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RAG MAMA RAG As recorded by The Band (From the 1969 Album THE BAND) Words and Music by Robbie Robertson Transcribed by Slowhand 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 --------------- 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 ----------- | - 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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