ake Book 1 pre 1923 Bass
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This ake Book has been assembled with tunes that have all been written prior to 1923. Therefore these are all out of copyright in the USA. hope you enjoy the tunes. This fakebook has been produced in the following versions: Treble Treble Eb Treble Bass lef Tuba (bass clef one octave lower) f you want versions in other keys or want more tunes added, feel free to contact me. Kevin Yeates The reole Jazz Band kyeates@yahoo.com
th 12 Street Rag... 1 A Good Man s Hard To ind... 2 Afghanistan... 3 After The Ball s Over... 6 After You ve Gone... 4 Aggravatin Papa... 8 A int We Got un... 7 Alabama Jubilee...18 Alcoholic Blues... 10 Alexander s Ragtime Band... 12 Alice Blue Gown... 16 All The Girls Go razy..... 14 Amazing Grace... 17 American Patrol.... 20 And They alled t Dixieland... 19 Any Time..... 21 April Showers..... 22 At a Georgia amp Meeting......,,,. 23 At The Devil s Ball... 24 At The Jazz Band Ball... 26 Aunt Hagar s Blues.... 27 Avalon... 29 Baby Won t You Please ome Home... 32 Back To Storyville...... 30 Ballin The Jack... 34 Beale Street Blues....... 36 Blue and Broken Hearted... 33 Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me. 40 Bluin The Blues........ 38 By The Light of the Silvery Moon..... 42 areless Love... 44 hicago.... 45 hina Boy..... 48 hinatown, My hinatown... 46 leopatra Had a Jazz Band... 50 reole Belles..... 52 urse of An Aching Heart... 49 Dardanella....... 54 Darktown Strutter s Ball... 56 Dear Old Southland... 58 Dixieland Jazz Band One Step... 59 Down Among The Sheltering Palms... 60 Down By the Riverside... 61 Down Home Rag... 64 Down n Borneo sle... 62 Down N Honky Tonk Town... 66 Down in Jungle Town... 65 Down Yonder... 68 Easy Rider s Gone... 70 Eccentric... 72 Eh La Bas... 71 idgety eet... 74 lee AS A Bird... 80 loatin Down That Old Green River... 76 loatin Down TO otton Town... 82 oolish Questions... 84 rankie And Johnnie... 81 Grizzly Bear Rag... 86 He May Be Your Man... 88 Hesitating Blues... 90 High Society... 92 Hindustan... 95 Hot Lips... 96 Ain t Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll... 98 an t Let Em Suffer... 100 Never Knew could Love Anybody... 102 want to do the Bear at Dance... 103 Wish ould Shimmy Like My Sister Kate... 104 da, Sweet As Apple ider... 106 f You Were The Only Girl N The World 110 ndiana... 108 Ja Da... 111 Japanese Sandman... 118
Jazz Baby... 112 Jazz Me Blues... 114 Jelly Roll Blues... 116 Just a Little While to Stay Here... 119 King hanticleer... 120 Lasses andy... 122 Lassus Trombone... 123 Lazy Daddy... 124 Limehouse Blues... 126 Livery Stable Blues (Vocal)... 128 Livery Stable Blues... 130 Long Gone... 132 Love Nest... 136 Lovin Sam... 134 Ma, He s Making Eyes At Me... 137 Mama Don t Allow... 138 Mandy... 139 Margie... 140 Memphis Blues... 142 Midnight in Moscow... 143 Missouri Waltz... 144 My Bucket's Got a Hole n t... 150 My Daddy Rocks Me... 146 My Honey s Lovin Arms... 148 Oh... 153 Oh By Jingo... 152 Oh Didn t He Ramble... 151 Old Rugged ross... 156 Ole Miss... 154 On The Alamo... 157 Ory s reole Trombone... 158 Ostrich Walk... 160 Over The Waves... 162 Panama... 164 Pearls... 166 Poor Butterfly... 163 Pretty Baby... 168 Riverside Blues... 169 Rock A Bye Your Baby... 170 Rose of Picardy... 172 Rose O Washington Square... 174 Rose Room... 173 Royal Garden Blues... 180 Rufe Johnsons Harmony Band... 176 Runnin' Wild... 178 Sailing Down hesapeke Bay... 182 San... 184 Satanic Blues... 181 Second Hand Rose... 186 Sensation... 191 Shake t and Break t... 188 Sheik of Araby... 192 Singin' The Blues... 190 Sister Kate... 104 Skeleton Jangle... 194 Sobbin' Blues... 196 Some of These Days... 198 Some Sweet Day... 199 Somebody Stole My Gal... 202 Someday Sweetheart... 200 St. James nfirmary... 203 St. Louis Blues... 207 Stockyard Strut... 204 Storyville Blues... 212 Strut Miss Lizzie... 208 Stumbling... 211 Suez... 212 Swanee... 214 T'aint Nobody's Business f Do... 216 Tain t Nothin Else But Jazz... 215 Take Me TO The Land Of Jazz... 218 That Da Da Strain... 225 That Dixie Jazz... 220 That s A Plenty... 222
There'll Be Some hanges Made... 228 Tiger Rag... 226 Til we Meet Again... 229 Tishomingo Blues... 230 Toot, Toot, Tootsie... 232 Tuck me to Sleep... 233 Under The Bamboo Tree... 234 Wabash Blues... 236 Waitin or The Robert E Lee... 238 Walkin' the Dog... 235 Washington and Lee Swing... 242 Way Down Yonder in New Orleans... 240 When Ragtime Rosie Ragged The Rosary... 244 When The Midnight hoo hoo Leaves... 246 When The Saints... 243 When You Wore A Tulip... 248 When You re A Million Miles rom Nowhere... 249 Where Did Robinson rusoe Go... 250 WhiffenPoof Song... 252 Whispering... 253 Wild herries Rag... 254 World S Waiting or The Sunrise... 256 Yama Yama Man... 257 Yellow Dog Blues... 258 You ve Got TO See Your Mama Ev ry Night... 260
BASS LE 5 9 13 B7 12th Street Rag Euday L. Bowman 1914 A 1 17 7 21 B 25 29 33 37 A 7 A B7 7 A 7 Standard Doo Wackadoo chorus Back to top with Ntro Etc
q = 100 BASS LE A A Good Man is Hard to ind 9 7 Bdim 7 5 9 My heart's sad and am all re gret m the day that a lone my Bdim was born, and man treats me mean. that man ever seen 7 oh 13 B my hap pi ness is less to day, my heart is broke and that is why say. Lord a 17 good man 7 is hard to find 7 you al ways get the other kind just 20 23 when you think that he's with some other gal then you rave your pal, you look 7 and you all m to find him fool in' "round crave #7 you wan na 7 27 see him in his grave so if your man is nice take my #7 ad vice 7 and 31 hug him in the morn in' kiss 7 him ev' ry night give him plenty lov in' treat 7 him right 7 cuz a good man now a days is hard to find, so hard to find.
