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About Nobody Knows You

Nobody Knows You is a trad jazz tune in F major — intermediate, running from C to e and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

Nobody Knows You — 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

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

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Nobody Knows You — tab

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

Nobody Knows You — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Nobody Knows You — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Nobody Knows You — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Nobody Knows You — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Nobody Knows You — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

A|---|-0-0-0-------|---------|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
E|---|-------------|-2-2-----|---------------|
C|-0-|-------------|-----2-2-|---------------|
G|---|-------0-0-0-|---------|---------------|
A|-1-1-----|-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-|-3-3-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
C|---------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
G|-----0-0-|---------------|-----------|-----------|
A|-0---------|-0-0---------|-----------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-|
E|---1-------|-------------|-2-2-------|-------------|
C|---------0-|-------------|-----2-2-2-|-------------|
G|-----0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-|-----------|-------------|
A|-1-1---------|-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|-3-3-3-0-0---0---|-0-0---0-0-0-----|
E|---------1-1-|---------------|-----------------|---------------1-|
C|-------------|---------------|-----------2---2-|-----2-------2---|
G|-----0-0-----|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-------|-0---0-|-----|-5-5-3-3-|
E|---1-----|-------|-2---|---------|
C|---------|-------|---2-|---------|
G|-----0-0-|---0---|-----|---------|
A|-1-|-5-5-7-5-|-3-3-3-0-|-0-0-0-|
E|---|---------|---------|-------|
C|---|---------|---------|-------|
G|---|---------|---------|-------|
A|---0---0-----|-0-0-0-------|---------|-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------|-------------|-2-2-----|-------------|
C|-2---2-----0-|-------------|-----2-2-|-------------|
G|---------0---|-------0-0-0-|---------|-------------|
A|---0-1-1-|---5-5-7-5-|-3-3-0-0---|-0-----0-0-0-----|
E|---------|-1---------|-----------|---1---------1---|
C|---------|-----------|---------2-|-----2---------2-|
G|-0-------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-0-----|
E|-----1-1-|
C|---------|
G|---------|

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

Nobody Knows You chords

F major · 10 chords: F, A7, D7, Gm, B♭, Bdim, F/C, G7, G7♭5, C7

pickup
F A7
D7
Gm D7
Gm
B♭ Bdim
F/C D7
G7
G7♭5 C7
F A7
D7
Gm D7
Gm
B♭ Bdim
F/C D7
G7
G7♭5 C7
F A7
D7
Gm D7
Gm
B♭ Bdim
F/C D7
G7
C7
F A7
D7
Gm D7
Gm
B♭ Bdim
F/C D7
G7
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 Nobody Knows You

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

FA7×D7××Gm3B♭×Bdim×F/C×G7G7♭5C7×

Ukulele chords for Nobody Knows You

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

FA7D7GmB♭BdimF/CG7G7♭5C7

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Nobody Knows You

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

FA7D7GmB♭BdimF/CG7G7♭5C7

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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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