Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a “horn-like” improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. After a […]
As Good As I Once Was (tremolo)
This is tabbed for a 24 hole Echo Celeste tremolo The numbers without spaces between them are ran together, the words with no numbers above them are just spoken. 6 6 6 6 -5 5 5 5 -2 She said, I’ve seen you in here before -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 4 4 4 4 […]
As Good As I Once Was
The numbers without spaces between them are ran together, the words with no numbers above them are just spoken. 5 5 5 5 -4 4 4 4 -2” She said, I’ve seen you in here before -3 -3 -3 -3 -3” 3 3 3 3 I said, I’ve been here a time or two. 5 […]
Border Affair
This is a Cowboy Waltz. The melody is from an old Irish drinking tune. Like many Irish and Scottish melodies, the American immigrants adopted new lyrics for their favorite melodies to fit their new country. 1. Span-ish is, the lov-in tongue, 5 6 6 4 6d 7 7 Soft as laughter, light as spray, 5 […]
Blood On The Saddle (hi-lo)
Trad. American folk song Tex Ritter Key: G 1 2 3 -3” 3 2 1 4 5 6 -6 6 5 4 3 -4 -5 6 -5 -4 3 There was blood on the sad-dle 4 4 -3 4 3 7 7 -6 7 6 7 7 6 7 -5 and blood on the ground […]
Blood On The Saddle (chromatic)
Trad. American folk song Tex Ritter Key: G 3 -4 -5 6 -5 -4 3 There was blood on the sad-dle 7 7 6 7 -5 and blood on the ground -4 -3 3 3 3 -4 And a great big pud-dle -4 -3 -4 -3 3 of blood all a-round A cowboy lay in […]
Blood On The Saddle (2nd pos)
Trad. American folk song Tex Ritter Key: G Harp: C 3 -3 -4 5 -4 -3 3 6 -7 -8 8 -8 -7 6 There was blood on the sad-dle 6 6 5 6 -4 9 9 8 9 -8 and blood on the ground -3 -3” 3 3 3 -3 -7 -6 6 6 […]
Doney Gal (hi-lo)
19th C. American cowboy song Key: G Time: 3/4 2 3 -3” 4 -4 5 6 5 5 6 -6 7 -8 8 9 8 We ride the range from sun to sun 4 4 -4 5 -4 4 -3” 4 -3” 3 7 7 -8 8 -8 7 -6 7 -6 6 For a […]
Doney Gal (chrom)
19th C. American cowboy song Key: G Time: 3/4 -4 -5 6 7 -7 -8 -9 -8 We ride the range from sun to sun 7 7 -7 -8 -7 7 6 7 6 -5 For a cow-boy’s work is nev-er done -4 -5 6 7 -7 -7 -8 -9 -8 We’re up and gone […]
Doney Gal (2nd pos)
19th C. American cowboy song Key: G Time: 3/4 Harp: C -3 -4 5 6 -6 -7 -8 -7 We ride the range from sun to sun 6 6 -6 -7 -6 6 5 6 5 -4 For a cow-boy’s work is nev-er done -3 -4 5 6 -6 -6 -7 -8 -7 We’re up […]
The Christmas Tree With…(2nd pos)
(chorus) 5 -5 6 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5 When I die I may not go to heaven 5 6 6 6 6 -4 5 -4 4 I don’t know if they let cowboys in 5 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5 4 If they don’t just let me go […]
Wanted Dead Or Alive (Lower Version)
you could Emphisise the draw notes (almost bent), and at the COWBOY in the chorus you can bend the -4 to add a nice touch. () are optional -4 -5 4 -4 6 6 6 6 5 6 5-4 Its all the same, only the names will change 5 4 -4 -3 4 -4 -5 […]
Wanted Dead Or Alive
1. -8 -9 7 -8 9 9 9 9 8 9 8 -8 It`s all the same Only the names will change 8 7 -8 -7 7 -8 -9 -9 7-8 Ev`ry day it seems we`re wasting away -8 -9-8 -8 -8 -8 9 9 9 9 -9 Another place where the faces are so […]
Texas When I Die
(chorus) 5 -5 6 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5 When I die I may not go to heaven 5 6 6 6 6 -4 5 -4 4 I don’t know if they let cowboys in 5 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5 4 If they don’t just let me go […]
Rainbow Trail
5 -5 6 5 4 6 7 -6 -5 There’s a pot of gold in just your name 6 -6 6 5 5 4 -5 5 At the end of the rainbow trail. -4 5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -6 6 5 It’s a little ranch on a grassy plain 5 5 6 5 […]
Mammas Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up…..