BASS LE 5 9 13 A 7 n theland of Af ghan is º tan, / She swore by the stars up a bove her that But there came an oth er one 7 Afghanistan º day, William Wilander & Harry Donelly 1920 There's a Hin du maid and a Break Break / he was the one to man. stolehis Hin du maiden a way. /E love her. 7 Hindu man is lone ly and blue. n his dreams he's call ing to her. 17 21 B n 7 7 Af 7 Œ Š7 ghan is 7 tan, A A There's Bº a car a van A / A / Break Unison 1 bar by the fair o a sis, Wait ing for you, And for you on ly. 25 7 Œ Š7 7 A /B 29 'ross the des ert sand, we will find a tem /E There will be a bri dal dayfor you,my i dol, in Af ghan is tan. 7 A ple,
BASS LE q = 110 120 A After You've Gone 7 1916 Now won't you list en honey while say How could you tell methat you're 4 7 Gm7 goin' a way? Don't say that we must part, Don't you breakyour 3 7 7 m7 7 ba by's heart. 9 7 Dm You know that'veloved you for these ma ny years, Loved you both night and 12 Eb7 7 Gm7 m 7 m7 7 Day Ohhoney ba bycan't you seemy tears? Listen while say.
17 B Eb Afteryou've gone, Ebm6 BASS LE Ab9 and left mecry in' Afteryou've gone, Dm7 there'snodeny in' 21 9 7 You'll feel blue You'll feel sad you'll missthedearest pal you've ever had. 25 Eb Ebm6 Ab9 Dm7 G9 There'll come a time now don't for get it,there'll come a time, when you'll regret it. 29 m7 m7 Ebm6 Ab9 Am7 Some day When you grow lone ly Your heart will break like mine and 32 Gm7 Edim7 you'll want meonly Af ter you've gone 6 m7 7 6 Af ter you've gonea way. 7 Solos at "B"
BASS LE 9 17 q = 100 25 A Ab 7 A After The Ball Db Ddim7 Ab 7 7 Ab 7 m Ab harles K Harris 1891 33 41 51 58 B m Db 7 Ab Db Ddim Ab 7 Ab A A D Dº A 7 7 A 65 73 81 89 A D 7 7 º7 7 A A 7 7 A 7 A
BASS LE 5 q = 185 9 Ev Am 13 E 'ry morn Not much mon E ing, Ev 'ry eve ning, B7 B7 The rent's un E7 Am ey, Oh, but hon paid, dear, E7 Ain't We Got un ey B7 Ain't we got E Ain't we got fun! 7 fun! We have'nt a car, Kahn & Egan Whiting 1921 Am But an y way, dear. We'll stay as we are, 17 21 25 E E ven if we E owe the gro cer B7 B7 Tax col lec tor's get ting clos There's noth ing sur er B7 Don't we have E Still we have A7 Dm Gm er, the rich get rich and the poor fun? 7 fun! get poor er 29 E Am n the mean time in be tween time Ain't We Got un!
BASS LE Roy Turk & Russell Robinson 1922 A A 5 know a trif lin' man, Aggravatin' Papa They call him "Trif lin' Sam". Eº 9 13 He lives in Birm ing ham, 7 oth er night, He had 7 a fight with a gal 'Way down in Al a bam'. named Man dy 7 7 7 Brymm, Now the And she plain ly sta ted she was ag gra va ted, An she shout ed out to him:
17 2 21 B "Ag gra va tin' pa pa, 7 Don't Aggravatin' Papa BASS LE 7 me, said don't two time me. 7 25 you try to two time Ag gra va tin' pa pa, Treat me kind or let me 7 A A be, mean just let me be. 29 33 37 41 List en while get you told, Stop mess in' 'round, sweet jel ly roll. f E7 you step out with a high brown ba by, 'll smack you down and don't mean may be! Ag gra A 7 va tin' pa pa, 'll do an y thing you say, 7 yes, an y thing you say. G Stop Time Play beats 1 & 4 as marked 7 7 7 Break 2 bars A A Aº Aº Just treat me pret ty, Be nice and sweet, 'ause possess a forty four that don't repeat! 45 But when you go strut tin', Do your strut tin' round my way. So papa, Now pa pa, Now pa pa, You best be careful, As yon can be, 'ause can beat you do in' whatyou're doin to Once you were steady Once you were true, But papa, now sweet mama can't de pend on 7 you, Ag gra va tin' pa pa, Don't you try to two time me! 7 A A me, 2
BASS LE A 7 Alcoholic Blues Albert Von Tilzer 1919 1 6 m 9 Db7 13 B Vamp 17 21 24 Gm Prohi bi tion, that's the name, pro a bi tion drives me in sane. 'm so thirs ty soon 'll die, 'm sim ply gon na 'vap o rate or 27 just run dry. When Mis ter Hoover said to cut my din ner down, 30 didn't hes i tate did n't frown. cut my sug ar cut my coal, but now they've cut deep in side my soul. 've got the
Alcoholic Blues BASS LE 11 33 D 7 blues, 've got the Blues, 've got the al co hol ic blues. There's blues, 've got the Blues, since they am pu ta ted booze. 37 m no more beer my heart to cheer, good bye whis key Bars are closed and night clubs too, lord y lord y 40 used what to make to me fris do, ky. So So long long hi hi ball, ball, good good bye bye gin, gin, 43 Db7 Solos at "D" tell tell me me when when you're you're com com in' in' back back a a gain. gain.
BASS LE VERSE rving Berlin, 1911 Alexander's Ragtime Band 1 Oh, mahon ey, Oh,ma hon ey, Better hur ry and let's me an der, Oh, ma hon ey, Oh, ma hon ey, There's a fid dle with notes that screech es, 5 Ain't you go Like a chick in', Ain't you go en, Like a chick in' en, To And thelead the clar er man, i net 8 rag gedme terman? Oh, ma hon ey, Oh,ma hon ey, Letmetake you to is a col ored pet, ome and lis ten, ome and lis ten, To a class i cal 12 0 Al ex an der's grand stand, brass band, band what's peach es, come now, some how, 15 Ain't you com in' a long? ome on and Bet ter hur ry a long.
Alexander's Ragtime Band 1 2 17 BASS LE 21 hear, ome on and hear, Al ex an der's Rag time Band. omeon and 24 hear, ome on and hear! t's the best band in the 27 land. They can play a bu gle call like you ne ver heardbe fore. 29 So G na tur al that you want to go to war. 33 37 That's long. just the best est band what am, ome on a long. Let me take you by ho ney lamb. ome on a the hand. Up to the 41 man. 7 Up to the man! 7 Who's the lea der of the band. dim And if you 45 care to hear the Swa nee Ri ver played in rag time. ome on and hear, ome on and hear, Al ex ander's Ragtime Band,
Bass h = 100 A Stop Time2 Bars:... All The Girls Go razy Eb Eb Eb Eb 7 1 Kid Ory 1916 Stop Time2 Bars:... 6 7 Eb Eb Eb Eb 12 7 7 17 B Eb 7 girls on go their craz knees y'bout sayin' the way "Ba that by," walk The Sayin' way "Ba thatwalk 7 Eb 22 Solos Begin Here by," All the 26 Hon raz ey'bout the way y 'bout the way walk Yes, all the girls walk. Yes, they fall on 7 go their 30 craz knees Hon raz y 'bout pleadin' ey'bout y 'bout the the the way way way "Ba that by," walk walk walk, 'Bout Say 7 the in' way "Ba On to "" after last solo: that walk, by," They fall
33 horus: 1st Time Soft: Eb The Grils go razy "bout the Way Walk Bass 1 7 7 Eb 37 42 7 7 45 49 D limax horus: ad lib: Eb 7 55 7 Eb 60 7 Eb7
BASS LE A n my sweet Alice Blue Gown (4/4) 1 Mcarthy/Tierney 1919 B7 A7 lit tle A lice Blue Gown, When 5 E 7 º / first wan dered down in to town, was 9 A7 both proud and shy, As felt ev 'ry eye, But in 13 'ry shop win dow 'd primp, pass ing by; Then in 17 B B7 A7 21 ev man ner of fash ion 'dfrown, And the D E7 7 Gº E7/G world seemed to smile all a round. 'Til it 25 D D º /E 9 A7 wilt ed wore it, 'll al ways a dore it, My 29 D sweet lit tle A lice Blue Gown.
