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About Aunt Hagar's Blues

Aunt Hagar's Blues is a blues in F major — intermediate, running from C to f and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

Aunt Hagar's Blues — 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

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

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Aunt Hagar's Blues — tab

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

Aunt Hagar's Blues — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Aunt Hagar's Blues — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Aunt Hagar's Blues — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Aunt Hagar's Blues — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Aunt Hagar's Blues — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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

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

Aunt Hagar's Blues chords

F major · 20 chords: F7, B♭, C7, F, B♭7, A7/E, D7, G7, Bdim, D♭7, A♭7, D♭, Gm7♭5, D♭7♭5, C, Dm, D♯dim, C/E, F♯dim, Gm

F7
F7
F7
F7
B♭
C7
F
B♭
C7
F
F
F7
F7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
F A7/E
D7
G7
C7
F
G7 C7 F C7
F B♭ Bdim
F7 B♭ Bdim C7
F D♭7 C7
F F7
F A♭7
D♭ Gm7♭5 D♭7♭5
C Dm D♯dim C/E
F F♯dim Gm C7
F F7
D♭ D♭7
C D♭
C C7
F F7 B♭ D♭7
F C7
F D♭7 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 A7/E means play A7 with E as the lowest note.

Guitar chords for Aunt Hagar's Blues

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

F7B♭×C7×FB♭7×A7/ED7××G7Bdim×D♭7×A♭7××D♭4×Gm7♭5D♭7♭5×C×Dm××D♯dim××C/E××F♯dimGm3

Ukulele chords for Aunt Hagar's Blues

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

F7B♭C7FB♭7A7/ED7G7BdimD♭7A♭7D♭Gm7♭5D♭7♭5CDmD♯dimC/EF♯dimGm

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Aunt Hagar's Blues

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

F7B♭C7FB♭7A7/E4D7G7BdimD♭7A♭7D♭Gm7♭5D♭7♭5CDmD♯dimC/EF♯dimGm

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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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