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About At The Jazz Band Ball

At The Jazz Band Ball is a trad jazz tune in B♭ major — intermediate, running from D to f and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

At The Jazz Band Ball — sheet music

B♭ 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

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

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At The Jazz Band Ball — tab

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

At The Jazz Band Ball — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

At The Jazz Band Ball — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

At The Jazz Band Ball — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

At The Jazz Band Ball — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

At The Jazz Band Ball — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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

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

At The Jazz Band Ball chords

B♭ major · 13 chords: B♭, Gm, Bdim, F7, Edim, B♭/F, F♯dim, C7, C7/G, G♭7♭5, G7, A7, A♭7

pickup
B♭
B♭
Gm
Gm Bdim
F7
B♭ Edim B♭/F F♯dim
C7
F7
B♭
B♭
Gm
Gm Bdim
C7
C7
C7/G G♭7♭5
F7
F7
B♭
G7
G7
C7
C7
F7
F7
B♭
B♭ A7 A♭7
B♭ F7 B♭

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 B♭/F means play B♭ with F as the lowest note.

Guitar chords for At The Jazz Band Ball

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

B♭×Gm3Bdim×F7EdimB♭/F××F♯dimC7×C7/GG♭7♭5G7A7×A♭7××

Ukulele chords for At The Jazz Band Ball

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

B♭GmBdimF7EdimB♭/FF♯dimC7C7/GG♭7♭5G7A7A♭7

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for At The Jazz Band Ball

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

B♭GmBdimF7EdimB♭/FF♯dimC7C7/GG♭7♭5G7A7A♭7

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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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