Transcription of St. Louis Tickle, Parts I thru V
Originally arranged by Dave Van Ronk in the 1960s.
As Played extemporaneously by Andy Polon
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Part I of the St. Louis Tickle
C F C
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F C A7 Unusual D G
++++++ +++++ +++++ ++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ++++ +++++|-+----+---+---+--+---+--+--+-|-0-+--0---3--------|--+h+-0-+h+-0-+h+-|--0--0---2-*-3----------||-3----1---+---3--+---1--+--+-|-+-4--+------------|--3_4-+-3_4---3_4-|--+------+-*-0----------||-+--------2------+------2--0-|-+----+------------|--2---+---+---+---|--+------+-*------------||-+--------3------+------3----|-+----2---------2--|--+---0---+---0---|--+------0-*------------||-+---------------+-----------|-3-----------0-----|--+-------+-------|--+--------*---------2--||-1---------------1-----------|-------------------|--2-------2-------|--2--------*-----3------|
C F C F +++++ ++++ +++++ +++++ ++++ +++++ ++++ +++ +++ +++|++++ +++ +++ +++|3-3--2--1--|--0---+--0--+----+-+-+-|-+---+--+--+--+---+--+--+-|-0-+-0-+---+++|+--+-+-+-+-+-+-+||5-5--4--3--|--+---4--+--1----+-+-+-|-3---1--+--3--+---1--+--+-|-+-4-+-1---+++|3--1-+-3-+-1-+-+||+-+--+--+--|--+------+-------+-+-2-|--------2-----+------2--0-|-+---+-----++2|+----2---+---2-0||+-+--+--+--|--+------2-------2-+---|--------3-----+------3----|-+---2-----2+-|+----3---+---3--||+-+--0--2--|--3----------------+---|--------------+-----------|-3----------+-|+--------+------||3-3--------|--------------3----+---|-1------------1-----------|---------3--+-|1--------1------|
_________________________________________________ C A7 D9 G |1)C |2)C (to part II)| ++++ +++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ | ++++ ++++ | ||--0--+--0-+-3*-------|-0--+---+--0-*-+--+----|-----------+--+--+--+--||----------------------|||--+--4--+-+--*-------|-+--1---3----*-+--4--3-|--1--------+--+--+--+--||--1-------------------|||--+-----+-+--*-------|-+-----------*-+-----+-|--+--------+--+--+--+-.||--+-------------------|||--+-----2-+--*-----2-|-+------0----*-+-----0-|--+---2----+--+--+--+-.||--+--2-----2----------|||--3-------+--*-0-----+-+-----------*-+-------|--3--------3--+--0--2--||--3-------------------|||----------+--*-------|-2-----------*-3-------|--------------3--------||--------3-------------|| //
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Part II
F ++++ ++++ +++ E||--------1----0---------|--+--+--+--+--+--+-------|-------1----0---------|B||--------+----+----3----|--1--0--1--3--+--1-------|-------+----+----3----|G||*-------+----+----+----|--------+-----+-----2----|-------+----+----+----|D||*-------3----+----3----|--------3-----+-----3----|-------3----+----3----|A||-------------+---------|--------------+----------|------------+---------|E||---1---------1---------|--1-----------1----------|--1---------1---------|
________________________________________________ ++++ ++++ ++++ |1) Rev Davis C7 C ++++ ++++ A7 2/3 barre on II--+--+--+--+--+--+-------|-------3----2----1----|--0--+--0--3------------|--1--0--1--3--+--1-------|-------1----3----+----|--+--4--+---------------|--+-----------+-----2----|-------3----+----+----|--+-----+---------------|--+-----3-----+-----3----|-------2----+----2----|--+-----2----------2----|--+-----------+----------|------------+---------|--3-----------0---------|--1-----------1----------|--3---------3---------|------------------------| Th
_____________________________________________________ G with Thumb Rev Davis C7 || 2) G# dim 7th (2/3 barre III ) ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++--+--+--+--0--+--0--2----|--+--3--+--+--+--+--------||--+--+--+--+--+--+-------|--3--2--3-----+-----+----|--+-----+--1--+--+--------||--3--+--3--6--+--3-------|--4-----+-----+-----+----|--+-----+-----+--3-------*||--+--4--+-----+-----4----|--+-----0-----+-----0----|--+-----2-----+-----2----*||--+-----3-----+-----3----|--+-----------+----------|--+-----------+-----------||--+-----------+----------|--3-----------3----------|--3-----------3-----------||--4-----------4----------|Th Th M
G C F D9 (use thumb) F ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ --+--+--+--+--+--+-------|--5--+--3--5--+--4--3----|--1-------------------||--1--0--1--3--+--1-------|--+--6--+--+--+--+--+----|--+-------------------||--+-----+-----+-----2----|--+-----+--5--+--4--3----|--+-------------------||--+-----3-----+-----0----|--+-----0-----+-----+----|--+----3---------3----||--+-----------+----------|--+-----------3-----+----|--+-------------------||--1-----------2----------|--3-----------------3----|--1---------1---------||