1 Amazing Grace 3 A Twas ma grace zing that Through ma ny 7 grace, taught dang how my ers sweet heart toils the to and sound, fear, snares, That And we 5 3 saved grace have a my al wretch fears rea like re dy me. lieved. come. How T'was 9 once pre grace was cious that lost did brought but that us now grace safe am ap thus found, pear, far, was the and 13 Dm 3 blind hour grace but will now first lead be us see. lieved. home.
BASS LE 5 9 12 15 17 20 23 26 29 A q = 160 Gb7 Mando lins, vio lins, Ev'ry body tun in' up,the funbe gins, omethis way, Gm don't de lay, Gb7 Music sweet, rag to nights B 'round your feet. t's 7 7 Better hurryhoney dear,or you'll be miss time treat, Goes right to you head a re mind down in old Al a bam: see Dea like a 7 er a memo ry find 7 7 in' and trick les 7 er of You ought to con Jones when he rat tles them bones, OldPar son Brown danc in' clown, 7 Aunt Jem i ma who is past eighty three Shout in' "'m full o' pep! Watch yo' step, watch yo' step!" Oneleg gedjoe danced a round on his toe, Eb Hail, Hail, Alabama Jubilee 1 George Obb 1915 min min Threwa way his cane and hol lered,"let her the gang's all here for an Al abam a Jubi lee. 7 7 3 go!" Oh Hon ey
BASS LE A And They alled t Dixieland for the rose, And they called it Dix ie land. They builta 1 Raymond Egan & Richard Whiting 1916 5 7 A They built a lit tle garden summer breeze to keep the snows far a way from Dix ie land. They built the 9 G 7 fin est place 've known, When they built my home sweet home, Nothing 13 7 wasforgot teninthe land of cot ton,from the cloverto the honey comb, And then they 17 B took an an gel from the skies, And they gave herheart to me. She had a 21 7 bit of heav en in her eyes, Just as blue as blue can be. They put some 25 29 fine 7 spring chickens in the land, Andtaught mymammyhow touseafrying pan.theymadeit 7 twice as nice as Par a dise, And they called it Dix ie land.
BASS LE American Patrol A.W. Meacham 1891 5 9 7 13 G 7 17 B 21 7 25 º D 29
BASS LE An y time you'refeel ing lone Any Time ly, An y time 1 Herbert Lawson? in 1921 you'refeel ing 8 m 14 blue, An y time youfeeldownheart ed, Thatwill prove your lovefor me is true. An y time you'rethink ing 20 3 'bout me, That's the time 'll bethink ing of 24 A7 you, So an y time you say you 28 want me back a gain, that's the time 'll come back home to 32 1. 2. #0 you. An y you.
BASS LE Tho' A pril Show April Showers ers may come your way, G They bring the Louis Silvers & Bud DeSylva 1921 flo wers 7 G E7 Am that bloom in May. So if its rain ing have no re grets, 13 Be causeit A7 is n't rain ing rain you know,it's rain ing vi o lets. And where you 18 see clouds upon the hills, G E7 you soon will see crowds of daffo 24 Am m G dils, So keep on look ing for a blue bird, and list 'ning for his 29 E7 A7 G song, when ev er A pril Sho wers come a long.
At a Georgia camp Meeting BASS LE 2 bars unison w/ larinet trill 7 5 A 7 Eb 7 11 7 7 Eb 17 21 2 bars unison B 7 7 7 ine 27 Gdim 7 7 33 Eb Edim 7 Back to "B" for solos, after last solo play "A" once
BASS LE A had a A dream last At The Devil's Ball rving Berlin 1913 night, Thatfilledme full of fright: dreamt that was with the 4 A Dev il be low. n his great big fier y hall, Where the 7 E7 A Dev il was giv ing a Ball. checked my coatand hat and started 10 A gaz ing at the merry crowd that came to witness the show. And 13 must con fess to you, There were ma ny there knew. At the
At The Devil's Ball BASS LE 17 2 B Devil's Ball, At the Devil's Ball, saw the 21 º º cute Mrs. Dev il, so prettyand fat, 25 Dressed in a lit tle red fire man's hat. Eph reham,theleader man,wha led the band last all, He played the music at the 29 Devil's Ball, n thedevil's Hall. saw the 33 funniest dev il that ever saw, Taking the tick ets from folks at the door, 37 E7 A caught a glimpse of mymother in law, Dancing with the Devil, Oh! the lit tle Dev il, 41 Dancing at the Devil'sBall. Atthe
BASS LE q = 180 A Gm At The Jazz Band Ball Original Dixieland Jazz band 1918 5 7 7 9 Gm 13 7 17 23 B 7 28 Eb Edim 7 33 7 38 43 Eb Edim 7
BASS LE W.. HANDY 1921 A Eb + Eb + Eb Eb7 Olddea con Splivin, Aunt Hagar's Blues Hisflock was giv in' the wayof liv in' right. 5 Ab7 m 7 Eb Eº Said he"no swing in', Noragtime sing in' to night". 9 m7 7 EbEb7AbAbm Eb 7 Upjumped AuntHa gar and shouted out with all hermight: 13 B Eb Eb7 "Why all this razz in', a boutthe jazz in'? Myboyshave just comehome, 17 Ab7 7 Eb With la test music, They play it on thesax o phone". 21 Ab7 7 Eb Ab7 Eb Oh my, just lis ten!" thedea con shoutedwith a moan.
BASS LE 25 Eb Eb7 Ab Aº Eb 7 Eb B7 7 Eb HearAunt Ha gar's chil drenharmoniz ing. Hear thatsweetmel o dy, t's 29 Ebm Eb7 B7 7 like a choir from on high broke loose. f the 33 Ebm Eb7 B7 7 dev il brought it, the good Lawd sent it right down to me. Let the 37 Eb Eb7 Ab Aº Eb 7 Eb B7 7 Eb con gre ga tion join while sing those lov in' Aunt Ha gar's Blues. 41 D Eb Oh, Eb7 'taint no use youpreach in', Oh, 'tain't no use o'teach in' Ab7 Such jazzapa tion 46 Eb 7 such modu la tion, Whenmy feetsay dance, just can't re fuse, When hear 50 7 Eb 7 Eb that mel o dy they call the blues, Aunt Ha gar's hild ren Blues.
BASS LE A Avalon AL Jolson 1920 5 found my love in A va lon, Be side the bay, 9 +7 left my love in A va lon, and 13 +7 E7 Eb7 17 B sailed a way. 21 dream Gm of her and A va lon from m6 25 dusk 'til E7 Eb7 dawn. And 29 so Gm7 think 'll trav el on, to A va lon.
