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Midnight Hours Blues by Jack Mcgann
Midnight Hours Blues
Jack's version in A mixes measures of static bass notes with measures
of bass counterpoint. Contrast this with Dave Van Ronk's version in G
which uses only static bass notes. Both Jack's and Dave's arrangements
for guitar seem to be influenced by Leroy Carr's piano arrangement.
A7 roll
E-------|---------------------------|-5---5-5---5-4---4-2------|-0
B-------|-5---5-----7-5---------5/7-|---7-----7-----5---3----2-|
G-3s4s5-|-6---6---7---6---6---------|--------------------------|
D-4s5s6-|(5)------------------------|-0-----------------0------|
A-------|-0-----0-----0-----0-------|-------6-----7---------4--|
E-------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
| | | | | | | | |
3
E-0----------------0---------|-------5---3-----3--------|
B-------4--s3--------0---1/2-|-------2---2-----2-----3s-|
G-------2--s1--------1---1/2-|-----2---2----------------|
D----------------------------|--------------------------|
A-------3--s2--------2-------|-0-----0-----0-----0------|
E-------------0--------------|--------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
5 D
E-5---5-----8-5-------------|-5---5-5---5-4---4-2------|
B-7---7---7-------7-----5/7-|---7-----7-----5---3----2-|
G---------------------------|--------------------------|
D-0-----------0-------------|-0-----------------0------|
A-------0-----------0-------|-------6-----7---------4--|
E---------------------------|--------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
7
E-0----------------0-------|-------5---3-------------|
B-------4--s3--------0---2-|-------2---2-------------|
G-------2--s1--------1---2-|-----2---2---------------|
D--------------------------|-------------------0---1-|
A-------3--s2--------2-----|-0-----0-----0---4-------|
E-------------0------------|-------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
9 E Ao
E-0---------0-/4---0-------|-5---5-------0-----------|
B-----0---0----------------|-4---4-----------4-3-1s2-|
G--------------------------|---5-------5-------------|
D-2------------------------|---------4---------------|
A--------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----------|
E-------0------------0---0-|-------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
11 bru +1/2
E-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------3-----0-------|
B-------------------------|-------3-----------------|
G-2-----------------------|-------1-----------------|
D-------5-----4-----3-----|-2-----2-----------------|
A-0-----------------------|-------2-----------------|
E-------------------------|-----0-0-----0-----------|
| | | | | | | |
Variation: setting up for a first inversion D6 in measure 2.
3 +-+-+-+-+-+
| | 1 | | |
4 +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | 2 2 2
5 +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | | | |
6 +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | | | 4
7 +-+-+-+-+-+
1
E-------------------------|-----5-----7-5-----------|-0-|
B-5---5-----7-5-----------|-----5-----------7-------|---|
G-6---6---7---6-----------|-----5------------------2|---|
D-----------------7-6---5-|-4-----4-----4-----0-----|---|
A-0-----0-----0-----------|-----------------------4-|---|
E-------------------------|-------------------------|---|
| | | | | | | | |
Variation: parallel and contrary melodies in measures 9-10
9
E-4---2-0---2-0-----------|-----------------0-------|---|
B-------------------4-----|-3-----2---3-4-----3---2-|---|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|-2-|
D-2-----0-----------------|-------------------------|---|
A-------------4-----3-----|-2-----------------------|-0-|
E-------------------------|-----0-1-----2-----4-----|---|
| | | | | | | | |
In the wee midnight hours, long before the break of day, 2x
Oh, the blues come down, they tow all your mind away.
Don't your mind get lonesome thinking back to days of long ago, 2x
You know she used to love you, but now she just don't care no more.
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