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Blind Blake Rag

This is a 3 sentence summary of the Ralph McTell version of the instrumental folk blues song "Blind Blake's Rag": The document provides tablature and chord diagrams for Ralph McTell's arrangement of "Blind Blake's Rag", a folk blues song originally performed by American ragtime guitarist Blind Blake. It includes two sections of tablature labeled A1 and A2 broken into measures with notes and chords indicated. The tablature is intended to teach musicians how to play Ralph McTell's version of this blues standard on guitar.

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Blind Blake Rag

This is a 3 sentence summary of the Ralph McTell version of the instrumental folk blues song "Blind Blake's Rag": The document provides tablature and chord diagrams for Ralph McTell's arrangement of "Blind Blake's Rag", a folk blues song originally performed by American ragtime guitarist Blind Blake. It includes two sections of tablature labeled A1 and A2 broken into measures with notes and chords indicated. The tablature is intended to teach musicians how to play Ralph McTell's version of this blues standard on guitar.

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"Blind Blake's Rag"

A Ralph McTell Version


Arranged By: Joe Cainen - 1985
Tabbed In TablEdit By: Steve J. McWilliam - 1998

4 U U #U %U U U #U U U U U U U U U U U U
F 4 U U U U U
U U U U U U
[ U U U U
CM E m/5+

Section A1
c2
E 3 3 2 1 0 0
B 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 1
G 0 0 0 2
D 2 0 2 3 3
A 3 3
E 3 3 1 1

U #U U U U U U U U U U U U U #U U U U U U U # U U U % U U U UU
F U U U U U U U U U U U
U U U
[ U U
E m/5+ E m7M/5+

4
0 0 0 0 5 3 Sl 0 0 0 3
T 4 1 3 1 3 1 1 4 5 3 4 3 0
A 0 0 2 0
2 3 3 2 0 0
B 3 3 0
3 1 1

;
U U U #U % U U U #U U U U
U $ # UU % UU U UU U U UU U U
¼ ¼

F U U U U U
U U U U U U
[ U $U %U U U U U U
GM CM E m/5+ F M6 F M6

Section A2
8 ¼ ¼
3 3 2 1 0 0
T 2 3 1 4 1 3 3 1 3 3 1
A 3 4 0 0 0 2 2
2 0 2 3 3
B 1 2 3 3
3 3 3 3 1 1

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"Blind Blake's Rag" - A Ralph McTell Version

U #U U U U U #U U U U U U
F U U U U U U U UU U U U UU U U U
U U U
[ U U
E m/5+ E m7M/5+

12
0 0 0 0 5 3
T 4 1 1 3 3 1 4 5
A 0 0 2 2 0
2 3 3 2
B 3 3 0
3 1 1

:
U #U U U U U U U % U U U #U U U U U U U U U
3

U U U Q Q U U U U
F U U U U U U U U U
[ U U U U
G7 CM G M7 G7

Section B
H Po
15
Sl 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 0
T 3 4 0 3 1 1 0 3
A 0 0 0
0 2 0 0
B 2 3 0 2 3 2
3 3 3

U U U U U U U U U
U U U UU U U U
U
U U U U # U UU U
U U U
#U
U U U
F U U U U U U #U U U
U U
[ U
# #

E m/5+ C M7 C M6 FM F 7 dim C m7M/5+


5 5

19
8 7 5 7 8 5 5 5 5 3
T 1 5 5 5 1 1 4 1 2 5
A 5 5 5 2 5
5 5 5 5 3 4 2 2
B 3 3 0
1

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"Blind Blake's Rag" - A Ralph McTell Version

U #U U U U U U U % U U U U U U U
3

U U Q Q U U Q Q U
F U U U U U U U U
[ U U U U U U U U
B m/5- FM

Section C
H Po
23
Sl 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
T 3 4 0 3 1 1 1 3
A 0 2 2
0 0 3
B 2 3 0 2 3 0 3
3 3 1 1

U U U # UU UU
U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U # U UU UU UU U U
#
F U U U U U U U #U
[ U U U U U U
#

FM FM FM F 7 dim A m6 C m6
7 10

27
1 1 0 5 8 11
T 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 4 7 10
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 5
3 3 3 3 3 4 7 10
B
1 1 1 1 1 1

U U U U U U #U
U #U U U U U U U % U % % UUU UUU UU
3

F U
#U U U U Q Q P U # # UUU % UU U UU
U U U U U U U
[ U U U #U %U
# #

C m7M/5+ G7 CM G M GM
4

Section D
H Po
31 B
5 5 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 3 3 3
T 2 5 3 4 0 3 1 4 3 3 3
A 0 5 5 4 4 4
2 2 0 2 0 6 5 5 5
B 3 0 2 3 B 5 B
3 3 4 3
B
3

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"Blind Blake's Rag" - A Ralph McTell Version

U U U U
P
#U
U # # UUU % % UUU UU
UU
UU
UU
# U # UU U U U UU U UU U U Q U U U U U U U U
F % UU U #U U U U U U
[ #U %U U U U
# #

G M GM A 7 dim G 7 C M6
4 7 6 5

35 B
4 3 3 3 8 8 8 5 0 0
T 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 5 8 1 3 1 3 1 3
A 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 5
6 5 5 5 7 6 5 5 3 3
B B 5 B
4 3 0 1 1
B

U U U U
U U U U # U # UU U U U UU U UU U U Q U U U U U U U U
F U U U #U U U U U U
U U
[ U U U U
#

E m7 A 7 dim G 7 C M6
7 6 5

39
0 8 8 8 5 0 0
T 3 1 7 7 7 5 8 1 3 1 3 1 3
A 0 Sl 8 8 5
0 2 7 6 5 5 3 3
B 3
3 0 1 1

; :
U U U U U #U % U U #U U U U UU U U UU U U
U U U
¼ ¼

F U U U U U U U U
U
U U U U U U
[ U U U U U
E m7 CM E m/5+ F M6 F M6

Section A2 Var-1
43 ¼ ¼
0 3 3 2 1 0 0
T 3 1 1 1 4 1 3 3 1 3 3 1
A 0 0 0 0 2 2
0 2 0 2 3 3
B 3 3 3
3 3 3 1 1

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"Blind Blake's Rag" - A Ralph McTell Version

U U # UU UU U #U U U U U U
U #U U U U U #U U U U U U U % U
3

U U U U # UU UU U UU
F U U U U U #U U
U U U U
U
[ U U U U
#

E m/5+ FM F 7 dim A 7 dim E m7M/5+ G7


7

H Po
47
0 0 5 8 0 0 5 3 Sl 0 1 0 1 0
T 4 1 1 4 7 4 5 3 4 0 3
A 0 0 2 5 8 0 0
2 3 4 7 2 0
B 3 3 0 2
3 1 3

U U # U U % U U # UU UU
U
F U Q Q Q Q U UP U $ UUU UUU UUU UUU Q Q
UU UU UU UU
[
C7 C7

51
3 2 1 0 0
T 1 4 1 1
A 2 0 3
2
B 3 3
B

A Tape and Tab Club (T'n'T) Arrangement

Blind Balke's Rag - A Ralph McTell version

Arranged By: Joe Cainen - 1985


Tabbed In TablEdit By: Steve J. McWilliam - 1998

Capo at 2nd Fret.

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