St. Louis Tickle Dave Van Ronk
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]
+++ +++ // +++++ ++++ +++++ +++++ ++++ +++++ ++++ +++ +++ +++|
||-+-+--+-+-||---3---2----1--|--0---+--0--+----+-+-+-|-+---+--+--+--+---+--+--+-|-0-+-0-+---+++| ||---+--+-+-||---5---4----3--|--+---4--+--1----+-+-+-|-3---1--+--3--+---1--+--+-|-+-4-+-1---+++| ||---+--+-+-||.--|---|----|--|--+------+-------+-+-2-|--------2-----+------2--0-|-+---+-----++2| ||---+--+-+-||.--|---|----|--|--+------2-------2-+---|--------3-----+------3----|-+---2-----2+-| ||---+--0-2-||-3-|---0----2--|--3----------------+---|--------------+-----------|-3----------+-| ||---3------||---3-----------|--------------3----+---|-1------------1-----------|---------3--+-|
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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
F D9 [G](use thumb) [C] 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---------|| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
_______________________________
F C [1)] 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---------|| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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---------|| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-----------|
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_____________________________________________________
[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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