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Transcription of St. Louis Tickle, Parts I thru V
Originally arranged by Dave Van Ronk in the 1960s.
As Played extemporaneously by Andy Polon

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Part I of the St. Louis Tickle

                             C                      F                            C

   +++  +++ //                  +++++  ++++    +++++   +++++  ++++  +++++  ++++   +++ +++   +++|

   + +  + +    3   2    1    0   +  0  +    + + +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  0 + 0 +   +++
     +  + +    5   4    3    +   4  +  1    + + +  3   1  +  3  +   1  +  +  + 4 + 1   +++
     +  + + .             +      +       + + 2         2     +      2  0  +   +     ++2
     +  + + .             +      2       2 +           3     +      3     +   2     2+ 
     +  0 2  3    0    2    3                +                 +            3          + 
     3         3                         3    +    1            1                    3  + 
            \\

   F                            C          A7     Unusual D                        G

  ++++++   +++++  +++++  ++++   +++  +++++           +++ +++ +++ +++    ++++   +++++

   +    +   +   +  +   +  +  +  0 +  0   3          +h+ 0 +h+ 0 +h+   0  0   2 * 3          
   3    1   +   3  +   1  +  +  + 4  +              3 4 + 3 4   3 4   +      + * 0          
   +        2      +      2  0  +    +              2   +   +   +     +      + *            
   +        3      +      3     +    2         2    +   0   +   0     +      0 *            
   +               +            3           0       +       +         +        *         2  
   1               1                                2       2         2        *     3      

                   C                     F                           C          F
               +++++  ++++    +++++   +++++  ++++  +++++  ++++   +++ +++   +++|++++ +++ +++ +++

  3 3  2  1    0   +  0  +    + + +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  0 + 0 +   +++ +  + + + + + + +
  5 5  4  3    +   4  +  1    + + +  3   1  +  3  +   1  +  +  + 4 + 1   +++ 3  1 + 3 + 1 + +
  + +  +  +    +      +       + + 2         2     +      2  0  +   +     ++2 +    2   +   2 0
  + +  +  +    +      2       2 +           3     +      3     +   2     2+ +    3   +   3  
  + +  0  2    3                +                 +            3          + +        +      
  3 3                      3    +    1            1                    3  + 1        1      

                                              _________________________________________________
  C          A7        D9             G       |1)C                     |2)C        (to part II)|
   ++++  +++++          ++++   ++++   ++++    |           ++++  ++++   |                       |

    0  +  0 + 3*        0  +   +  0 * +  +               +  +  +  +                        
    +  4  + +  *        +  1   3    * +  4  3   1        +  +  +  +    1                   
    +     + +  *        +           * +     +   +        +  +  +  + .   +                   
    +     2 +  *     2  +      0    * +     0   +   2    +  +  +  + .   +  2     2          
    3       +  * 0     + +           * +         3        3  +  0  2    3                   
            +  *        2           * 3                     3                3             
                                                                                              //


Part II

           F
                             ++++  ++++  +++

  E         1    0           +  +  +  +  +  +              1    0         
  B         +    +    3      1  0  1  3  +  1              +    +    3    
  G *       +    +    +            +     +     2           +    +    +    
  D *       3    +    3            3     +     3           3    +    3    
  A              +                       +                      +         
  E    1         1           1           1            1         1         

                          ________________________________________________
  ++++  ++++  ++++       |1)     Rev Davis C7    C ++++  ++++  A7 2/3 barre on II

    +  +  +  +  +  +              3    2    1      0  +  0  3            
    1  0  1  3  +  1              1    3    +      +  4  +               
    +           +     2           3    +    +      +     +               
    +     3     +     3           2    +    2      +     2          2    
    +           +                      +           3           0         
    1           1            3         3                                 
                            Th

  G with Thumb              Rev Davis C7            || 2) G# dim 7th (2/3 barre III )
  ++++  ++++  ++++          ++++  ++++  ++++            ++++  ++++  ++++

    +  +  +  0  +  0  2      +  3  +  +  +  +          +  +  +  +  +  +       
    3  2  3     +     +      +     +  1  +  +          3  +  3  6  +  3       
    4     +     +     +      +     +     +  3       *   +  4  +     +     4    
    +     0     +     0      +     2     +     2    *   +     3     +     3    
    +           +            +           +             +           +          
    3           3            3           3             4           4          
Th                          Th                          M

                            G           C
  F           D9            (use thumb)               F
  ++++  ++++  ++++          ++++  ++++  ++++

    +  +  +  +  +  +         5  +  3  5  +  4  3      1                   
    1  0  1  3  +  1         +  6  +  +  +  +  +      +                   
    +     +     +     2      +     +  5  +  4  3      +                   
    +     3     +     0      +     0     +     +      +    3         3    
    +           +            +           3     +      +                   
    1           2            3                 3      1         1         


Part III

G with Thumb                           slide  C (F position)
                             ++++  ++++       ++++

  E         7    6    5      4  4  +  3       +  +         8     7    0    
  B         6    6    6      6  6  +  6       +  +         8     8    0    
  G *       +    +    +      +     +          +  +         +     +    +    
  D *       0    +    0      +     0          +  +         10    +    0    
  A              +           +                +  +               +         
  E    3         3           3           3    3  8    8          8         
      Th

                             _______________________________
                             1)
  F           C                Old G
  +++++    ++++                ++++  ++++  +++   ++++

    +    +   +  +               3  +  0  1  +  0  +  +  
    10  10   +  8               +  3  +     +     3  1  
    10  10   +  9               +     +     +     +     
            10          10      +     0     +     0     
    8                           +           +           
                   8            3           3           