BASS LE A 7 3 Back To Storyville 7 E7 Louis Armstrong Go in' back to Sto ryville, that's where long to be, 3 7 A 7 Ain't notime to ask me why. 3 3 Ev'rything'bout Sto ryville is 6 just a part of me, Since wasjust this high. Go in' 9 B 7 7 7 back to ol' De sire, 3 3 know my way a round, riends knowwill shake my hand. 12 A 7 A 7 Noth in' 3 changes on De sire, that street of my home town, the 15 street where 'll take my stand. There's a
Back To Storyville BASS LE 1 2 17 A cafe called "The Pup" that's never shut, so you can 19 7 7 drop a round most anytime you choose. There's a 21 A la dy tailored up in somethin' cut low, she 23 Ø7 7 rolls the ol' pi an o with the"jelly Roll Blues". Goin' 25 D 7 7 3 3 7 backtosto ry ville, 'm gon na'take my horn, my nifty suit, my brush and comb. 28 A 7 3 Oh just can'twaitun til 'm backwhere was born, 31 My Sto ry ville, my home.
BASS LE 4 9 13 17 20 25 Dbº 've got the blues, could on Gm7 7 ly make Dbº feel b5 'm goin'to tel e graph you ba whenyou're gone A lone. Ba Baby Won't You Please ome Home 'm by won't you please 7 so Gm you under stand. 7 all #º have tried for come in 7 lone 7 7 ly, D+ Gm7 tsurely would Dbº 'd give the world be by, As you won't you please come home, lorn, #º home, Gm vain, Gm7 wor 3 ry all 'cause day 7 long. your mamma's all Gb9 7 grand. Gm7 never no more to call your name. m7 Eb larence Williams and Harles Warfield 1919 Eb 7 if "ause a 29 When Eb you left you brokemy Eº hour in the day, heart, Ab7b5 you will hear me say, Be cause neverthoughtwe'd part. 7 Baby won't you please come home. Ev 'ry
BASS LE Blue (And Broken Hearted) 5 A Blue, Gº be cause we're part Lou Handman 1922 ed, Blue, and bro ken heart ed. 9 13 There was a time was jol ly, 7 7 & 17 B You know the rea son 'm mel an chol Gº y. Blue, and oh! so lone ly, 21 25 True, want you on ly. G 29 We made a blun der and lots of time 7 won der if you're blue too.
BASS LE A G olks t's in being done gia's Ballin' The Jack A7 'bout all to the in sane Georat cago barets, 7 Since All sothat hris Smith 1913 new cie dance ty 4 º 7 down in Georgia came; 'm the on ly personwho's to blame, now has got thecraze, t's the best dance done in modern days, 7 7 D 'm the ty par in tro duced it there, so! That is why rave a bout it so! 9 B G A7 7 Give me dit to know a thing or two, Give me cre cre dit Play some good Rag that will make you prance; Old folks, young folks, 12 G 7 º 7 for springing new; will show this something lit tledanceto you, all try to do the dance, Join right in now while you got the chance, 15 7 D When do you'll say that it's a bear! 7 Once a gain the steps to you 'll show:
17 2 Ballin' The Jack BASS LE irstyou putyour two knees close up tight, Then you sway'em to theleft thenyou 20 7 sway'em to the right, Step around thefloor kind of nice and light, Then you 23 7 Twist a round and twist a round with all your might, 25 D Stretch lovin' armsstraight out in space, Then you do the Ea gle Rock with sty 28 le and grace Swing your foot way 'round then bring it G back, Now 31 that's what call "Ball in the Jack". 7 Solos at ""
Beale St. Blues BASS LE 7 7 7 You'll 3 A see see Beale pret Hog ty Nose Street ould Browns rest talk, 'rants in and f beau hit Beale ti lin ful gowns, a fe's, Street could talk, You'll see You'll see Mar ried 5 Eb m 7 7 tail Jugs or that mades tell and of hand by me gone downs. days. You'll And meet plac hon est es, once men, plac And es, men_would have_to pack their bags and walk. Ex cept one or two, Who 8 Eb Ebm pick Now just a sham, nev pock ets skilled, er drink booze, You'll find that You'll see And the bus' ness Gold en blind man nev er clos balls on e es 'til nough to pave the corner who sings some the these 10 1. 2. 7 7 7 bod y hets killed. New Je ru sa lem. You'll f Beale Street Blues.. Well 'd
2 Beale St. Blues BASS LE 12 B Eb 7 Eb Eb7 rath er goin' to be the here, river, Than an May y place be bye and know. bye. 'd said'm rath er be there, Than an y place know said 'd 16 Ab Abm Eb rath goin' to rath er er be here, the river, be there, Than And Than an there's an y a y place rea place son know. why: know t's Be gon cause na the New 7 20 take the ser geant or to make me go. riv er's wet and Beale Street's done gone dry. York may be all right,but Beale Street's paved with gold. Eb Eb7 Ab Abm Eb E7 7 22 íf going back to "A" Well 'm 'd
BASS LE q = 120 7 Eb pp Bluin' The Blues 7 f Henry Ragas 1918 5 A 7 9 Eb7 Gb7 A7 Ab7 13 7 17 B Gb7 7 pp f 21 Eb7 Gb7 A7 Ab7 25 7 7
2 29 33 pp BASS LE Gb7 7 Eb7 Gb7 7 A7 Ab7 Solos f 37 7 7 7 41 D 7 45 Eb7 Gb7 A7 Ab7 49 7 7 53 E G 7 7 pp f
BASS LE h = 100 There are Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me 1919 Gm Blues Blues Blues that that that you you you Ebdim get get get from when from Gm wor sin sweet There There ry gle ie When are are she m Blues Blues phones 6 Abdim m Eb7 that that to you will an get give th from you er pain, pain, guy, And And And there there there are are are Blues Blues Blues when when when you're you're your lone lone hon ly ly ey or or spends 11 Gm A7 your your all one one of and and your on on mon The The ly, ly, ey, And Blues Blues Blues you you when can can she nev nev tells er er you ex ex a plain; plain; lie; There There There are are are 17 Gm Ebdim Gm m Blues Blues Blues that that that you you you get get get from from when long long mar ing ing ried But To Wish the hold ing blu some that Blues est one you on could that your be be knee, free, 24 Are But But the the the sort kind kind of of of Blues Blues Blues that's that that's on al good my way and mind, stabs, blue, They're ome omes the from from ve ry hi ring hav ing 28 mean tax wine kind, est i for cabs, two, The The The 7 Blues Blues kind my my of naught naught Blues y y my sweet sweet sweet ie ie ie 9 gives gives gives to to to me. me. me. () There There There are are are
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BASS LE A By the Light of the Silvery Moon Gus Edwards & Edward Madden dim dim Dmin 1909 Place Act park two, scene scene dark, new, Sil Ros v'ry moon es bloom is shin ing thru ing all a round thetrees, the place. 5 Dmin E7 A7 Dmin Dm7 Dm7 ast two, me, you, Sound of kiss es float ing on the breeze. ast three, you, me Preach er with a sol emn look ing face. 9 dim m6 G Act hoir one, sings, be bell gun Di rings Preach a er, logue, "You "where are woud wed you like to for e ver spoon?" more." 13 G Em Am Am7 My Act cue, two, with all you, through, Un Ev der neath the r'y night the sil v'ry moon. same en core. By the
By the Light of the Silvery Moon BASS LE 2 17 B E7 Light of the sil ve ry Moon, want to 21 #0 spoon, to my ho ney 'll croon love's tune; Ho ney 25 A7 Dm A7 Dm moon, Keep a shin in' in June, Your sil v'ry 29 m Am beams will bring love's dreams, we'll be cud dl ing 31 E7 A7 soon, By the sil ve ry Moon.
