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About Tishomingo Blues

Tishomingo Blues is a blues in G major — beginner-friendly, running from D to d and staying in first position on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

Type
Blues
Key
G major · 4/4
Range
D to d · first position
Notes used
D D♯ E F♯ G A B♭ A♯ B
Level
Beginner-friendly

Tishomingo Blues — sheet music

G 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

d | d B B B B A | G G G G E | D D | G A G B♭ A | G A G B♭ A | G G | F♯ A F♯ E D E | F♯ A A A A♯ | B d B A G A B d d d | F♯ A A A | G A A A | d D D♯ E F♯ A F♯ E D d | d B B B B A | G G G G E | D D | G A G A G | G A G A A♯ | B G A | B B | A A | G G G A B♭ | d d d d B | d d d d A | A♯ B A♯ B d B G

Tishomingo Blues — tab

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

Tishomingo Blues — Tenor banjo tab

G D A E (Irish tuning) · open position

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

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

Tishomingo Blues — Mandolin tab

G D A E · open position

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

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

Tishomingo Blues — fiddle fingering

G D A E · first position — finger numbers

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

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

Tishomingo Blues — Guitar tab

E A D G B E · open position

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

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

Tishomingo Blues — Ukulele tab

G C E A (high G) · open position

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

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

Tishomingo Blues chords

G major · 15 chords: G, G7, C, C7, E♭7, G♯dim, D7, D+, D, B♭dim, Dm/F, A7, B7, Em, G/D

pickup
G G7
C
G
G7
C C7
E♭7
G
G G♯dim
D7
D7 D+
G D
G B♭dim
D Dm/F
A7 E♭7
D A7
D
G G7
C
G
G7
C
C C7
B7
B7
G
B7
Em
E♭7
G/D
D7
A7 D7
G

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 Dm/F means play Dm with F as the lowest note.

Guitar chords for Tishomingo Blues

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

GG7C×C7×E♭7××G♯dim××D7××D+××D××B♭dim×Dm/F××A7×B7×EmG/D××

Ukulele chords for Tishomingo Blues

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

GG7CC7E♭7G♯dimD7D+DB♭dimDm/FA7B7EmG/D

Tenor banjo & mandolin chords for Tishomingo Blues

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

GG7CC7E♭7G♯dimD7D+DB♭dimDm/FA7B7EmG/D

More bluess and tunes like it

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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