Order # |
Title and Description
(All selections are arranged by Harold Streeter, and are in standard tuning
unless otherwise specified)
|
Key |
Number of Measures |
Tab Price |
G1972 |
ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE
(Country - written and first recorded by
Kate Wolf for her 1980 album "Close to
You" - tab is based on Nanci Griffith's
recording from her 1993 album "Other
Voices, Other Rooms", and consists of
intro, 2 verses and chorus - G6 tuning) |
G |
47 measures |
4.00 |
G100 |
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
(written by Fats Waller in 1929 - tab is
based on Chet Atkins' version from his
1957 "Hi-Fi in Focus" album, and consists
of 3 verses and refrain) |
A |
24 measures |
3.00 |
G1374 |
ALL OF ME
(30's Jazz standard - written by Gerald
Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931 - hit
for Paul Whiteman and Louis Armstrong in
1932 - tab consists of intro, 4 verses and
ending) |
G |
53 measures |
4.50 |
G2133 |
AULD LANG SYNE
(traditional Folk - written by Robert Burns
(Scottish poet) - tab consists of one slow
fingerstyle section, and one faster Travis
picking section - G6 tuning) |
C and D |
42 measures |
4.00 |
G649 |
AVALON
(20's Jazz/Pop - first recorded by Al Jolson
in 1920 - the tab is based on Chet Atkins'
recording and consists of one section) |
C |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G420 |
BEER BARREL POLKA
(written by Jaromír Vejvoda in 1927, first
recorded in 1939 by Will Glahé in English,
tab is based on Merle Travis' recording and
consists of 3 sections) |
A |
69 measures |
5.00 |
G1931 |
BELLS OF ST. MARY'S
(Country - written by A. Emmett Adams
and Douglas Furber, published in 1917,
first recorded in 1920 by Frances Alda,
revived in 1945 for the Hollywood musical
of the same name by Bing Crosby and
Ingrid Bergman - tab is based on Chet
Atkins' recording and consists of intro and
2 verses) |
C |
34 measures |
3.50 |
G862 |
BIG BOSS MAN
(Country Blues - written by Al Smith and
Luther Dixon - recorded by Jimmy Reed on
his album "Found Love" - tab consists of
intro, verse and chorus) |
E |
54 measures |
4.50 |
G130 |
BIRTH OF THE BLUES
(40's Pop/Jazz - written by Ray Henderson,
Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown in 1926,
first recorded by Cab Calloway in 1943,
tab is based on Sammy Davis Jr's and Chet
Atkins' later recordings, and consists of
3 verses and bridge) |
G |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G430 |
BLACK DIAMOND BLUES
(12-bar Blues - written and first recorded by
Merle Travis for his 1956 album "The Merle
Travis Guitar" - the tab is based on his
recording and consists of 3 sections) |
E |
37 measures |
3.50 |
G408 |
BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG
(traditional fiddle tune - tab is based on
Chet Atkins' recording from his 1950 album
"Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins", and
consists of 5 sections - Open G tuning) |
G |
57 measures |
4.50 |
G1561 |
BLIND BOY RAG
(Country Ragtime - tab is as played by Taj
Mahal on his 1969 "Giant Step/De Ole
Folks At Home" album, and consists of 9
sections and ending) |
C |
135 measures |
6.50 |
G1263 |
BLUE SKIES
(20's Jazz/Pop - written by Irving Berlin in
1926 for the Rodgers and Hart musical
"Betsy" - first recorded in 1927 by Ben
Selvin - the tab consists of 3 verses and
bridge) |
C |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G004 |
BONNIE AND CLYDE
(60's Blues/Rag - written by Mitch Murray
and Peter Callander, recorded by English
R&B singer Georgie Fame in 1968 - tab
consists of 2 verses, bridge and chorus) |
E |
29 measures |
3.00 |
G136 |