BASS LE areless Love A 6 Love, oh love oh care less love. You fly 7 right 11 thru my head like wine. m You've broke the heart of 17 B ma ny a gal, and you near ly broke this heart of mine. 24 f were a little bird, 7 'd fly from tree to m tree. 29 'd build my nest way up in the air where the 33 bad boys could not both er me. 40 Now wear my a pron high, 7 Now wear my a pronhigh, m 45 Now wear my a pron high, and he nev er, nev er pass es by.
BASS LE red isher 1922 A G º 7 7 5 7 hi ca go, hi ca go, hicago tod dl' in' town, That tod dl'in' town, hi ca go, hi ca go, 'll show you a round, love it, 9 7 Bet your bottom dol lar you lose the blues in hi ca go, hi ca go, The 13 7 7 /G Eº/G 7 town ly that Bil Sun day could not shut down! On 17 B G º 7 7 StateStreet, that great street, just want to say, justwant to say, They 21 D 7(b5) do things they don't do on Broad way, Say, 25 They A Gº have thetimethetime of their life, saw a man, he danced with his wife, n hi 29 7 7 º 7 ca go hi ca go my home town!
BASS LE hinatown, My hinatown Jean Schwartz & William Jerome 1906 When the town is fast a sleep, E 5 E And it's mid night in the sky, 9 E That's the time the fes tive hink, 13 D 7 A Starts to wink his oth er eye. 17 D Starts to wink his dream y eye, 21 G&7 La zi ly you'll hear him sigh:
25 2 A hinatown, My hinatown BASS LE G&7 hi na town, my hi na town, 29 Where the lights are low, 33 E7 A Hearts that know no oth er land 37 G&7 ing to and fro. B 41 G&7 45 Drift Dream y, dream y, hi na town, &7 A7/E D Al mond eyes of brown, 49 6 G 6/ A7 Hearts seem light and life seems bright, n 53 dream y hi na town. º D 7
BASS LE hina Boy q = 160 Winfree/Boutelje 1922 A hi na boy go sleep, 5 E7 Eb7 lose your eyes don't peep, 9 Sand man soon will come, 13 m Eb7 17 While B Ab soft ly hum. Eb7 Ab Bud dha smiles on you, 21 Ab Eb7 Ab 25 Moon man loves you too. Ab Eb7 Ab So, while their watch they keep, 29 hi na boy go sleep.
BASS LE º 7 5 9 A 13 17 21 25 hope 7 º made dragged soul me you're what is am me down and down fied. 7 with in me died. B º tered The urse of An Aching Heart each A7 and un shat ev 7 to sat 'ry day, til E º dream, Al Piantadosi 1913 / You You the You You 29 fooled me from the start. And Eº / 33 though you're not true still love you, curse of an ach ing heart. 7 That's the
BASS LE A G leopatra Had A Jazz Band Jack oogan & Jimmy Morgan 1917 E7 A7 G 5 G B A A7 So the wise men say. be Dº D& 9 lieve G His to ry re peats it self, they're right be cause last night heard pe cu liar mus ic play. E7 A7 º E º 13 n a dream it takes me back two thou sand years a go. Which E 6 A7 E 6 A7 E 6 A7 B ly goes to prove that E on gyp tians were not slow. le o pa tra had a
leopatra Had A Jazz Band BASS LE 1 2 17 21 A7 B jazz A7 G band, n her cas tle on the Nile. Ev 'ry night she gave a B E& E7 jazz dance, n her queer E gyp tian style. She won Marc 25 A7 E 6 7 G/B A G B / E 7 to ny, With her syn co pa ted An har mo ny. And while they 29 º A7/E A7 B played, She swayed. She knew she had him all the while. n the sha dow of the 33 A7 pyr a mids, 'Neath the old E gyp tian moon, G A º Sphinx was 37 41 A 7 looking E7 on and A7 7(b5) said: "There'll be a wed ding soon". B Bº B7 G B But B7 the 45 real his tor ic scan dal, was le o lost her san dal as A 6 A 6 danced to the strains of the E gyp tian jazz band tune. G she
BASS LE reole Belles 1900 5 #7 9 13 E7 7 17 A 7 22 7 7. 26 1. 7 2. 7 31
2 reole Belles BASS LE nterlude 35 7 º 7 7 N 39 B Eb 7 My re When ole stars 46 Belle shine love her well 'll call her mine, Eb My my lit dar dar tle lin' ba lin' my by my re re Belle ole ole Belle. 51 7 My cre ole belle When stars shine 'll love call her her well mine, my my dar lit lin' tle 55 ba dar by my lin' my re re ole Belle. ole Belle. 7 7 61 7 7 66. 7 Solos at ""; Out horus use Melody from "A."
BASS LE Dardanella elix Bernard & Johnny Black 1919 5 A Down beside the Darda nel la Bay, Where Or i en tal breezes 9 play, 3 Therelives alonesome maid Ar me nian 13 By the Dar danelles with glowing eyes, She looks a crossthe seas and 17 sighs, 3 Andweavesherlovespell so si re ni an. B 21 A Soon (b5) shall 7 return to Turk e stan. A 25 G will A7(b5) ask for her heart and hand. G Break Bass
Dardanella BASS LE 29 2 Oh, sweet Darda nel la, loveyourharem eyes. 33 'm a luck y fellow To capturesuch a prize. Oh Allah 37 A7 knows my lovefor you, Andhe tells you to be true, Darda 41 nel la, oh hear my sigh, Break 1 bar My Or i en tal, 45 D Oh, sweet Dardanella, Preparethe wedding wine, There'll be 49 E7 7 Gº E7/G one girl in my ha rem when you're mine. We'll build a 53 A7 tent just like the children of the Or i ent. º 57 Oh, sweet Dardanel la, Mystar of love di vine.
BASS LE A 've We'll º got meet Darktown Strutter's Ball Sheldon Brooks 1917 some our 7 good news hon high toned 7 neigh ey, bors, An An in ex vi hi º ta bi tion tion to the of the 4 7 Dark "ba town by Ball. Dolls", t's a And each 7 ver one y swell will do af their 7 fair, best, 7 All Just the to 7 G 7 º 7 "high browns" will be there. 'll wear my high silk hat and a frock tail coat, You out class all therest. And there'llbe dancersfrom ev'ry for eign land, The 11 G &7 wear your Par is gown and your new silk shawl, There ain't no doubt a clas sic, buck and wing, and the wood en clog. We'll win that fif ty 14 D 7 G 7 bout it babe, We'll be the best dressed in the hall. 'll be dol lar prize When we step out and "Walk the Dog".