 Ami                       D                        G                         ||
  ++++  ++++  ++++          ++++  ++++  +++++         ++++  ++++  +++        ||

    3  +  +  0  +  +         +  +  +   0 +   0  2     +  +  +  +  0  3        
    +  1  3     +  3  1      3  2  3     +      +     +  +  0  3  +           
    +     +     +     +      +     +     +      +     +  3  +     +          *
    +     2     +     2      +     0     +      0     +     0     +     0    *
    0           0            +           +            +           +           
                             2           2            3           3           

2)
    F                       C           A7 (2/3 II)    D9          G
  ++++  +++   ++++  ++++     ++++  ++++  ++++          ++++  ++++  ++++

  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +    0  +  0  5  +  3         0  +  +  0  +  +       
  +  +  1  4  +  1  +  +    +  4  +     +            +  1  3     +  4  3    
  +  2  +     +     2  0    +     +     +            +     +     +     +    
  +     3     +     3       +     2     +     2      +     0     +     0    
  +           +             3           0            +           +          
  1           1                                      2           3          

 C                    ||

                        
    1                   
    +                   
    +    2         2    
    3                   
              3         


Part IV

G7                                               C

                            +++   +++   +++

  E   1    1    1    1      1  1  +  1  +  1         0    0    0    0    
  B   +    +    +    0      +  +  +  +  +  0         1    0    +    +    
  G   0    2    3    +      0  2  +  3  +            +    +    2    0    
  D   +    0    +    0      +     0     +     0      +    2    +    2    
  A   +         +           +           +            3         3         
  E   3         3           3           3                                

                             G7

  ++++  +++   ++++                                 ++++  ++++   +++  ++++

    0  0  +  0  +  0         1    1    1    1      1  1  +  1   + 1  +  +  
    1  0  +  +  +  +         +    +    +    0      +  +  +      + 0  +  +  
    +     +  2  +  0         0    2    3    +      0  2  +  3   +    +  0  
    +     2     +     2      +    0    +    0      +     0      +    0     
    3           3            +         +           +            +          
                             3         3           3            3          

C                          E                          A7 (2/3 barre II)
                      ++++
  ++++  ++++       +++++++   ++++  ++++

    0  +  0  +       +  +  +   0  +  0  +              3    3    3    3    
    +  4  +  1       +  + H+   +  4  +  0              +    +    +    2    
    +     +          +  0  1   +     +                 2    4    5    +    
    +     2          2        +     0          0      +    2    +    2    
    3                         +                       0         0         
                3             0           0                               

                       Dmi                             f# dim 7

  ++++  ++++  ++++  ++++     ++++  +++  ++++

    3  3  +  3  +  3  +  +    1h 0  +  1  +  0         2        5         
    +  +  +  +  +  2  +  3    +     3     +     3      1        4      1  
    2  4  +  5  +     +       +     2     +     2      2        5         
    +     2     +     2       0           0            1        4         
    0           0                                                         
                                                                          

C               A (2/3 barre II) F         G           (2/3 barre I)   G
           +++
  ++++  ++++++  +++   ++++     +++   ++++  ++++                  ++++

    3  0  +  + +  5  5  +  +    1  3  1  0  +  +                    +       
    +     +  1 2  +     +  2    +     +     +  4  3      1          +  0    
    +     +   sl  +     +       +     +     +     +      1          0  +    
    +     2       +     2       +     3     +     0      1             +    
    3             0             +           +                          +    
                                1           3                          3    

C

       ++++

         +  0            
    1    +               
    +    +               
    +    2          2    
    3                    
               3         


Part V

      C                              F    C            F

 //        +++   +++   +++                                  ++++  +++   +++

  E         0 +   0 +   0 +     0    5    3                +  +  +  +  +  +  
  B         + 4   + 4   + 4     1    6    5                1  +  1  +  1  +  
  G *       +     +     +       +    5    5                +  4  +  4  +  4  
  D *       2     +     2       +    7    +    5           3     +     3     
  A    3          +             3         3                      +           
  E               3                                   1          1           
 \\
                         _____________________________________________________
                         1)

              C            G                                        (run in G)

  ++++  ++++                    ++++  ++++  ++++     ++++  ++++       ++++

    +  1  +  3  0                +  +  +  +  +  +    +  3  +  1       +  +  
    1     +     +                0  +  0  +  0  +    0     +          +  +  
    +     +     +                +  3  +  3  +  3    +     +          +  +  
    +     3     +                3     +     3       +     3          +  +  
    +           3                      +             +                +  0  
    1                2      3          3             3           3    3     

___________________________________________________   ________________________
     (run, continued)                              ||  2)
                                                   ||  D9
  +++++++++++++++++++++      ++     ++             ||
  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +     +      +              ||  ++++  ++++  +++

    +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +    +      +                +  +  +  2  +  0       
    +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +    +      +                3  2  3     +     3    
    +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +    +      +             *   +     +     +     +    
    +  +  0  2  3  2  0       +      +             *   +     0     +     0    
    2  3                 3    2 0    +                +           +          
                                     4   3    3       2           2          

G                           A7      D7               G        (to Part I)

  ++++  ++++       ++++     ++++  ++++  ++++

    3  2  3  +       +  +    0  0  +  2  +  0  2      3                   
    +     +  3       3  4    2  2  +  1  +     1      +                   
    +     +          +       +     +     +            +                   
    +     0          0       +     2     +     0      +                   
    +                        0           +            +         0    2    
    3           3                        2            3    3

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