In The Jailhouse Now

In the Jailhouse Now arrangement (c) 1967 Michael Cooney

Permission obtained to copy tablature for free distribution with this notice.

Transcription by Allyn Dimock. There are doubtless errors. Please use in

conjunction with recorded song on "Michael Cooney: Singer of Old Songs"

Front Hall 007.

Rag in C. 4/4 with swing. Accompaniment transcribed, break is similar

except mm 22-27. Note the G run is very similar to Blind Blake's version

but the rest of the arrangement is fancier. Note: it's been a while since

I double checked against the record, so the arrangement could have shifted

slightly for my fingers: Just take the version on the record and put it

through your handy MacFolk (tm) folk processor a few times to get this

version.

C 1 2 Co C 3 4 Co C

E---|----2----0-----|-5--3--------|----2----0-----|-5--3--------|

B---|-------4-----1-|-4--1----1---|-------4-----1-|-4--1----1---|

G---|----0------0---|-5--0--0-----|----0------0---|-5--0--0-----|

D---|---------------|-4--2--------|---------------|-4--2--------|

A---|-3-----3-------|-------------|-3-----3-------|-------------|

E-3-|---------------|-----------3-|---------------|-----------3-|

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5 6 7 G 8

E----2----0----|-3----0--------|-----------3-----|-1p0---0-1------|

B-------4------|-----------1---|-------3h5-------|-----3----------|

G----0------0--|----0----------|---3h4---------0-|----------------|

D--------------|-------------2-|-----5-------5---|-------0------0-|

A-3-----3------|-3-------3-----|-----------------|----------------|

E--------------|---------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------3----|

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3

9 10 F#o G 11 12 F#o G

E----1--0-1----|-7--5---------|----1--0-1----|-7--5---------|

B----3---------|-6--4---------|----3---------|-6--4---------|

G--------------|-7--5----0----|--------------|-7--5----0----|

D----0------0--|-5--4---------|----0------0--|-5--4------0--|

A--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

E-3-----3------|-------3---2--|-3-----3------|-------3------|

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13 D 14 G 15 G+

E---2---3-5p2-0---|-----3-----5--6--|-7\----3-----| pause before

B---------------3-|-----------------|-------0-----| last pickup.

G-----------------|-2/4-----5----6--|-7\----0-----|

D-----0-------0---|-----------------|-------1-----| mm 16 - 21

A-0-------0-------|-----------------|-------------| repeat C of

E-----------------|-----------------|----------3--| mm 1 - 6

|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| | | | | | |

22 F 23 24 F#o 25 C

E---------------|--------------|----2--0-2----|--------------|

B----1--------1-|----1----1----|----1--1------|------1-------|

G----2----0h2---|----2----2----|----2--2------|----0---------|

D----3------3---|----3------0--|-1---------0--|--------------|

A---------------|--------------|--------------|-3------2--1--|

E-1-----1-------|-1-----1------|--------------|--------------|

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26 A 27 D 28 G 29 C

E----5--3------|----------0----|-3h5p3---0-----------|---------------|

B---------5----|------3--------|-------4---1---------|-------1-------|

G--------------|---------------|-------------2-0-----|-------0-------|

D----2------2--|----4-------4--|-----------------2-0-|-------2-------|

A-0-----0------|-5------5------|---------------------|-3-----3-------|

E--------------|---------------|-3-------------------|----3-----(3)--|

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C 1 2 Co * C * 3 4

E---|----2----0-----|-5--5--3--3--|-3h5p3---0-----------|-------------|

B---|-------4-----1-|-4--4--1--1--|-------4---1---------|-------1-----|

G---|----0------0---|-5--5--0--0--|-------------2-0-----|-------0-----|

D---|---------------|-4--4--2--2--|-----------------2-0-|-------2-----|

A---|-3-----3-------|-------------|---------------------|-3-----3-----|

E-3-|---------------|-------------|-3-------------------|----3-----3--|

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5 6 7 G 8

E----2----0----|-3----0--------|-----------3-----|-1p0---0-1------|

B-------4------|-----------1---|-------3h5-------|-----3----------|

G----0------0--|----0----------|---3h4---------0-|----------------|

D--------------|-------------2-|-----5-------5---|-------0------0-|

A-3-----3------|-3-------3-----|-----------------|----------------|

E--------------|---------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------3----|

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3

9 F 10 F#o 11 C 12 A

E-----------0----|-----2--0-2----|---3--------4--|----5--3------|

B-------1--------|-----1--1------|-------0-------|----2----5----|

G---2------------|-----2--2------|-----0---------|--------------|

D-----3-------0--|-1----------0--|---------------|----2------2--|

A----------------|---------------|-3-------2--1--|-0-----0------|

E-1-------1------|---------------|---------------|--------------|

|_| |_| |_| | | | |_| | |_| |_| | | | | |_| |

13 D 14 G 15 C

E----------0----|-3h5p3---0-----------|-----------------||

B------3--------|-------4---1---------|---------1-------||

G---------------|-------------2-0-----|---------0-------||

D----4-------4--|-----------------2-0-|----1h2--2-------||

A-5------5------|---------------------|-3-------3-------||

E---------------|-3-------------------|------------(3)--||

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This minimal tab can't convey all the nuances necessary to play the

song, but the following notation is used to help somewhat:

h hammer

p pull

w() bend to note in parentheses

s slide in tempo

/ grace note slide up

\ grace note slide down

b brush multiple strings

* brush and immediately right hand damp.

For melody, lyrics, break, please see recording.