CANNONBALL RAG
(Country Rag - recorded by Merle Travis on
his 1960 "Walking the Strings" album - tab
is based on his recording and consists of
intro and 4 sections) |
G |
59 measures |
4.50 |
G438 |
CARAVAN
(30's Jazz - written by Juan Tizol - first
recorded in 1936 by Barney Bigard And His
Jazzopators - tab is based on Chet Atkins'
recording from his 1954 album "A Session
with Chet Atkins", and consists of 4
sections) |
Dm |
48 measures |
4.00 |
G1265 |
CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO
(40's Jazz/Pop - written by Mack Gordon
and Harry Warren, featured in the 1941
movie "Sun Valley Serenade", recorded by
Glenn Miller the same year - tab is based
on his recording and consists of extended
intro of train sounds, 2 verses, chorus and
ending - G6 tuning) |
G |
70 measures |
5.00 |
G655 |
CLINCH MOUNTAIN BACKSTEP
(Bluegrass - written and first recorded by
Ralph Stanley in 1959, based on an earlier
tune called "Lonesome John" - the tab
consists of 4 sections - Open G tuning) |
G |
26 measures |
3.00 |
G135 |
COUNTRY ROADS (Take Me Home)
(70's Country - written by John Denver, Bill
Danoff and Taffy Nivert - recorded by John
Denver on his 1971 "Poems, Prayers and
Promises" album - tab consists of verse,
bridge and 2 choruses) |
C |
64 measures |
5.00 |
G2135 |
DANCING CHEEK TO CHEEK
(30's Jazz/Pop - written by Irving Berlin,
first performed by Fred Astaire in the 1935
movie "Top Hat", hit for Ella Fitzgerald - tab
consists of intro, 3 verses, 2 choruses and
bridge) |
A |
56 measures |
5.00 |
G1947 |
DARCY FARROW
(Folk - written by Steve Gillette and Tom
Campbell, first recorded in 1966 by Ian and
Sylvia - tab consists of intro, 2 verses and
reprise/ending - Drop D tuning) |
D |
65 measures |
5.00 |
G1583 |
DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME
(30's to 60's Pop - written by Fabian Andre,
Wilbur Schwandt, and Gus Kahn - recorded
by Wayne King and his Orchestra with
vocal by Ernie Birchill in 1931, then by the
Mamas and Pappas on their 1968 "The
Papas and The Mamas" album - the tab
consists of intro, 3 verses and bridge) |
E |
32 measures |
3.50 |
G1662 |
EARLY MORNING RAIN
(60's Folk - written by Gordon Lightfoot in
1964, recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary in
1965, then by Gordon Lightfoot on his 1966
debut album "Lightfoot" - tab is based on
Peter, Paul, and Mary's version, consisting
of intro and 2 verses in 2 arrangements) |
G and C |
90 measures |
5.50 |
G1567 |
ELMER'S TUNE
(40's Pop - written by Dick Jurgens as an
instrumental in 1940, hit for Glenn Miller
when lyrics were added the same year,
tab is based on Glenn Miller's recording
and consists of 4 sections - G6 tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G664 |
FAREWELL BLUES
(Dixieland - tab is based on Earl Scruggs'
1951 banjo recording, and consists of 2
sections) |
A |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G179 |
FREIGHT TRAIN
(Country - written by Elizabeth Cotten in
1907 at age 12 - tab is based on Chet
Atkins' recording and consists of 2
sections) |
C |
35 measures |
3.50 |
G478 |
GENTLE ON MY MIND
(60's Folk/Pop - written and first recorded
by John Hartford, for whom it was a hit in
1968, and for Glen Campbell, who used it
for his TV show theme - tab consists of 2
verses) |
A |
35 measures |
3.50 |
G1576 |
GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY ("A Cowboy
Legend") - (Western - written in 1948 by
Stan Jones, first recorded by Burl Ives in
1949 - best selling version by Vaughn
Monroe, also in 1949 - tab consists of
verse and chorus) |
Am |
38 measures |
3.50 |
G1568 |
GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE
