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Rag Mama Rag by The Band
Rag Mama Rag
Chords used in this song :
F
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---| D
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| C
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---| G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D7
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| C7
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---| A7
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: F)
Intro:
D, C G (x2)
Verse 1:
D G
Rag Mama Rag; I can't believe its true.
D G
Rag Mama Rag, a-what did you do?
D D7
I crawled up to the railroad track,
G C7
Let the four nineteen scratch my back.
Verse 2:
D
Shag mama shag, now, whats come over you?
G
Rag Mama Rag, I'm pulling out your gag.
D D7
Gon-na turn you lose, like an old caboose;
G D
Got a tail I need a drag.
Bridge 1:
A7 C
I ask about your turtle and you ask about the weather.
G
Well, I can't jump the hurdle and we can't get to-gether.
A7 (n.c)
We could be relaxing in my sleeping bag,
But all you want to do for me, mama, is a...
Verse 3:
D G
Rag Mama Rag; there's nowhere to go,
D
Rag Mama Rag, come on resin up the bow.
Interlude:
D, C G (x2)
Verse 4:
D G
Rag Mama Rag, where do ya roam?
D
Rag Mama Rag, bring your skinny little body right home.
D D7
It's dog eat dog and cat eat mouse,
G C7
You can Rag Mama Rag, all over my house.
Solo:
D
Bridge 2:
D
Hail stones beatin' on the roof,
G
The bourbon is a hundred proof.
D
It's you and me and the telephone,
C G
Our destiny is quite well known.
D
We don't need to sit and brag.
C G D
All we gotta do is... Rag Mama Rag.
Coda:
D G
Rag Mama Rag, where do ya roam?
D
Rag Mama Rag, bring your skinny little body right home.
Outro:
D
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D G D7 C7 A7 C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 320003 xx0212 032310 x02223 032010
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version 2
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robbie Robertson - Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rick Danko - Fiddle arr. for Guitar'
Intro
Ragtime feel Q=162
N.C.
4/4
Gtr II (Fiddle arr. for Gtr.)
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E Q
|-----1-1-(1)-----1-|-(1)-----1-(1)------|
|-1-3---------3p1---|-----3p1-------3p1--|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +H
|-----1-1-(1)-----1-|-(1)-----1-(1)----|
|-1-3---------3p1---|-----3p1----------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
Gtrs I, II
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E Q
|-----1-1-(1)-----1-|-(1)-----1-(1)------|
|-1-3---------3p1---|-----3p1-------3p1--|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +H
|-----1-1-(1)-----1-|-(1)-----1-(1)----||
|-1-3---------3p1---|-----3p1----------||
|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|------------------||
1st Verse
$
$$
F Bb
Gtr I
Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------------------|---------------|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|------2-(2)-------|-3-----3-----3--|
|-3--3-3-(3)-3---0-|-3--3-----3----|-3--3-3-(3)-----3-|-----3-----3----|
|-3--3-3-(3)---3---|------3h5---5--|------3-(3)-3-1---|---1-----1------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|----------------|
To Dbl. Coda
F C F
|-3-|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E S S S E Q Q E E E E Q
|------------------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-3--3-3-(3)-3---0-|-3--3-----3----|-------1-1h3p1---3--|----3-----3------|
|-3--3-3-(3)---3---|------3h5---5--|-1h2h3---------3----|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------|--------------------|-1----0h1---1----|
Bb Eb
W W W Q Q H
|----------|----------|----------|------------|
|----------|----------|----------|------------|
|----------|----------|-3--------|-8--8--8----|
|-3--------|-3--------|-3--------|-8--8--8----|
|-3--------|-3--------|-1--------|-6--6--6----|
|-1--------|-1--------|----------|------------|
2nd Verse
To Coda
F
Q E E +E E Q E Q E E E E E Q E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||----1-1-(1)--1--|---1-1---4-3-1---|
|-8----8-(8)---8--|---8----6-5------||----2-2-(2)--2--|---2-2-2-------2-|
|-8----8-(8)---8--|---8--------6----||----3-3-(3)--3--|-3---------------|
|----6-------6----|-6----6-------8--||----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|
N.C.
E E E E +E E E E E +Q E +Q E +E
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|-8b10-(8)--8pb10r(8)--8b10==(8)-|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----1-------1-1h3-|--------------------------------|
|-1h3---3-(3)-------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
+W E +Q E +Q Q
|-------------|-----------------------|
|-(8)r--------|-8b10-(8)--\6-(6)------|
|-------------|-----------------------|
|-------------|-------------------/7--|
|-------------|-----------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------|
+W a +E +E E E +Q. E
|------------|-----------------------------|
|------------|-8b9==(8)r(8)p6-8pb9r(8)---6-|
|------------|-----------------------------|
|-(7)--------|-----------------------------|
|------------|-----------------------------|
|------------|-----------------------------|
Bridge
C
E +Q E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|------------------------||-----8-8-(8)-8-----|
|-8b9-(8)--8b9r(8)-6-6-6-||-----8-8-(8)-8-----|
|------------------------||-7S9-----------8S9-|
|------------------------||-------------------|
|------------------------||-------------------|
|------------------------||-------------------|
D Eb D Eb D Eb
+E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E
|-----8------------|-10S11--10S11--10S11-|
|-----8---8--------|-10S11--10S11--10S11-|
|-(9)-------8h9----|-11S12--11S12--11S12-|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
N.C.
