chords for Alexander's Ragtime Band

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

FC7F7B♭BdimF/CF/ADm7G7Gm7D7

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Alexander's Ragtime Band

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

FC7F7B♭BdimF/CF/ADm7G7Gm7D7

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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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