MYSELF A LETTER - (30's Pop - written
in 1935 by Fred E. Ahlert and Joe Young,
first recorded by Fats Waller in 1935, then
by Frank Sinatra for his 1954 album "Swing
Easy", and by Bing Crosby for his 1957
album "Bing With A Beat" - tab consists of
2 sections) |
G |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G191 |
GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK
(traditional Country - written in 1876 by
Henry Clay Work - tab consists of verse,
chorus and bridge) |
C |
48 mesaures |
4.00 |
G1264 |
HELLO, DOLLY
(60's Ragtime/Dixieland - tab is based on
Louis Armstrong's 1964 recording, and
consists of 4 sections and ending) |
A |
40 measures |
3.50 |
G201 |
HELLO, MY BABY
(20's Pop/Rag - written in 1899 by Joseph
Howard and Ida Emerson - tab is based on
Chet Atkins' recording from his 1955 album
"Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins", and
consists of 3 verses and bridge) |
C |
58 measures |
4.50 |
G488 |
HOW HIGH THE MOON
(40's uptempo Jazz/Pop - written by Nancy
Hamilton and Morgan Lewis, first featured
in the 1940 Broadway revue "Two for the
Show", best-known recording is by Les
Paul and Mary Ford in 1951 - tab consists
of 4 verses) |
E |
35 measures |
3.50 |
G1246 |
I FEEL FINE
(Beatles - written by John Lennon and first
recorded by the Beatles in 1964 - tab is
based on Chet Atkins' recording from his
1966 "Picks on the Beatles" album and
consists of intro, 3 verses, bridge and
ending - Drop D tuning) |
G |
60 measures |
4.50 |
G1229 |
I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
(20's Pop - written by Isham Jones and
Gus Kahn, published in 1924 and first
recorded by Isham Jones and The Ray
Miller Orchestra in 1925 - tab is based on
Chet Atkins' and Merle Travis' recording
from their 1974 "Atkins-Travis Travelin'
Show" album and consists of intro and 2
sections) |
C |
37 measures |
3.50 |
G1981 |
I SHALL BE RELEASED
(60's Folk Blues - written by Bob Dylan in
1967 - tab is based on his first recorded
version from the "Basement Tapes", and
consists of 3 verses and chorus) |
A |
51 measures |
4.50 |
G1609 |
IT HAD TO BE YOU
(40's Pop/Jazz - written by Isham Jones
and Gus Kahn in 1924, first recorded by
Priscilla Lane for the 1939 movie "The
Roaring Twenties" - the tab consists of
3 verses and ending) |
C |
41 measures |
4.00 |
G2336 |
I WOULD BE STRONGER THAN THAT
(90's Country - written by Gary Burr - tab
is based on Faith Hill's recording from her
1993 album "Take Me as I Am", and
consists of intro, 5 sections and extended
ending) |
G |
94 measures |
5.50 |
G224 |
JOHN HENRY
(traditional American Folk - tab consists of
2 sections - Open G tuning) |
G |
41 measures |
4.00 |
G1569 |
MACK THE KNIFE
(30's to 60's uptempo Jazz - written by Kurt
Weill and Bertolt Brecht for their musical
"The Threepenny Opera" in 1928 - recorded
by Louis Armstrong in 1956, and by Bobby
Darin in 1959 - tab consists of 3 sections
and ending) |
A |
41 measures |
4.00 |
G265 |
MAME
(60's Dixieland - written by Jerry Herman
for the Broadway play, based on the 1955
novel "Auntie Mame" by Patrick Dennis,
tab is based on Louis Armstrong's 1966
recording and consists of 2 sections) |
C |
36 measures |
3.50 |
G1966 |
MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER
(Beatles - written by Paul McCartney, first
recorded by the Beatles on their "Abbey
Road" album in 1969 - tab consists of intro,
2 verses and chorus - Drop D tuning) |
C |
32 measures |
3.50 |
G270 |
MISTER SANDMAN
(50's Pop - written by Pat Ballard in 1954
and first recorded the same year by "The
Chordettes" - tab is based on Chet Atkins'
1955 recording and consists of intro and 2
verses) |
