Blues-n-Rags Bag O' Tabs
Transcriptions by Mike Herman
Mike Herman has been busy for years teaching and tabbing his favorite Blues and Bluegrass songs...
What some others are saying about BluesnRags Lesson packages:
"I received BluesnRags Bag o' Tabs Lesson Packet the other night. I was blown away with the accuracy of the tabs and your fantastic guitar playing on the demo CD. You really got it together! I would like to order another one..... You sound so good on the demo CD that I would also like to orderr both of your CD's....." ~ Joe
"...What I really want to tell you is how terrific and professional everything is. Very sweet.
I'm really quite thankful..." ~ Gary
"...Very nice presentation, good a complete transcriptions. This is absolutely good value for
the money spent." ~ Carl.
"... Just to let you know that I loved the tabs and the cd. It's a very efficient way to learn and it's great to have accurate transcriptions of these classics." ~ Jeff
Also from Jeff ~ "P.S. Still having a great time with the first set of tabs - - both the concept and the execution are really terrific"
Also from Carl! - "...Here's a little proof/result of one of your lesson packages.
I recorded Fare Thee Well and put it on youtube..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGvgz1nGXj4
"...I want to thank you for the terrific tab package.
The tab booklet along with the accompanying CD make a great combination, and together form a
nice method for learning the songs.
What I really liked is the note-for-note accuracy..." ~Jeff
"I just want to say agaoin how much I am enjoying the Gary Davis lessons and how much I appreciqate the effort it must have taken to produce them. I've been wanting to play these particular songs for decades so this is kind of like a dream come true. Happy New Year" ~Jeff
WHERE HAVE THESE TAB PACKAGES GONE? Over 100 packages have been sent to:
Australia, Belgium, California, Connecticut, Florida, France, Glasgow, Ireland, Kansas, Mississippi,
Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Scotland, sweden,
Tennessee, United Kingdom, Washington, AND Nottingham!!!!

Looking for flat-picking BLUEGRASS tabatures? Mike has also played in
Aurora North Catskill Mt. Bluegrass - and bluegrass tabs are available now!
Interested in learning one or more of Mike's arrangements of guitar tabs?
Email Mike at BluesnRags@aol.com with any questions.
The tabs are available as part of a BluesnRags Lesson Package.
The package includes:
-A booklet of the tablature(s) of your choice as arranged by Mike Herman
-A CD recording of Mike picking out the tune(s) of your choice
-Notes from Mike with special tips for playing the song
Your choice of tune: $15 plus shipping. Three tunes for $30. Please add $4 for shipping & handling within U.S.;
and add $6 for shipping & handling if outside of U.S.
Interested in a tune not yet listed? Rates start at $30 - once Mike has listened to the tune you want, and deciphered the complexity involved to tab it out - we will notify you with the price to tab you want, and wen will create a lesson package of it for you.
Mike Herman
Box 407 Bund Road
Gilboa, New York 12076
YOU MAY PAY BY PAYPAL DIRECTLY TO BluesnRags@aol.com by using a paypal account at www.paypal.com
Please allow 4 - 6 weeks for delivery!
Email Mike if you need more Info On Receiving Bluesnrags Tabs
All of the following tabs are Arranged By Mike Herman
TITLE |
ORIGINAL BY |
TUNING/KEY |
VERSION TABBED |
99 Year Blues |
Julius Daniels |
Standard G |
Hot Tuna |
Aint Nobody's Business |
Traditional |
Standard E |
Mike Herman |
Arrangement For Me |
Bo Carter |
Drop G |
Bo Carter |
Back Door Blues |
Casey Bill Weldon |
Open G |
Casey Bill Weldon |
Back Door Blues |
Scrapper Blackwell |
Capo 4th D |
Scrapper Blackwell |