Mammas Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up to be cowboys 8 9 9 9 9 9-10 9 Mam-mas, don’t let your b-a-b-ies 8 7 7 -8 6 -6 grow up to be cow-boys, 8 -9 -9 -9 -9 -8 Don’t let them pick gui-tars -8 -7 -7 -7-6 6 and drive them old trucks. 9 […]
Hard Luck (hi-lo)
HARD LUCK hi-lo American cowboy song Key: G Time: 6/8 3 4 4 4 4 3 6 7 7 7 7 6 Oh, rat-tle your bones 4 5 5 5 5 4 7 8 8 8 8 7 You skin-ny old cay-ute 5 6 6 6 5 4 -4 8 9 9 9 8 7 […]
Hard Luck (chrom)
HARD LUCK chrom American cowboy song Key: G Time: 6/8 -1 3 3 3 3 -1 Oh, rat-tle your bones 3 -4 -4 -4 -4 3 You skin-ny old cay-ute -4 -5 -5 -5 -4 3 -3 We’re gone out to ride the range -1 3 3 3 3 -1 You can’t get much lean-er, […]
Cattle Call
-6 -6 -6 -5 -4 4 Woo – hoo – woo – ooo – ti – de 7 7 7 8 -8 7 -8 7 Woo – hoo – ooo – oop – i – de – de -6 7 -6 -5 -4 4 Woo – hoo – woo – ooo – ti – de […]
As Good As I Once Was
The numbers without spaces between them are ran together, the words with no numbers above them are just spoken. 5 5 5 5 -4 4 4 4 -2” She said, I’ve seen you in here before -3 -3 -3 -3 -3” 3 3 3 3 I said, I’ve been here a time or two. 5 5 5 5 -4 4 4 4 4 -4 She said, hello, my name is Bobby Jo. -3 -3 -3 4 -4 -4 5 5 Meet my twin sister Betty Lou. 4 5 5 5 -5 6 6 6-5 -5 -6 And we’re both feelin kinda wild tonight. -4 -4 -4 5 -5 -5 -5 6 -44 You’re the on-ly cowboy in this place. 4 5 5 5 -4 4 -4 -3” -3” And if you’re up for a ro-de – o, 4 4 4 4 4 4 -3 -3 -3 -3”-2 We’ll put a big Texas smile on your face. And I said, Girls 5 5 5 5 -4 4 4 -2” I ain’t as good as I once was. -3 -3 -3” -3” 3 3 2 -3” I got a few years on me now. 5 5 -4 4 4 4 4 4 3 But there was a time back in my prime 4 4 4 4 -4 -4 5 5 When I could really lay it down. 4 5 -5 6 6 6-5 -5 -6 And if you need some love tonight, -4 -4 5 -5 -5 6 -44 Then I might have just enough. 5 5 5 5 -4 4 4 -3” I ain’t as good as I once was, -3” 4 4 -3 -3 4 -4 -4 4 4 But I’m as good once as I ev-er was 5 5 5 5 -4 4 4 4 -2” I still hang out with my best friend Dave; -3 -3 -3 -3 -3” 3 3 3 3 I’ve known him since we were kids at school 5 5 5 5 -4 4 4 Last night he had a few shots, -4 4 -3” 4 3 -3 4 -4 -4 5 5 Got in a tight spot, hustlin a game of pool 5 5 5 -5 6 6 -5 -6 With a couple of red neck boys, -4 -4 5 -5 -5 6 -44 One great big bad biker man 4 5 5 -4 4 -4 -4 -3” -3” I heard David yell across the room, 4 4 4 4 4 4 -3 -3 -3”-2 Hey, buddy how bout a helpin hand? And I said Dave, 5 5 5 5 -4 4 4 -2” I ain’t as good as I once was -3 -3 -3” -3” 3 3 […]
As Good As I Once Was (Tremolo Version)
This is tabbed for a 24 hole Echo Celeste tremolo The numbers without spaces between them are ran together, the words with no numbers above them are just spoken. 6 6 6 6 -5 5 5 5 -2 She said, I’ve seen you in here before -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 4 4 4 4 I said, I’ve been here a time or two. 6 6 6 6 -5 5 5 5 5 -5 She said, hello, my name is Bobby Jo. -4 -4 -4 5 -5 -5 6 6 Meet my twin sister Betty Lou. 5 6 6 6 -6 7 7 7-6 -6 -7 And we’re both feelin kinda wild tonight. -5 -5 -5 6 -6 -6 -6 7 -55 You’re the on-ly cowboy in this place. 5 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -3 -3 And if you’re up for a ro-de – o, 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -34 We’ll put a big Texas smile on your face. And I said, Girls 6 6 6 6 -5 5 5 -2 I ain’t as good as I once was. -4 -4 -3 -3 4 4 3 -3 I got a few years on me now. 6 6 -5 5 5 5 5 5 4 But there was a time back in my prime 5 5 5 5 -5 -5 6 6 When I could really lay it down. 5 6 -6 7 7 7-6 -6 -7 And if you need some love tonight, -5 -5 6 -6 -6 7 -55 Then I might have just enough. 6 6 6 6 -5 5 5 -3 I ain’t as good as I once was, -3 5 5 -4 -4 5 -5 -5 5 5 But I’m as good once as I ev-er was 6 6 6 6 -5 5 5 5 -2 I still hang out with my best friend Dave; -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 4 4 4 4 I’ve known him since we were kids at school 6 6 6 6 -5 5 5 Last night he had a few shots, -5 5 -3 5 4 -4 5 -5 -5 6 6 Got in a tight spot, hustlin a game of pool 6 6 6 -6 7 7 -6 -7 With a couple of red neck boys, -5 -5 6 -6 -6 7 -55 One great big bad biker man 5 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5 -3 -3 I heard David yell across the room, 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -34 Hey, buddy how bout a helpin hand? And I said Dave, 6 6 6 6 -5 5 5 -2 I ain’t as good as I once was […]
- 1. Ella Fitzgerald
- 2. As Good As I Once Was (tremolo)
- 3. As Good As I Once Was
- 4. Border Affair
- 5. Blood On The Saddle (hi-lo)
- 6. Blood On The Saddle (chromatic)
- 7. Blood On The Saddle (2nd pos)
- 8. Doney Gal (hi-lo)
- 9. Doney Gal (chrom)
- 10. Doney Gal (2nd pos)
- 11. The Christmas Tree With…(2nd pos)
- 12. Wanted Dead Or Alive (Lower Version)
- 13. Wanted Dead Or Alive
- 14. Texas When I Die
- 15. Rainbow Trail
- 16. Mammas Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up…..
- 17. Hard Luck (hi-lo)
- 18. Hard Luck (chrom)
- 19. Cattle Call
- 20. As Good As I Once Was
- 21. As Good As I Once Was (Tremolo Version)