**The “ minor 3rd and 1/2 ” (-3.5) is the real blues 3rd, found ½ way between the Minor 3rd and Major 3rd (G and G#). Besides this being one of the all time classic steel songs, it’s a great way to practice nailing that blues 3rd in your line. This version was a very early Bob Wills version with a young Leon McAuliffe on Open E Dobro. You can Harmonize the lead line (note for note Leon) any way you want. Don’t forget to put slides in between the notes. The :B: section has a fast triplet played 5 times in a row over the B7, it’s tricky hick timing. The phrasing/glisses of this song requires you to hear the original Bob Wills/Leon McAuliffe version if you want to get close to Leon’s feel, that’s what the tab is based on. I left the bar lines out because they were messing up the notes on the final product with the way it was ending up lookin, I forgot to write em down in the first place. The chords line up in the right places with the notes. Each section is 8 measures in 4/4 or 16 measures in 2/4.

[A]
              E                                         B7         E  
E-----------|-2--3.5-----------2--3.5-----------2--3.5--2------------------------ 
C----------4|----------------4---------------4-----------4---------------4------- 
A----2-2-4--|---------2-2-4------------2-2-4--------------4------------4---------  
G-----------|----------------------------------------------4---------4----------- 
E-----------|-----------------------------------------------4------4------------- 
C-----------|------------------------------------------------4------------------- 

                       A7                 E     B7        E 
E----------2-4---6-7---3-3-2-----------2--3.5---2-----------------| | 
C--------4-------------------4--------4----------4--------------4-| | 
A--2-2-4------------------------2-2-4-------------4-----------4---| | 
G--------------------------------------------------4--------4-----| | 
E---------------------------------------------------4-----4-------| | 
C----------------------------------------------------4------------| |

[B]
   E   A7           E                   F#                 B7 
E-------------------5-4-3---------------------------------------------------------- 
C--7-8-9--4----4----------4---4---4-------6-------6-------------11------11-----11-- 
A--7-8-9--4--4-------------4------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------4---4-----------6-------6---------11-----11------11---- 
E--7-8-9--4--4------------------------5-6-----6-------6----11------11------11------ 
C------------4---------------------------------------------------------------------  

                   A7           E                  F#            B7          E 
E-------------------------------5-4-3--------------------------------------------| | 
C------11-----11---9---4----4---------4---4--4-------6-----------11----------16--| | 
A------------------9---4--4------------4-----------------------------------------| | 
G---11-----11---------------------------4---4----------6------------11--11---16--| | 
E-11-----11--------9---4--4----------------------5-6-----6------------11-----16--| | 
C-------------------------4------------------------------------------------------| |

[C]
      E              
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
C--------16-------16--------------16----------16--------16-----------16-------- 
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
G-----------16-------16--------------16----16--------------16----16-----16----- 
E--15-16-------16-------16--15-16-------16--------15-16-------16-----------16-- 
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------   

      B7                     E                       A7               E     B7     E 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------2.5-4---6-7---11-12--| | 
C--------11----------11--------16--------16------------9-------9--2.5-4----------------| | 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-11--| | 
G-----------11----11--------------16--------16-----------9---9----2.5-4---6-8----------| | 
E--10-11-------11--------15-16-------16--------16--8-9-----9---------------------------| | 
C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |

Been runnin' around, seen many a town.
So maybe you'll find I'm the kind of guy to brag.
But listen to me and see if you don't agree,
no melody rolls like that STEEL GUITAR RAG.
And when they slide that thing along the strings,
it sounds so dog-gone heavenly,
You hear the angels sing an' when you start your feet,
your heart will beat the rhythm to that STEEL GUITAR RAG.