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Download all tablatures together
Download all the TablEdit files in the table below zipped here.
Download all the tablatures in the table below in one pdf file here.
TEFView. Please note: the free TEFView programme is needed to read the TablEdit files on this page. TablEdit files play the tune and show the tablature together and are very useful for learning new tunes and how to read tablature. And for musicians wishing to create their own tablatures, I also recommend the full version of this software.
All the tablatures above are exactly as played in mp3s available for free download at the: Internet Archive
This is the tablature for "Cherry Rag", a ragtime guitar tune I composed in 2004. It was inspired by the ragtime guitar playing of talented British singer-songwriter Michael Chapman. The mp3 of this tune below was recorded with mandolin player Gerry Dempsey playing an improvisation alongside the guitar.
| Tablature Image | Tablature file | Left click midi file to play it; Right click & select "save target/link as" to download | pdf file | mp3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Cherry Rag" Tablature | Download TablEdit file | Play/Download midi file | pdf file | mp3 |
This is the tablature for Sunset Serenade (PDF), a guitar instrumental in DADGAD tuning I composed in 2004. It was partly inspired by the guitar playing of talented British singer-songwriter Bridget St John. The strings track on my recording of it was composed and arranged by Laurie Dempsey. TEF files here.
Tom Joad's audio, midi, video, tablature and other works on the World Wide Web are distributed with a Creative Commons Attributon-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Licence. Click here for the precise details. This means, for example, that any person can download and improve on the above tablatures and post them on the Web so long as they are published with an identical license. Perhaps add some interesting variations on the tune? Simplify an awkward part? Or just add some changes that make the tune flow more smoothly. Similarly, it means that the mp3s can be downloaded and used in a larger project. This could be adding a guitar or fiddle track to one of the banjo tunes to enhance the sound. To fully understand the purpose of this type of licensing, visit the Creative Commons web-site. And here is a video clip explaining the concept. There are more clips on the Creative Commons site.