A |
40 measures |
3.50 |
G865 |
MOOD INDIGO
(30's Jazz/Pop - written by Duke Ellington,
Barney Bigard and Irving Mills - recorded by
Duke Ellington in 1930 - tab consists of 2
verses - CGDGBE tuning) |
C |
36 measures |
3.50 |
G2100 |
MUSKRAT RAMBLE
(20's Dixieland - written by Kid Ory and
Ray Gilbert in 1926 - tab is based on Chet
Atkins' recording and consists of intro and
2 sections) |
E |
37 measures |
3.50 |
G2081 |
MY GUY
(60's Pop - written by Smokey Robinson,
first recorded by Mary Wells in 1964 - tab
consists of intro, 3 verses, chorus and
ending, with walking bass) |
A |
41 measures |
4.00 |
G274 |
NINE POUND HAMMER
(Country Blues - first recorded by the "Hill
Billies" in 1927 - tab is based in part on
Merle Travis' 1944 recording and consists of
4 sections) |
E |
36 measures |
3.50 |
G1877 |
NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN
AND OUT - (Rag/Blues - written by Jimmy
Cox in 1923 - tab is partially based on Eric
Clapton's 1992 "Unplugged" recording and
consists of intro, 4 verses, chorus, plus
Clapton's break, and extended ending) |
C |
65 measures |
5.00 |
G529 |
OH BY JINGO
(20's Rag - 1919 novelty song written by
Albert Von Tilzer and Lew Brown, featured
in the Broadway show "Linger Longer
Letty" - tab is based on Chet Atkins' 1955
recording from his album "Stringin' Along
with Chet Atkins", and consists of intro, 5
sections and ending) |
C |
101 measures |
6.00 |
G058 |
ONE MINT JULEP
(12-bar Blues - written by Rudy Toombs,
first recorded by "The Clovers" in 1951 - tab
is based on Chet Atkins' recording from his
1960 "Teensville" album and consists of 4
sections) |
A |
38 measures |
3.50 |
G299 |
PIANO ROLL BLUES
(40's Honky Tonk - written by Cy Coben in
1949, first recorded by Betty Hutton and
Hoagy Carmichael in 1950 - tab consists of
2 sections) |
C |
27 measures |
3.00 |
G298 |
PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN ("Music, Music,
Music") - (Honky Tonk - first recorded in
1949 by Teresa Brewer - tab consists of 3
verses and chorus) |
C |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G697 |
RAILROAD BILL
(Folk Blues - first recorded in 1926 (artist is
unknown) - tab consists of 3 verses) |
C |
37 measures |
3.50 |
G2351 |
RE-ENLISTMENT BLUES
(50's Pop Blues - written and first recorded
by Merle Travis for the 1953 movie "From
Here to Eternity" - tab consists of intro, 3
vocal simile sections and ending, plus
Merle's fill passages) |
E |
48 measures |
4.00 |
G314 |
RIDING ON THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
(written by Steve Goodman in 1970, first
recorded by Arlo Guthrie in 1972 - tab
consists of verse, bridge and chorus) |
G |
48 measures |
4.00 |
G653 |
ROCKY TOP
(Bluegrass - written by Boudleaux and
Felice Bryant in 1967 - hit for Osborne
Brothers in 1967 - tab consists of verse,
chorus and ending) |
G |
42 measures |
4.00 |
G1932 |
ROUTE 66
(40's Jazz/Blues - written in 1946 by Bobby
Troup and first recorded the same year by
Nat King Cole - tab is based on Natalie
Cole's later recording and consists of 4
verses, bridge and ending, with walking
bass) |
E |
55 measures |
4.50 |
G1948 |
SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES
(50's Blues - written and first recorded by
Jesse Fuller during the 50's, with later
recordings during the 60's by Ramblin' Jack
Elliott, Bob Dylan, Jim Kweskin and Hot
Tuna - tab is partially based on Hot Tuna's
recording and consists of 3 sections) |
C |
70 measures |
5.00 |
G884 |
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
(Christmas Pop - written by J. Fred Coots
and Haven Gillespie, first sung on Eddie
Cantor's radio show in 1934, first recorded