2 17 B Darktown Strutters' Ball BASS LE down to get you in a taxi hon ey, You'd bet terberead y a bouthalf past eight. 21 7 /D º m7 7 Now dear ie don't be late want to be there when the band starts play ing, Re 25 member when we get there hon ey, The two steps 'm goin'to have'em all. Goin' to 29 Eb Eº A7 dance out both my shoes, When they play the"jel ly Roll Blues" To 33 mor row night at the Dar town Strut ter's Ball. 7 dim m7 7 'll be
BASS LE E& Dear Old Southland A / /E Henry reamer & Turner Layton 1921 E& A / /E want to stray to the town was born, My home town, My lit tle home town. 5 D 7 E& A / /E 9 want to play E& A / A 7 corn, To feel it, D Dº used to steal it. 13 17 A A º 7 & Tuba Bº 21 Dear, Dear, Dear Old Sputh land, Dear Old land, for 25 in the cot ton and want to hear dear old Mother each morn, say ing "Go long, go long, go long, go long to school". South hear you callheart ing to me. And you my is yearn ing. And & Bº 29 long, how long to roam back long A º /G just to see once more the to my old Ken tuck y home. land love that Swan ee shore.
BASS LE q = 200 6 11 16 22 28 33 39 45 49 55 59 A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 B Eb m7 m7 Eb Eb Eb m m #dim Eb 7 Eb7 D Dixieland Jazz Band one Step Ab Ab 7 7 7 Eb Eb Ab m m 7 Eb7 Ab Ab 7 7 7 Db Ddim Ab 7 7 Eb Ab Ab 3
BASS LE A Down Among The Sheltering Palms Down a mong the shelter ing palms, Oh hon ey A7 A 7 Abe Olman 1914 5 wait for me; Oh hon ey wait for me; 9 7 Meet me down by the old Gold en Gate, 13 9 7 17 Out where the sun goes down a bout eight. B How my love is burn ing, burn ing, burn ing, 21 7 Gº 25 How my heart is yearning, yearning, yearning to be A7 A 7 Down A mong the Shel ter ing Palms, Oh hon ey 29 9 9 wait for me.
BASS LE q = 180 Down By The Riverside 1 5 Gonna lay down my sword and shield down by the river side, 9 down by the riv er side, Down by the riv er side. Gon na lay down my sword and shield down by the river side down by the 14 A 19 riv er side. Ain't gon na study war no more ain't gonna study war no more ain't gonna stu dy that war no more 24 ain't gonna stu dy war no more ain't gonna stu dy war no 28 more you know 'll stu dy war no more. 2. Gonna stick my sword in the golden sand 3. Gonna put on my long white robe 4. Gonna put on my starry crown 5. Gonna shake hands around the world
BASS LE 5 9 13 17 A Jun gle, Jun gle, Jun Jun ar Down n Borneo sle a way in Jun gle land, gle land, Where they play up on the sand, 7 B Herny reamer & J. Turner Layton 1917 gle sand. Tuba Tuba Toms etc. & Toms Tuba Toms etc n the eve ning when the day is cool er 21 gle, Jun gle, Jun ev 'ry bod y does the Boo la Boo la. 25 And they say that mon key band, 29 7 Tum bles, Stumbles, As they bun gle thru the jun gle.
Down n Borneo sle BASS LE 33 2 Down in Bor ne o, Down in Bor ne o, 37 Eº Down in Bor ne o sle. love to 41 / /D Eº B7/ see those wild men danc ing a round, 45 And those real wild wo men in swim min'! 49 D º Down in Bor ne o, Where want to go, All they wear is a smile, 56 And ev'ry evening when the lights are low, Oh, Oh, 62 Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh! How they toad al o, 67 7 A 7 To the mus ic slow, Down in Bor ne o sle.
BASS LE Wilbur. Sweatman 1911 7 5 9 13 18 21 25 29 33 B D Down Home Rag 7 /G A 6/ 7 7 A 7 /G A 6/ 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 G 7 G 7 7 D6 º G 7 7 7 A A 7 D D A A 7 A A 7 D D A A A 7 D A 7 A A D A A D 7 37 A D A A D 7 A Play "A" Once and end
BASS LE Verse A Gm Down in Jungle Town Edward Madden and Theodore Morse 1908 A7 A7b5 9 7 17 D A7 D A7 7 7+ 25 31 37 horus B soon. 7 Down in jungle town, 7 A honey moon is com ing Then you'll hear a ser en ade, To a º 7 Bº 7 41 pret ty mon key maid, 7 46 51 When 7 m7 Singsthat mel mon that chim pan zee up in the tree, o dy. 'll key doodle doo way Down n Jun 7 gle Town. be true to my
hris Smith & harles Mcarron 1915 BASS LE A 5 Down in HonkyTonk Town Bill Johnson said one day, Tohis E liza May, G 9 A fyou sug gestto me, ry place A in town. someoth er novel ty, 13 A Weboth will go and do the thing up brown!" A 17 B 21 His sweettie said, "My Dear, there is this place hear, G 25 got it straightfrom Mose, who bringsthe clothes. t's Hon ky Ton ky Town, down where the gals are brown. 29 That's (b5) "We've been to nearly ev' where the mu sic grows.
33 2 ome, Hon ey, let's go down Down in HonkyTonk Town BASS LE to Hon ky Tonky Town, 37 it's un derneath the ground, where all the fun is found. 41 There'l! be sing ing wait ers, sing ing syn co pa ters, 45 danc cin' to pi a no played by Mis ter Brown. 49 D He plays pi a no queer, He on ly plays by ear, 53 You want to staya year, The mu sic thatyou hear, would 57 ev en start a mon key, danc ing with a don key, 61 Down in Hon key Ton ky Town.
BASS LE L. Wolfe Gilbert 1921 A 7 road train, Down Yonder road train, Rail Rail Hur ry some more. 5 7 Put a lit tle steam on just like nev er be fore. 9 7 Hus tle on, Bus tle on, 've got the blues. 13 7 ing for my Swan ee shore, 17 Yearn Broth er if you on ly knew, 21 7 You'd want to hur ry up too.
Down Yonder BASS LE 25 2 B Down yonder some one beckons to me, 7 A 7 31 A Eº B7/ Down yonder some one reckons on me. seemto see a racein mem o ry, 37 7 Between thenatchez andthe Robert E. Lee. Swanee shore miss you 43 BReak 2 Bars more and more, Ev 'ry day, my mam my land, You're sim ply grand. 49 7 A 7 A Down Don't Yonderwhenthefolksgetthe news, wonderat the Hul la ba loos. 56 There's dad dy and mam my, There's Eph raim and Sam 60 7 my, Waitin' down yon der or me.