+E Q E +E Q E Q Q Q. E
|-(11)-11----------------|----6---------|
|-(11)-------------------|-------9------|
|-(12)-----13-(13)-13----|-7----------9-|
|------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|--------------|
+E E +E E +Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E Q H
|------------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|------------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-(9)-6b7-(6)------------|---------------|--------------7--|--9-----------|
|-------------8-(8)--8-6h|=8--8-6h8--8-6h|=8-6---8-(8)--8--|-10-----------|
|------------------------|---------------|-----8-----------|--------------|
|------------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
N.C.
W E +Q E +Q E +E +W E +Q E Q Q
|----------||------------------------------|-------------|------------------|
|----------||-8b9-(8)--8b9==(8)r--8b9==(8)-|-(8)r--------|-8b9-(8)--6----6--|
|----------||------------------------------|-------------|---------------7--|
|----------||------------------------------|-------------|------------------|
|----------||------------------------------|-------------|------------------|
|----------||------------------------------|-------------|------------------|
+Q Q E E E E E +Q E +Q E +E
|-----------6---6-|------------------------------|
|-(6)--6------7---|-8b9-(8)--8b9==(8)r--8b9==(8)-|
|-(7)--7----------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
+W E Q E +Q Q +E E E E Q Q
|-------------|-8----------------|-----------------||
|-(8)r--------|---6--8b9-(8)--6--|-(6)-6-6-6-6--6--||
|-------------|------------------|-----------------||
|-------------|------------------|-----------------||
|-------------|------------------|-----------------||
|-------------|------------------|-----------------||
Piano Solo
&
F
Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E Q 4x
||-------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------||
||o------------------|---------------|------------------|----------------o||
||-------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------||
||--3--3-3-(3)-3---0-|-3--3-----3----|-3--3-3-(3)-3---0-|-3--3-----3------||
||o-3--3-3-(3)---3---|------3h5---5--|-3--3-3-(3)---3---|------3h5---5---o||
||-------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------||
Bb
Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|------------------|---------------|-------3-----3---|-------3-----3---||
|-3--3-3-(3)-3---0-|-3--3-----3----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----||
|-3--3-3-(3)---3---|------3h5---5--|-3-1-----1-----1-|-3-1-----1-----1-||
|------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Bridge
1.,2.
F Eb Bb
Q. E +H Q. E H Q. E +H Q. E H 3x
||-------------------|-1-----------|---------------|------4s3-----||
||o-------10-(10)----|-1----1h3----|------8-(8)----|-3----4s3----o||
||--10----10-(10)----|-2----2------|-8----8-(8)----|-3----4s3-----||
||--10----10-(10)----|-3-----------|-8----8-(8)----|-3------------||
||o--8---------------|-------------|-6-------------|-1-----------o||
||-------------------|-------------|---------------|--------------||
Outro Piano Solo
3.
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
Bb F F
Q. E +Q Q +E Q E Q Q Q E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||---------------||-----------------|
|----------------|----------------||---------------||-1-----1-----1---|
|-3----3-(3)--3--|-(3)-3--3-3--3--||---------------||-1h2---1h2---1h2-|
|-3----3-(3)--3--|-(3)-3--3-3--3--||----3-----3----||-----------------|
|-1----1-(1)--1--|-(1)-1--1-1--1--||---------------||-----------------|
|----------------|----------------||-1----0h1----1-||-----1-----1-----|
Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|----1-----1-----|-1-----1-----1---|
|---------------|------------------|----1h2---1h2---|-1h2---1h2---1h2-|
|----3---1-0----|-3p1---3-(3)---3--|----------------|-----------------|
|------3--------|-----3------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-1-----------1-|-------------1----|-1------1-----1-|-----1-----1-----|
Q E E E Q E Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E W
|---------------|------------------|----------------|------|
|---------------|------------------|----------------|------|
|---------------|------------------|----------------|------|
|----3-----1----|-3----3-(3)---1h3-|----3-1-------3-|------|
|------1h3------|------------------|--------1h3-3---|------|
|-1-----------1-|----1-------1-----|-1--------------|-1----|
+W +W +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
|-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-(1)----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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version 3
INTRO: F Bb F Bb
#1.
Fm Bb
Rag mama rag, I can't believe it's true.
Fm
Rag mama rag, what did you do?
I crawled up to the railroad track..
Bb Eb
let the four-nineteen scratch my back.
#2.
Fm
Shag mama shag now, what's come over you?
Fm Bb
Rag mama rag, I'm a pulling out your gag.
Fm
Gonna turn you a loose like an old caboose.
Got a tail, I need a drag.
BRIDGE:
F C Eb
I ask about your turtle and you ask about
the weather.
Eb Bb
Well, I can't jump the hurdle and oh, you can't
get together.
C
And we could be relaxing in my sleeping bag.
Gm C
But all you want to do for me, mama..
Fm Eb Fm Bb
is rag mama rag, there's nowhere to go.
Fm
Rag mama rag, come on, resin up the bow.
INTERLUDE: F Eb F Bb
#4.
Fm F Fm Bb
Rag mama rag, where do you roam?
Fm F Fm
Rag mama rag, bring your skinny little body
back home.
Fm
It's dog eat dog and cat eat mouse..you can
Bb Eb
rag mama rag all over my house.
INTERLUDE: F Bb
#5.
Bb Fm
Hail stones beatin' on the roof..the bourbon
Bb
is a hundred proof.
F
It's you and me and the telephone..our destiny
Bb
is quite well known.
F Eb
We don't need to sit and brag..all we gotta do is
Bb Fm
rag mama rag, mama rag.
OUTRO:
Fm Bb
Rag mama rag, where do you roam?
Fm Bb Fm
Rag mama rag, bring your skinny little body back home.
...Fm F..(Fade.)
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