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About The Jazz Me Blues

The Jazz Me Blues is a blues in E♭ major — intermediate, running from B♭, to e♭ and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

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

The Jazz Me Blues — sheet music

E♭ 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 B♭ C B♭ G E♭ | G A♭ B♭ B♭ B♭, | G F♯ G A♭ B♭ A B♭ B | C F F F B♭, B♭, G F♯ G B♭ C B♭ G E♭ | G A♭ B♭ B♭ C d | e♭ B C B B♭ G F E♭ | F G E♭ E♭ B♭, G F♯ G B♭ C B♭ G E♭ | G A♭ B♭ B♭ | G F♯ G A♭ B♭ A B♭ B | C F F F B♭, G F♯ G B♭ C B♭ G E♭ | G A♭ B♭ B♭ C d | e♭ B C B B♭ G F E♭ | F G E♭ E♭ B♭ B♭ B♭ B♭ F B♭ | B♭ B♭ B♭ B♭ G B♭ | d d♭ C F | B♭ B C G G | B C B C B C B | C G G | C G G F B♭ B♭ C F B♭ B♭ C F | B♭ C B♭ B♭ B♭ C d | e♭ C B♭ C B♭ G | F G B♭ B♭ A B♭ B C G G | B C B C B C B | C G G | C G G G G G G | G G G G | G F G F G F G F | B♭ B♭ B♭ B♭ A B♭ B C C C C | C d C C B♭ | e♭ | e♭

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The Jazz Me Blues — tab

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

The Jazz Me Blues — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

The Jazz Me Blues — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

The Jazz Me Blues — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

The Jazz Me Blues — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

The Jazz Me Blues — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position · played an octave up, as the tune dips below the lowest string

A|-10-9-10-13-15-13-10-6-|-10-11-13-13-1-|-10-9-10-11-13-12-13-14-|-15-8-8-8-1-1-|
E|-----------------------|---------------|------------------------|--------------|
C|-----------------------|---------------|------------------------|--------------|
G|-----------------------|---------------|------------------------|--------------|
A|-10-9-10-13-15-13-10-6-|-10-11-13-13-15-17-|-18-14-15-14-13-10-8-6-|-8-10-6-6-1-|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|------------|
C|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|------------|
A|-10-9-10-13-15-13-10-6-|-10-11-13-13-|-10-9-10-11-13-12-13-14-|-15-8-8-8-1-|
E|-----------------------|-------------|------------------------|------------|
C|-----------------------|-------------|------------------------|------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------|------------------------|------------|
A|-10-9-10-13-15-13-10-6-|-10-11-13-13-15-17-|-18-14-15-14-13-10-8-6-|-8-10-6-6-|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------|
C|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------|
A|-13-13-13-13-8-13-|-13-13-13-13-10-13-|-17-16-15-8-|-13-14-|
E|------------------|-------------------|------------|-------|
C|------------------|-------------------|------------|-------|
G|------------------|-------------------|------------|-------|
A|-15-10-10-|-14-15-14-15-14-15-14-|-15-10-10-|-15-10-10-8-|
E|----------|----------------------|----------|------------|
C|----------|----------------------|----------|------------|
G|----------|----------------------|----------|------------|
A|-13-13-15-8-13-13-15-8-|-13-15-13-13-13-15-17-|-18-15-13-15-13-10-|-8-10-13-13-12-13-14-|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
C|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-15-10-10-|-14-15-14-15-14-15-14-|-15-10-10-|-15-10-10-|
E|----------|----------------------|----------|----------|
C|----------|----------------------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------------------|----------|----------|
A|-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-|-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-|-13-13-13-13-12-13-14-|
E|-------------|-------------|---------------------|----------------------|
C|-------------|-------------|---------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------|-------------|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-15-15-15-15-|-15-17-15-15-13-|-18-|-18-|
E|-------------|----------------|----|----|
C|-------------|----------------|----|----|
G|-------------|----------------|----|----|

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

The Jazz Me Blues chords

E♭ major · 13 chords: E♭, F7, B♭7, G+, A♭, B♭dim, B♭m7, F7/A, B♭, G7, C7, C7/E, Cm/G

E♭
E♭
E♭
F7 B♭7
E♭
E♭
G+ A♭ E♭
F7 B♭7 E♭
E♭
E♭
E♭
F7 B♭7
E♭
E♭
G+ A♭ E♭
F7 B♭7 E♭
B♭7
B♭dim
B♭7 B♭m7 F7/A
B♭ G7
C7
C7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭
F7 B♭7
C7
C7
F7
F7
E♭
E♭
F7
C7/E
F7 Cm/G F7/A
B♭7
E♭
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 F7/A means play F7 with A as the lowest note.

Guitar chords for The Jazz Me Blues

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

E♭6×F7B♭7×G+A♭4B♭dim×B♭m7×F7/A×B♭×G7C7×C7/ECm/G

Ukulele chords for The Jazz Me Blues

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

E♭F7B♭7G+A♭B♭dimB♭m7F7/AB♭G7C7C7/ECm/G

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for The Jazz Me Blues

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

E♭F7B♭7G+A♭B♭dimB♭m7F7/AB♭G7C7C7/ECm/G

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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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