BASS LE q = 120 7 Easy Rider's Gone Shelton Brooks wonder where my Easy Ri der'sgone to day He 5 Eb7 ne ver told me he was goin' a way. f 9 7 Gm he was here he'd win the race f not first he'd get a place. ash 13 7 in our tick ets for a jol ly joy ride right a way 'm 17 7 los ing all my money that is why 'm blue. To 21 Eb7 25 win 7 a race he knows just what to do. 'd Gmin 29 put all my junk in pawn to bet on an y horse that Jock ey's on, 7 1. 2. wonder where my Ea sy Rider's gone. gone Oh
BASS LE A Ab Eh Las Bas Aº Eb7 7 1 Traditional 7 Ab Eh la bas, (band sings echo) Eh la Bas, Eh la bas, Ab A Eh la bas, Aº 13 Eb7 Tra la la Sis Boom Bah Eh la Ab 17 B bas, can't Or Eh la bas Well Ab Eb7 speak y Solos here after Vocal rench, sang not that in a a jun pinch rench in so a fine don't ol' know what re it means. ole way, But but it the 21 Ab 7 sounds on real ly good, a like knew it jun can would, say is like Lais down in sez les New bon Or temps leans, rou lez!. So 25 Eb7 love let to the hear good that times clari net burn roll my friends, and and hear let them the trom bone mus ic gliss play, es 'd To 29 7 Ab like mor to row sing may rench when take my nev er come to turn be, but so that let's ain't the kinda love it band up that this is to day Eh Eh la la Vocal Back to Top
BASS LE 5 9 13 17 A º 7 7 7 Eccentric J. Russell Robinson 1921 7 7 7 3 3 21 B 25 7 29 33 Solos: 7
37 2 41 45 49 53 D 7 7 Solos Begin Here first time 7 7 7 Eccentric BASS LE º 7 3 3 After last solo play "" as written then on to "D" 57 º 7 61 65 º 7 69 Tag º 7 pp f
BASS LE 7 idgety eet The Original Dixieland Jazz Band 1918 5 A Eº 7 9 7 13 Eº 17 22 2 Bar break Bº 7 1. 2. B Stop time 4 bars A 3 28 7 A 3 33 7 7
2 38 idgety eet BASS LE A 7 A 42 7 A A 7 46 D D A 7 50 7 54 A 7 A A 7 58 D D 7 62 D A 7 66 A 7 1. 2.
BASS LE loatin' Down That Old Green River oncert pitch 5 A 've been float in' down that 7 old E7 Eb7 Green Riv ooper 1915 er on the 9 good ship "Rock and Rye," But 13 wad ed too far, got stuck on a bar was 17 there 7 all a lone, Wish in' that was home. The ship got wrecked with the cap tain and crew, 21 25 And there was on ly one thing 7 could do; E7 Eb7 29 had get to drink that whole back home to you! Green Riv er dry to No Repeat irst Time On To Vocal Solos at "A"
2 loatin' Down That Old Green River Verse nterlude: BASS LE 33 #º #º B Verse Vocal: 37 #º #º 41 Half past four, Dan Mc Graw, 45 He came a' creep in' to his wif 7 ey's door. E7 Eb7 49 She had been waitin' up half the night or 53 Dan to come home and go to bed. #º #º 57 Dan ny smiled, like a child, 61 65 But then his wife's eyes grew ve "Where have you been all night?" ry wild! she cried, And D.S. to "A" this is what Dan ny re plied: 've been Back to "A" for Vocal and Solos
BASS LE A loatin' Down To otton Town D º just dropped in to see you all and say, 7. Henri Klickman 1919 D º 5 7 & leave to day, 'm on my way. 9 º ny 'm go in' back to sun Dix ie land, 13 /G That's why came to shake you by the hand. 7 & 17 B D º 7 D º The min ute when cross that Dix ie Line, No 21 7 & D º 25 more 'll pine, won't that be fine? Mis º ter ap tain, don't fail me, just hur ry and sail me, 29 /G Ø7/G To that gal of mine: 7
2 33 37 7 loat º /G loatin' Down To otton Town BASS LE 7/A ey, in' down, my hon float in' down, in' on the er down to loat riv ot ton Town. Just hear that 41 45 º whis tle toot! toot! toot in' a way, And those º 7 Break 2 bars ies in', dark sing ban jos ringin''til the break of day. 49 D Hon tle ey lamb, my lit hon ey lamb, 53 57 7 º /G 7/A 'll come back to you and Al a bam; While G 7 fields of sug ar cane seem to wel come me a gain, 61 G 7 loat in' Down To ot ton Town. 7 7
lee As A Bird BASS LE Mary S.B. Dana 1857 A D A7 D G 7 A7 lee as a bird to your moun tain, Thou who art wea ry of sin. He will protect thee for ev er, Wipe ev 'ry fall ing tear. 5 D A7 D A7 D Go to the clear flow ing foun tain, Where you may wash and be clean. He will for sake thee oh er. so nev Shel tered ten der ly there. 9 B G 6 D A7 ly for the aven ger is near thee, all and the Sav iour will hear thee. Haste then, The hours are fly ing, Spend not the ment in mo sigh ing. 13 D A7 D A7 D G He on his bos om will bear thee, Thou who art wea ry of sin. Oh ease from your sor row and cry ing, The Sav iour will wipe ev 'ry tear, The 17 D thou who art A7 wea Sav iour will wipeev 'ry ry of D A7 D A7 D A7 D sin. tear.
BASS LE 5 8 rankiewent down rankie and John niewere sworeto said to be true the fat to the to each a buck bar rankie And Johnnie lovers. oth er, ten der, Just Just "Has G 7 as corner, Oh, Lordy how for theycould love! as et of Bº in est man thestars my lovtrue beer. a Traditional 1 7 They She bove. been here? He washer man, But he doneher wrong. He was my man, Buthe'sdone me wrong".
TUBA 5 9 A 7 leave loatin' Down To otton Town just dropped in D º to see you & to day, 'm ny 7 all on D º and say, my ie way. land,. Henri Klickman 1919 º 13 /G 7 & 17 B That's why came to shake you by the hand. D º 7 'm go in' back to sun Dix The min ute when cross that Dix ie Line, No D º 21 25 29 7 & º more 'll pine, won't that be fine? Mis ter ap tain, don't fail me, just hur ry and sail me, /G Ø7/G To that gal of mine: 7 D º
2 33 37 7 loat º /G loatin' Down To otton Town TUBA 7/A ey, in' down, my hon float in' down, in' on the er down to loat riv ot ton Town. Just hear that 41 45 º whis 49 53 57 D ban Hon 7 'll fields º ies in', º come back to /G you G 7 of sug ar cane and 7/A 7 Break 2 bars tle toot! toot! toot dark sing tle seem to in' a way, And jos ringin''til the break of day. a bam; ey lamb, my lit hon Al wel ey lamb, come me a gain, While those 61 G 7 loat in' Down To ot ton Town. 7 7
BASS LE q = 152 oolish Questions 1915 Now you've Now Now let's 5 A all heard fool then say the there's that per ele ish ques vator per tions son son and who's should you no doubt won der why al for ways hanging 'around the place And get to close the door, And Some 9 G one he will watch ask es you you a take fool ish ques tion but your shav ing brush and ex pect a sen si ble re ply Like start to lath er up your face. And you should hap pen to tumble down let's say for ty se ven floors. And 13 when as you take you your girl give some your can ra dy zor Say its just prelim in af ar ter y tea wave The You when you hit the bot tom and you're lying there in ert Some 17 first thing she'll do is wrin kle up her nose and ask "s it for me?" know that fool will come up to you and ask "Are you gonna shave? fool will stick his stick his down the shaft and ask, "Are you hurt?"
