RALPH McTELL - Dry Bone Rag (1976 UK TV Appearance) ~ HIGH QUALITY HQ ~

[nakeena335]

because of this man i took up guitar playing all those years ago so a big thank you ralph.great playing as always.

[arfurlife]

Well done mate. ralph was such a gem. loved him when I was a nipper.

[kdt1599]

fuck thats so good :')

[TheKRU251]

Stunning playing from this much underated artist. So pleased you posted this. Thanks!!!!!

[berrypickers]

I can't even play this on air guitar

[TerrySleeper]

That guitar looks like an old Gibson J-50.

[Maysey1]

It is, I have two of them from the 50's and a J-45 (sunburst model) from 1949, they're great guitars to have fun on and of course record with.

[MichaelPalinFan2008]

Wow.

[owlet1963]

one word only: YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fliggy1756]

this is brilliant, does anyone know where i can get the tabs for it?

[Gallywomack]

@fliggy1756

I've got a Blind Blake tab book which doesn't have this but has West Coast Blues which is essentially the same tune. It's transcribed by Stefan Grossman. The arrangement is very tricky with the syncopated right thumb technique that Blake used but you can simplify it. I'd be surprised if there were any decent tabs of this online but I suppose you never know.

The chord sequence is straightforward - C, E7, A, D7, G, G7

[Bjowolf2]

@fliggy1756

This site has a pretty good tab - except for a couple of minor timing problems - that will show all the essentials, which you can then continue to add to. This is approximately what is played in Ralph's version on his great live album "Ralph, Albert & Sydney" (1976), so rather similar to this version.

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The DBR- tab is in Divers3.zip in TEF-format, which can be played by the free

Tefview.

Enjoy - and start practicing ;-)

[Bjowolf2]

@Bjowolf2

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[SuperBrucelee77]

i play drums but this makes me tingle.

[Bjowolf2]

@SuperBrucelee77

The title refers to dry chicken bones that you'd rattle to make rhytm, so maybe that is why ? ;-).

There is a recording of this tune where you can hear this -

not sure if it's with BB himself?

[Bjowolf2]

Excellent - thanks ;-)