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About Beaumont Rag

Beaumont Rag is an old-time fiddle rag in D major — intermediate, running from D to g and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

Beaumont Rag — sheet music

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

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Beaumont Rag — tab

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

Beaumont Rag — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Beaumont Rag — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Beaumont Rag — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Beaumont Rag — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Beaumont Rag — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-10-9-10-9-7-7-5-|-4-5-4-2-0-|-8-9-8-9-5-2-0-5-|-2-0-----0-|
E|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----2-----|
C|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
G|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-------0---|
A|-------0-0-2-0---|-------0-0-2-0---|---------0-2-0---|-2-0---0-0-|
E|-0-2-------------|-0-2-----------2-|---0-2---------2-|-----2-----|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------|
G|-----0---------0-|-----0-----------|-------0---------|-----------|
A|-10-9-10-9-7-7-5-|-4-5-4-2-0-2-4-0-|-8-9-8-9-5-2-0-5-|-2-0-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-0---0-1-2-|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0-2-4-5-7-|-9-7-5-2-0-10-9-|-7-5-4-2-0-2-4-7-|-5-4-2-|
E|---2-------------|----------------|-----------------|-------|
C|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------|
G|-0---0-----------|----------------|-----------------|-------|
A|-0-2-4-0-2-4-0-2-|-4-0-2-4-4-0-2-4-|-0-2-5-0-2-5-0-2-|-5-0-2-5-5-5-4-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-2-4-0-2-4-0-2-|-4-0-2-4-4-0-2-4-|-5---------0-2-0-|-5-0-2-5-5-5-4-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------0-1-------|-----------------|
A|-0-2-4-0-2-4-0-2-|-4-0-2-4-4-0-2-4-|-0-2-5-0-2-5-0-2-|-5-0-2-5-5-0-2-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0-2-4-5-7-|-9-7-5-2-0-10-9-|-7-5-4-2-0-2-4-7-|-5-|
E|---2-------------|----------------|-----------------|---|
C|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---|
G|-0---0-----------|----------------|-----------------|---|

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

Beaumont Rag chords

D major · 3 chords: A, D, G

A
A
D
D
A
A
D
D
A
A
D
D
G
D
A
D
A
A
D
D
A
A
A
A
A
A
D
D
G
D
A
D

One box per bar, in the same order as the sheet music. A faded chord carries on from the bar before.

Guitar chords for Beaumont Rag

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

A×D××G

Ukulele chords for Beaumont Rag

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

ADG

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Beaumont Rag

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

ADG

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This traditional setting comes from Jim’s Roots & Blues. The tune itself is traditional. Tabs and letter names worked out by The Music Arcade.

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