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Make Me A Pallet by Jack Mcgann

Make Me A Pallet tab by Jack Mcgann

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Guitar arrangements of Jack McGann.

Many of you may not recognize Jack McGann's name as a guitarist since he never
recorded commmercially. You may however recognize the arrangement. Jack was
highly regarded among his peers for his arrangements of traditional blues,
ragtime, and swing music. He was also one of the most respected and admired
acoustic guitar teachers of the '70s and '80s. His arrangements have been
passed on by his students, grand-students, peers, peers' students, etc.

Jack was also a social activist, and became nationally known for his fight
for equal health care coverage for persons with AIDS.
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Make Me a Pallet On Your Floor Trad. Arrangement copyright Jack McGann
              Transcription and data entry by Allyn Dimock
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Permission obtained from the estate of Jack McGann for free distribution
of this tablature for educational purposes. Please consider making a
contribution of your time or money for AIDS research and/or for health
care reform if you use this tablature.

A few years ago I heard one of Eric Schoenberg's students play the
accompaniment from this piece, but he didn't know Jack's break. So here
are both. Notice the stepwise bass line (one of Jack's trademarks).

As I recall, Pat Sky sang a very similar version and may have recorded it.

Intro & break:

  1 F         D7        G9        C7     ^
E---|---1p0-----------|-----------------|-----5---3-------|-------------0---|
B---|---------3-1-----|-1-3p1---1-------|-----------4h5-0-|-1-0---------1---|
G-1h|-2-----2---------|-------2---2---0-|-----------------|-------3-----3-1h|
D---|-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
A---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E---|-1-------1-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |


5 F         D7        C         G7
E---1p0-----------|-----------------|-----3---0-3-----|-3---1---0-------|
B---------3-1-----|-1-3p1---1-------|---------------1-|-----------3-----|
G-2-----2---------|-------2---2---0-|-------0---------|-----------------|
D-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-1-------1-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
 |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |


9 C         E          Am   C/G    F    D7
E-----3---0-3-----|-----0-------0-----|-----------0-----|---------------0-|
B-1-----1---------|---------3---------|-1p0-----1-------|-3p1-----1h3-----|
G---------------x-|-0h1---------------|-----2-----------|-------2---------|
D-----2-------2---|-------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------0---|
A-----------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
E-3-------3-------|-0---------0-------|---------3-------|-1-------2-------|
 |  |  |  |   |_|_| |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |
           3

13 C   A  ^   D    G     C
E-----0---5-3-----|-----0---3---0---|-----------0-----|---------------|
B---4---4-----2---|-3h4-------3---1-|-----------1-----|---------------|
G-------------2---|-----------------|-----------0-----|---------------|
D-------------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-1p0---0-------|
A---------0-------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----3---1p0---|
E-3---4-----------|-2-------3-------|---------3-------|-------------3-|
 |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |

The accompaniment is similar but a bit simpler:

1 Fmaj7       D9        G9        C7
E-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----5---3---0---|-----------------|
B-------1---------|-------1---------|-----------4-----|-1-0-------------|
G---2-------------|---2-------------|---------------0-|-------3---------|
D-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-1-------1-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
 |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |


5 Fmaj7       D9        C         G
E-----------0-----|----------0------|-----------3-----|-3---1---0-------|
B-------1---------|------1----------|-------1---------|-----------3-----|
G---2-------------|--2--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-1-------1-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
 |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |


9 C         E          Am   C/G    F    D7
E-----3---0-3-----|-----0-------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------------|
B-1-----1---------|---------3---------|-1p0-----1-------|-3p1-----1h3-----|
G-----------------|-0h1---------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
D-----2-------2---|-------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------0---|
A-----------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
E-3-------3-------|-0---------0-------|---------3-------|-1-------2-------|
 |  |  |  |   |_|_| |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |


13 C   A7    D7   G     C
E---------5-3-----|-------3---0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-1---------------|-1--------1------|-----------------|
G-----------------|---2-------------|-0--------0------|-----------------|
D-------------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-1p0---0---------|
A---------0-------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----3---1p0-----|
E-3---4-----------|-2-------3-------|---------3-------|-------------3---|
 |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |

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