by George Happle and the Hotel Taft
Orchestra with Sonny Schuyler on vocals
the same year - tab consists of verse and
chorus - Drop D tuning) |
A |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G346 |
SATURDAY NIGHT SHUFFLE
(Country Swing - written by Merle Travis,
tab is partially based on his recording from
his 1956 album "The Merle Travis Guitar"
and consists of intro, 4 sections and
ending) |
C |
27 measures |
3.00 |
G2370 |
SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
(40's Pop - written in 1944 by Les Brown,
Ben Homer, and Bud Green - hit for Les
Brown's orchestra, with Doris Day as
vocalist in 1945 - tab consists of 5 verses
and 3 bridges, and includes walking bass) |
C |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G547 |
SHEIK OF ARABY
(30's Pop - written by Harry Smith, Francis
Wheeler and Ted Snyder in 1921, inspired
by the movie "The Sheik", starring Rudolph
Valentino - first recorded by Fats Waller in
1939 - tab is based on Merle Travis' guitar
recording and consists of 2 sections) |
A |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G1659 |
SHE'S A WOMAN
(Beatles - written by Paul McCartney,
released as the B-side to "I Feel Fine" in
1964 - tab consists of 2 verses, bridge and
ending) |
A |
60 measures |
4.50 |
G657 |
SOUTH
(20's Dixieland - tab is based in part on
Chet Atkins' guitar recording and consists
of 2 sections) |
|
33 measures |
3.50 |
G347 |
ST. LOUIS BLUES
(written by William C. Handy, published in
1914 by his own company, first recorded in
1920 by Marion Harris - best known early
recording is by Bessie Smith and Louis
Armstrong in 1925 - tab is based on Chet
Atkins' guitar recording from his 1953
"Gallopin' Guitar" album, and consists of
intro and 4 sections) |
E |
54 measures |
4.50 |
G1968 |
STATESBORO BLUES
(12-bar Blues - written by Blind Willie
McTell, title refers to Statesboro, Georgia,
first recorded by McTell in 1928 - tab is
partially based on Chris Smither's recording
from his 1971 "Don't Drag it On" album and
consists of intro and 4 sections in
Open D tuning: DADF#AD) |
D |
54 measures |
4.50 |
G1940 |
STRAY DOG SHUFFLE
(Rag - tab is based on Paul Geremia's
recording from his 1982 "My Kinda Place-
I Really Don't Mind Livin" album, and
consists of intro, 6 verses, 2 choruses and
ending) |
E |
48 measures |
4.00 |
G779 |
SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
(20's Pop/Jazz - written by Ben Bernie,
Maceo Pinkard and Kenneth Casey in
1925, first recorded in 1926 by Ben Bernie,
tab consists of 2 verses) |
C |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G1971 |
TECUMSEH VALLEY
(written by Townes Van Zandt - the tab is
based on Nanci Griffith's recording from her
1993 album "Other Voices, Other Rooms",
and consists of extended intro and 2 verses
in Drop D tuning) |
D |
51 measures |
4.00 |
G1557 |
THE BOXER
(60's Folk - written by Paul Simon in 1968,
first recorded the same year by Simon and
Garfunkel - guitar on recording played by
Fred Carter, Jr. in modified tuning - his
quote: "I turned down the 1st string to D,
tuned up the bass string to G, which made
it open-G tuning, except for the 5th string,
which was standard" - tab consists of intro,
2 verses, 2 choruses, interlude and solo
break) |
A |
96 measures |
6.00 |
G581 |
THE ENTERTAINER
(Ragtime - written by Scott Joplin in 1902,
brought back to prominence as the theme
of the 1973 movie "The Sting" - tab consists
of first 2 sections only) |
E |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G855 |
THERE'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU
(40's uptempo Jazz - written by Gordon
Mack and Warren Harry for the 1942
