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Down Home Rag — Sheet Music, Tab & Chord Directory

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About Down Home Rag

Down Home Rag is a rag in E♭ major — beginner-friendly, running from E♭ to e♭ and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Rag, each usually played twice
Key
E♭ major · 2/2
Range
E♭ to e♭ · first position
Notes used
C E♭ F G B♭
Level
Beginner-friendly

Down Home Rag — sheet music

E♭ major · 2/2

The notes

Letter names, bar by bar · capitals up to C in the third space, lower case from the D on the 4th line

E♭ F G E♭ F G E♭ F | G E♭ F G E♭ F G | E♭ F G E♭ F G E♭ F | G E♭ G F F E♭ F G E♭ F G E♭ F | G E♭ F G E♭ F G | E♭ F G E♭ F G E♭ F | G E♭ F E♭ E♭ e♭ C e♭ e♭ C B♭ | C B♭ G E♭ E♭ e♭ C | e♭ e♭ C B♭ | C B♭ G F F e♭ C e♭ e♭ C B♭ | C B♭ G E♭ E♭ G F | E♭ F G E♭ F G E♭ F | G E♭ F E♭ E♭

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Down Home Rag — tab

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

Down Home Rag — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
D|-1-3-5-1-3-5-1-3-|-5-1-3-5-1-3-5-|-1-3-5-1-3-5-1-3-|-5-1-5-3-3-|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------6-3-|
D|-1-3-5-1-3-5-1-3-|-5-1-3-5-1-3-5-|-1-3-5-1-3-5-1-3-|-5-1-3-1-1-----|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|---------|---------------|---------|---------------|
A|-6-6-3-1-|-3-1-------6-3-|-6-6-3-1-|-3-1-------6-3-|
D|---------|-----5-1-1-----|---------|-----5-3-3-----|
G|---------|---------------|---------|---------------|
E|---------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
A|-6-6-3-1-|-3-1-----------|-----------------|-----------|
D|---------|-----5-1-1-5-3-|-1-3-5-1-3-5-1-3-|-5-1-3-1-1-|
G|---------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|

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

Down Home Rag — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
D|-1-3-5-1-3-5-1-3-|-5-1-3-5-1-3-5-|-1-3-5-1-3-5-1-3-|-5-1-5-3-3-|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------6-3-|
D|-1-3-5-1-3-5-1-3-|-5-1-3-5-1-3-5-|-1-3-5-1-3-5-1-3-|-5-1-3-1-1-----|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|---------|---------------|---------|---------------|
A|-6-6-3-1-|-3-1-------6-3-|-6-6-3-1-|-3-1-------6-3-|
D|---------|-----5-1-1-----|---------|-----5-3-3-----|
G|---------|---------------|---------|---------------|
E|---------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
A|-6-6-3-1-|-3-1-----------|-----------------|-----------|
D|---------|-----5-1-1-5-3-|-1-3-5-1-3-5-1-3-|-5-1-3-1-1-|
G|---------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|

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

Down Home Rag — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

E|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
D|-L1-L2-3-L1-L2-3-L1-L2-|-3-L1-L2-3-L1-L2-3-|-L1-L2-3-L1-L2-3-L1-L2-|-3-L1-3-L2-L2-|
G|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------H3-L2-|
D|-L1-L2-3-L1-L2-3-L1-L2-|-3-L1-L2-3-L1-L2-3-|-L1-L2-3-L1-L2-3-L1-L2-|-3-L1-L2-L1-L1-------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|
A|-H3-H3-L2-L1-|-L2-L1---------H3-L2-|-H3-H3-L2-L1-|-L2-L1---------H3-L2-|
D|-------------|-------3-L1-L1-------|-------------|-------3-L2-L2-------|
G|-------------|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|
E|-------------|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
A|-H3-H3-L2-L1-|-L2-L1--------------|-----------------------|---------------|
D|-------------|-------3-L1-L1-3-L2-|-L1-L2-3-L1-L2-3-L1-L2-|-3-L1-L2-L1-L1-|
G|-------------|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------|

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

Down Home Rag — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Down Home Rag — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
E|---1-----1-----1-|-----1-----1---|---1-----1-----1-|-------1-1-|
C|-3-----3-----3---|---3-----3-----|-3-----3-----3---|---3-------|
G|-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0---0-----|
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------6-3-|
E|---1-----1-----1-|-----1-----1---|---1-----1-----1-|-----1---------|
C|-3-----3-----3---|---3-----3-----|-3-----3-----3---|---3---3-3-----|
G|-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-------------|
A|-6-6-3-1-|-3-1-------6-3-|-6-6-3-1-|-3-1-------6-3-|
E|---------|---------------|---------|-------1-1-----|
C|---------|-------3-3-----|---------|---------------|
G|---------|-----0---------|---------|-----0---------|
A|-6-6-3-1-|-3-1-----------|-----------------|-----------|
E|---------|-------------1-|---1-----1-----1-|-----1-----|
C|---------|-------3-3-----|-3-----3-----3---|---3---3-3-|
G|---------|-----0-----0---|-----0-----0-----|-0---------|

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

Down Home Rag chords

E♭ major · 9 chords: E♭, Fm7, E♭/G, A♭m, F7/A, F7♯5, B♭7, F7, E♭6

E♭ Fm7
E♭/G A♭m
E♭ Fm7 E♭/G
F7/A F7♯5 B♭7
E♭ Fm7
E♭/G A♭m
E♭ Fm7 E♭
F7 B♭7 E♭
E♭6
E♭6
E♭6
E♭6 B♭7
E♭6
E♭6 A♭m
E♭/G A♭m
F7/A B♭7 E♭

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 E♭/G means play E♭ with G as the lowest note.

Guitar chords for Down Home Rag

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

E♭6×Fm7E♭/G3××A♭m4F7/A×F7♯5B♭7×F7E♭6××

Ukulele chords for Down Home Rag

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

E♭Fm7E♭/GA♭mF7/AF7♯5B♭7F7E♭6

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Down Home Rag

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

E♭Fm7E♭/GA♭mF7/AF7♯5B♭7F7E♭6

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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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