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Part III
G with Thumb slide C (F position) ++++ ++++ ++++E||--------7----6----5----|--4--4--+--3-------+--+--|-------8-----7----0----|B||--------6----6----6----|--6--6--+--6-------+--+--|-------8-----8----0----|G||*-------+----+----+----|--+-----+----------+--+--|-------+-----+----+----|D||*-------0----+----0----|--+-----0----------+--+--|-------10----+----0----|A||-------------+---------|--+----------------+--+--|-------------+---------|E||---3---------3---------|--3-----------3----3__8--|--8----------8---------| Th
_______________________________ 1) F C Old G +++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +++ ++++--+----+---+--+-------------|--3--+--0--1--+--0--+--+--|--10--10---+--8-------------|--+--3--+-----+-----3--1--|--10--10---+--9-------------|--+-----+-----+-----+-----|----------10----------10----|--+-----0-----+-----0-----|--8-------------------------|--+-----------+-----------|-----------------8----------|--3-----------3-----------|
_______________________________________________________________________________ Ami D G || ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +++++ ++++ ++++ +++ ||--3--+--+--0--+--+-------|--+--+--+---0-+---0--2---|--+--+--+--+--0--3--------||--+--1--3-----+--3--1----|--3--2--3-----+------+---|--+--+--0--3--+-----------||--+-----+-----+-----+----|--+-----+-----+------+---|--+--3--+-----+----------*||--+-----2-----+-----2----|--+-----0-----+------0---|--+-----0-----+-----0----*||--0-----------0----------|--+-----------+----------|--+-----------+-----------||-------------------------|--2-----------2----------|--3-----------3-----------||
______________________________________________________________________________-2) F C A7 (2/3 II) D9 G ++++ +++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ||+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--|--0--+--0--5--+--3-------|--0--+--+--0--+--+-------|||+--+--1--4--+--1--+--+--|--+--4--+-----+----------|--+--1--3-----+--4--3----|||+--2--+-----+-----2--0--|--+-----+-----+----------|--+-----+-----+-----+----|||+-----3-----+-----3-----|--+-----2-----+-----2----|--+-----0-----+-----0----|||+-----------+-----------|--3-----------0----------|--+-----------+----------|||1-----------1-----------|-------------------------|--2-----------3----------|
______________________ C || ----------------------||--1-------------------||--+-------------------||--+----2---------2----||--3-------------------||------------3---------||
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Part IV
G7 C
+++ +++ +++ E||--1----1----1----1----|--1--1--+--1--+--1-------|--0----0----0----0----|B||--+----+----+----0----|--+--+--+--+--+--0-------|--1----0----+----+----|G||--0----2----3----+----|--0--2--+--3--+----------|--+----+----2----0----|D||--+----0----+----0----|--+-----0-----+-----0----|--+----2----+----2----|A||--+---------+---------|--+-----------+----------|--3---------3---------|E||--3---------3---------|--3-----------3----------|----------------------|
G7
++++ +++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +++ ++++ --0--0--+--0--+--0-------|--1----1----1----1----|--1--1--+--1---+-1--+--+--|--1--0--+--+--+--+-------|--+----+----+----0----|--+--+--+------+-0--+--+--|--+-----+--2--+--0-------|--0----2----3----+----|--0--2--+--3---+----+--0--|--+-----2-----+-----2----|--+----0----+----0----|--+-----0------+----0-----|--3-----------3----------|--+---------+---------|--+------------+----------|-------------------------|--3---------3---------|--3------------3----------|