musical "Iceland" - tab consists of intro
and 2 sections) |
C |
35 measures |
3.50 |
G2085 |
THIRD MAN THEME
(50's Pop - written and recorded by
Anton Karas for the 1949 movie soundtrack
of "The Third Man" - tab is partially based
on Chet Atkins' recording and consists of
4 sections) |
A |
66 measures |
5.00 |
G577 |
TURKEY IN THE STRAW
(traditional fiddle tune - first performed by
blackface minstrels such as Bob Farrell,
George Washington Dixon and George
Nichols during the late 1820's - the tab
consists of 4 sections - Open G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G351 |
TUXEDO JUNCTION
(30's Jazz Blues - written by Buddy Feyne
and Erskine Hawkins, first performed by
the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra - hit for
Glenn Miller in 1939 - tab is based on Chet
Atkins' recording from his 1962 "Down
Home" album, and consists of 5 verses
and 2 choruses) |
E |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G582 |
TWELFTH STREET RAG
(written by Euday L. Bowman in 1914 - hit
for Pee Wee Hunt in 1948 - the tab is based
on Chet Atkins' recording from his 1955
"Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins" album
and consists of intro and 2 sections) |
F |
69 measures |
5.00 |
G591 |
WALKING THE STRINGS
(written by Merle Travis - tab is based on
his recording from his 1956 album "The
Merle Travis Guitar" and consists of 4
sections) |
F |
56 measures |
4.50 |
G2083 |
WALK RIGHT BACK
(60's Pop - written by Sonny Curtis and
first recorded by the Everly Brothers in
1961 - tab consists of 4 sections in
Open G tuning) |
G |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G1645 |
WHISPERING
(20's Pop - written by Malvin and John
Schonberger, first recorded in 1920 by Paul
Whiteman and his Orchestra - tab is based
on Chet Atkins' recording from his 1961
album "Chet Atkins Workshop", consisting
of 4 sections, including several chord and
melody substitutions) |
A |
48 measures |
4.00 |
G094 |
WILDWOOD FLOWER
(written and published in 1860 as "I'll Twine
'Mid the Ringlets" - first recorded by the
Carter Family in 1928 - tab consists of 2
verses) |
G and C |
35 measures |
3.50 |
G388 |
WINDY AND WARM
(Country Rag - written during the 60's by
John D. Loudermilk for Chet Atkins - tab is
based on Chet's recording from his 1962
"Down Home" album, and consists of 6
sections) |
Am |
59 measures |
4.50 |
G891 |
WINTER WONDERLAND
(Christmas Pop - written in 1934 by Felix
Bernard and Richard B. Smith, recorded
by Richard Himber and his Hotel Carelton
Orchestra the same year - tab is based on
Chet Atkins' recording and consists of 3
verses and bridge) |
C |
33 measures |
3.50 |
G1709 |
YEAR OF JUBILO
(Civil War freedom song - written by Henry
Clay Work circa 1862, first recorded by
Frank Jenkins and his Pilot Mountaineers
in 1929 - tab consists of 3 sections in
G6 tuning) |
G |
25 measures |
3.00 |
G1710 |
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
(40's Folk/Pop - written by Jimmie Davis,
first recorded in 1939 - one of Louisiana's
state songs - tab consists of 3 verses in
Drop D tuning) |
A and D |
35 measures |
3.50 |
G894 |
YOU CAME TO ME OUT OF NOWHERE
(40's uptempo Jazz - written by Edward
Heyman and John W. Green in 1931 - first
recorded by Ruth Etting the same year and
by Lena Horne in 1941 - tab is based partly
on Johnny Smith's recording and consists
of 4 verses) |
E |
36 measures |
3.50 |
G1935 |
YOU'RE GONNA QUIT ME, BABY
(Blues Rag - written and first recorded by
Bob Dylan for his 1992 "Good As I Been To
You" album - tab consists of intro, 3 solos
based on the verse, plus accompaniment for
verse) |
C |
41 measures |
4.00 |