21 2 B 26 30 35 40 Ma pared he'd an see ing oo or for have aw lish ques tion no your shav the ful gi nal he of it brush time And and Pa ing fu ne hurry would now or ral and paint have com 'll my ing it's just now this want G for love and ele take self ed down it up it your hope You the then vator's a this that this 1.2. 3. doubt reply that utter your some taste die just oth of la too you is you dy er ter re re ing guy soap. on. slow. ply hope ply moan Ned t just like was usual No No No, No, it's 'm he want way. A no ther fool ish ques way. way. way. to al ly for not just was ed take ways saves tion you my so a your pre though D G hear D them ev' ry day. oolish Questions BASS LE Then there's this fel low who meets A7 in to shav ori lot You'll you on your 44 way, D And he asks you why you're all dressed up and this G is what you say. You're 47 just D Ned re turn ing from the fu ner ral of dear And as you're ring ing out your hank ie he'll ask "s A7 old bro ther Ned dead?" Back To "B"
BASS LE Bass 5 A Grizzly Bear Rag George Botsford 1910 9 13 Break 17 21 B 25 29 33 Bº ine
37 2 Grizzly Bear Rag BASS LE 41 45 49 53 D 57 7 º 7 Break 61 G 7 65 Stop time as Marked 7 1. 7 2. Break Back to "B" Play to ine
BASS LE He May Be Your Man (But HE omes To See Me Sometimes) Lemuel owler 1922 Eb 7 7 Eb Ab7 Eb 7 Eb Miss Miss 5 A Min Lu Eb nie dy º Eb Lee from Tennes see was known to Green was some l'il queen, and jeal ous B7 Eb Eb7 be quite rough. as could be. 9 Ab Eb 7 7 An y time and When her man went any where out at night She They would would al waysstruther al ways dis a stuff. gree. Now Down 13 Eb Sa at die the º Eb Snow, she had ball, at Moon a shine B7 beau Hall, she Eb loved where ev him 'ry night Eb7 and day. bod y'd go, 17 7 7 7 7 Un til Min Was Miss Min nie nie, shook drink a shim in' plen my ty and and stole hug his heart gin' Lu a dy's way. beau. 21 7 7 Gº 7 Poor Sa Lu dy die was near ly dies, mad as well, but Min Min nie on nie said" ly sighed, then heardher will tell you now so you'll say: know" He
2 He May Be Your Man BASS LE 25 B Eb 7 may be your man but he comes to see me 7 Eb some times. Eb7 29 Ab Ab7 7 Eb Ab7 Eb And when he's with you he's al ways got me on his mind. 33 ain't m no vampire thatis ture, But can cert' nly take you man from you. 37 7 Eb 7 Eb My wicked smile, My wicked walk, 've gotthe kind ofeyesthat seem to talk, t's 41 Eb 7 7 Eb Eb7 no need of cry in' and it's no use to weep and mourn. 45 Ab love you man and 'm gonna take him for my own, my own. 49 53 don't mean, Ain't no need Eb may to be ofget 7 so bold, tin' rough, be your man but he comes to see me 7 but just want, 'cause 'mjust right 7 Eb some times. toget you told, He to do Ab7 Eb 7 my stuff +
BASS LE W.. Handy 1915 A º º Hel Sun f lo day en night was Hesitating Blues tral what's my whis beau key, the pro and mat posed you ter with to were this a line? me. cup,'d 3 º / #º Dm Said dive want she'd to be to talk to hap the bot py tom that if his and High wif nev Brown ie 'd er come mine. be up, Tell Said me how he, "How Oh, How long long long 6 will have to wait? Please give me will have to wait? ome be my do have to wait? an 9 7 7 2 9 wife my 8 Kate, get it now, or Why do you hes Why do you hes do have to hes i i i tate? tate? tate? 13 B What you de had say clined wo can't him man, talk just She to for my a was Brown? stall, tall. A He She storm left make last that me night night think blowed on 'bout the the my
2 16 / #º Dm Hesitating Blues BASS LE 1 21 25 30 33 37 42 wires an par tell come D get all non a me back it down. Ball. sol. now, now, now, Tell Hon me ey how how Oh, How do Why or do will have long long long you he to hes hes hes will will do i i i have have have tate? tate? tate? to to to wait? wait? wait? 7 7 na tion is the thief of time, So all the wise owls say, 7 put 'd be may save nine", off, To mor row's not to day. Some bod y's bound to lose. his, He'd be mine, And 'd be feel ing gay. Pickup to horus 7 7 7 "one stitch 7 Oh, won't Wll an Pro crasti Eb Eb Left in time you he And if you a lone 45 7 to grieve and pine, My best friend's gone a way, He's gone and Eb7 left me The Hes i ta ting Blues.
BASS LE 5 11 7 A 7 7 High Society Gm Gm 1901 16 21 B Gm Gm 7 7 7 29 7 Eb Edim 7 35 7 3 41 49 Eb Solos Here Ab Eb 7 Eb 7 7 +7 Eb 58 65 Eb Ab Adim 7 Eb Ab Eb Eb7 7 7 Eb
2 High Society BASS LE 73 D m m Tuba 80 m m Ab7 87 3 7 E Eb 94 Ab Eb 7 Eb 7 102 7 +7 Eb 7 Eb 110 Ab Eb Eb7 Ab Adim 115 Eb Eb 7 7
121 larinet Solo as played By Alphonse Picou High Society BASS LE 3 3 3 3 3 125 129 3 133 138 3 142 146 Bº 3 3 149
BASS LE 5 q = 185 + Hin stopped du stan, to rest our tir ed car where dim 7 7 a van, 7 7 7 7 9 Hindustan Oliver Wallace & Harold Weeks 1918 we Hin du stan, where the 13 7 7 +7 7 17 paint ed pea cock proud ly spreads + his fan Hin 7 21 du stan, where the 7 Eb Eb 25 pur ple sun bird flahsed a cross the sand, 9 9 Ebm Ebm Hin du stan 7 29 met her and the world be gan. where
BASS LE q = 180 A Hot Lips 1922 Db7 There's a boy that's in our band, And how he blows that horn, 5 in est since you're born, When he starts you're gone. Db7 º 9 They all call him Hot lips for He blows real red hot notes, And Eb7 13 Eb+7 ev' ry body on thefloor just floats that's what they say: He's got hot 17 B Ab Dº Eb7 lips, when he plays jazz, He draws out Eb7 Eb+7 Ab Eb+7 21 steps, like no one has. You're on your
Hot Lips BASS LE 2 25 Ab Abm6 Eb + Eb7 Ebº toes and shakes your 7 +7 Eb7 29 Solo Break shoes, Boy how he Eb+7 goes, WHen he plays Blues. watch the 33 Ab Dº Eb7 crowd, un til he's through, He can be Eb7 Eb+7 Ab7 Eb+7 37 41 proud, D rare Eb7 45 THey're cuckoo too. Stop Time Time: Ab Ab m m Dº boy you must de clare is there, with two hot lips. his mus ic's you know the Solos at "B" Ab Eb+7
BASS LE Lit Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll tle Wil ly º Green 7 from New Or leans, a larence Williams & Spencer Williams 1919 greed y 7 boy was he. His sister Til ly Green was real ly mean, and ver y stin gy, too. 5 D º He al ways want ed lots of kids just to keep him com pan y. One She al ways want ed some of what you had but gave she noth ing to you. 9 7 day When his mom her mom bought him a Toot bought her a sie jel ly º 7 Roll, the best can dy that was made. roll, to hide it she would try. 13 D º /G 7(b5)/ 7 When the kids be gan to hang a round, lit tle Wil ly said: When the kids would ask her for a bite, you'd hear Til ly cry: 17 A ain't gon na' give no bod y none of my Toot sie Roll, (Toot sic Rol!) ain't gon na' give no bod y none of my jel ly roll. (jel ly roll) 21 7 would n't give you a piece of my sweet, not to save your soul! (save your soul!)