C E A7 (2/3 barre II) ++++ ++++ ++++ +++++++ ++++ ++++ --0--+--0--+-------+--+--+|--0--+--0--+------------|--3----3----3----3----|--+--4--+--1-------+--+-H+|--+--4--+--0------------|--+----+----+----2----|--+-----+----------+--0--1|--+-----+---------------|--2----4----5----+----|--+-----2----------2------|--+-----0----------0----|--+----2----+----2----|--3-----------------------|--+---------------------|--0---------0---------|--------------3-----------|--0-----------0---------|----------------------|
Dmi f# dim 7
++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +++ ++++ --3--3--+--3--+--3--+--+--|--1h-0--+--1--+--0-------|--2--------5---------|--+--+--+--+--+--2--+--3--|--+-----3-----+-----3----|--1--------4------1--|--2--4--+--5--+-----+-----|--+-----2-----+-----2----|--2--------5---------|--+-----2-----+-----2-----|--0-----------0----------|--1--------4---------|--0-----------0-----------|-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
C A (2/3 barre II) F G (2/3 barre I) G +++ ++++ ++++++ +++ ++++ +++ ++++ ++++ ++++ --3--0--+--+-+--5--5--+--+--|--1--3--1--0--+--+-------|-------------+-------|--+-----+--1-2--+-----+--2--|--+-----+-----+--4--3----|--1----------+--0----|--+-----+---sl--+-----+-----|--+-----+-----+-----+----|--1----------0--+----|--+-----2-------+-----2-----|--+-----3-----+-----0----|--1-------------+----|--3-------------0-----------|--+-----------+----------|----------------+----|----------------------------|--1-----------3----------|----------------3----|
C
++++ -------+--0------------||--1----+---------------||--+----+---------------||--+----2----------2----||--3--------------------||-------------3---------||
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Part V
C F C F
// +++ +++ +++ ++++ +++ +++E||--------0-+---0-+---0-+---|--0----5----3---------|-------+--+--+--+--+--+--|B||--------+-4---+-4---+-4---|--1----6----5---------|-------1--+--1--+--1--+--|G||*-------+-----+-----+-----|--+----5----5---------|-------+--4--+--4--+--4--|D||*-------2-----+-----2-----|--+----7----+----5----|-------3-----+-----3-----|A||---3----------+-----------|--3---------3---------|-------------+-----------|E||--------------3-----------|----------------------|--1----------1-----------| \\ _____________________________________________________ 1)
C G (run in G)
++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ --+--1--+--3--0---------|-------+--+--+--+--+--+--|--+--3--+--1-------+--+--|--1-----+-----+---------|-------0--+--0--+--0--+--|--0-----+----------+--+--|--+-----+-----+---------|-------+--3--+--3--+--3--|--+-----+----------+--+--|--+-----3-----+---------|-------3-----+-----3-----|--+-----3----------+--+--|--+-----------3---------|-------------+-----------|--+----------------+--0--|--1----------------2----|--3----------3-----------|--3-----------3----3-----|
___________________________________________________ ________________________ (run, continued) || 2) || D9 +++++++++++++++++++++ ++ ++ || + + + + + + + + + + || ++++ ++++ +++ --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--|--+------+--------------||--+--+--+--2--+--0-------|--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--|--+------+--------------||--3--2--3-----+-----3----|--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--|--+------+-------------*||--+-----+-----+-----+----|--+--+--0--2--3--2--0-----|--+------+-------------*||--+-----0-----+-----0----|--2--3-----------------3--|--2-0----+--------------||--+-----------+----------|--------------------------|---------4---3----3-----||--2-----------2----------|
G A7 D7 G (to Part I)
++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ --3--2--3--+-------+--+--|--0--0--+--2--+--0--2----|--3-------------------||--+-----+--3-------3--4--|--2--2--+--1--+-----1----|--+-------------------||--+-----+----------+-----|--+-----+-----+----------|--+-------------------||--+-----0----------0-----|--+-----2-----+-----0----|--+-------------------||--+----------------------|--0-----------+----------|--+---------0----2----||--3-----------3----------|--------------2----------|--3----3--------------||
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