BarBQue King |
Jorma Kaukonen |
Standard A |
Jorma Kaukonen |
Barley & Grape Rag |
Rory Gallagher |
Standard C |
Rory Gallagher |
Black Horse Blues |
Blind Lemon Jefferson |
Standard C |
Blind Lemon Jefferson |
Black Mattie |
Sleepy John Estes |
Standard G |
Mike Herman |
Black, White & Blue |
The Hell Hounds |
Standard E |
Mike Herman |
Blakes Blues in C |
Blind Blake |
Standard C |
David Bromberg |
Blues This Bad |
Johnny Winter |
Open G |
Johnny Winter |
Boogie In Open G |
Del Ray |
Open G |
Del Ray |
Bootlegger's Blues |
Mississippi Sheiks |
Drop G |
Mike Herman |
Broke Down Engine |
Willie McTell |
Open D |
Johnny Winter |
Broke Down Engine |
Willie McTell |
Standard C |
Mike Herman |
Bumble Bee Blues |
Bumble Bee Slim |
Standard E |
Corey Harris |
Busy Bootin' |
Kokomo Arnold |
Open D |
Sam Mitchell |
Bye Bye Blues |
Tommy Johnson |
Standard E |
Tommy Johnson |
Can't Take It With You |
The Hell Hounds |
Open G |
Mike Herman |
Canned Heat |
Tommy Johnson |
Drop D |
Paul Rishell |
Chicken Stuff |
Steve James |
Open D |
Steve James |
Chump Man Blues |
Blind Blake |
Drop D |
David Bromberg |
Cincinatti Flow Rag |
Rev Gary Davis |
Standard C |
Mike Herman |
Cocaine |
David Bromberg |
Standard G |
David Bromberg |
Come Back Baby |
Dave Van Ronk |
Standard A |
Dave Van Ronk |
Cool Drink Of Water |
Tommy Johnson |
Standard E |
Rory Block |
Country Blues |
Joe Callicott |
Standard F |
Joe Callicott |
Crosstown Blues |
Woody Mann |
Drop D |
Woody Mann |
Crowing Rooster Blues |
Lonnie Johnson |
Drop D |
Lonnie Johnson |
Crystal City |
Hot Tuna |
Open D |
Hot Tuna |
Cypress Crove Blues |
Skip James |
Open Dm |
Skip James |
Dallas |
Johnny Winter |
Open A |
Paul Rishell |
Deep River Blues |
Doc Watson |
Standard E |
Doc Watson |
Depot Blues |
Son House |
Standard E |
Paul Rishell |
Deep Sea Blues |
Traditional |
D |
Alvin Youngblood Heart |
Devil Got My Woman |
Skip James |
Open D |
Skip James |
Dirty Dish Rag |
The Hell Hounds |
Standard G |
Mike Herman |
Don't Sell It Don't Give It Away |
Oscar Woods |
Standard G |
Mike Herman |
Don't You Leave Me Here |
Jelly Roll Morton |
Standard G |
Hot Tuna |
Down At Milo's House |
Norman Blake |
Standard Am |
Norman Blake |
Every Day In The Week |
Pink Anderson |
Open D |
Pink Anderson |
Every Mornin' |
Keb Mo |
Capo 2nd E |
Keb Mo |
Fare Thee Well |
Joe Callicott |
Drop D |
Paul Rishell |
Farewell To Roses |
Steve James |
Open G |
Steve James |
Fishin' Blues - Break |
Taj Mahal |
Drop D |
Taj Mahal |
Fool's Paradise |
Standard C |
Mike Herman |
|
Frank's Song |
Tom Waits |
Standard C |
Tom Waits |
Friends & Lovers |
The Hell Hounds |
Standard E |
Mike Herman |
Funny Paper Blues |
The Hell Hounds |
Standard A |
Mike Herman |
Future Blues |
Willie Brown |
Open G |
Willie Brown |
Grandma's Farm |
Big Bill Broonzy |
Standard C |
Big Bill Broonzy |
Graveyard Diggers Blues |
Sam Collins |
G |
Sam Collins |
Hard Time Killing Floor |
Skip James |
Open Dm |
Skip James |
Hell Hound On My Trail |
Robert Johnson |
Standard E |
Mike Herman |
Hesitation Blues |
Traditional |
Standard C |
Mike Herman |
Hey Hey |
Big Bill Broonzy |
Standard E |
Eric Clapton |
Hey Hey Your Daddy |
Blind Blake |
Standard G |
Blind Blake |
Highway 61 |
Charlie Pickett |
Standard E |
Charlie Pickett |
How Long Blues |
Scrapper Blackwell |
Standard D |
Hot Tuna |
Huggin' & Chalkin' |
Steve James |
Standard C |
Steve James |
I Believe I'll Make A Change |
Scrapper Blackwell |
Standard A |
Scrapper Blackwell |
I Do Blues |
Robert Wilkins |
Standard E |
Robert Wilkins |
I Get The Blues |
Bo Carter |
Drop G |
Paul Rishell |
I Know You Rider |
Traditional |
Standard A |
Hot Tuna |
I Want You To Know |
Bo Carter |
Standard G |
Hot Tuna |
I'll Go With Her |
Robert Wilkins |
Standard D |
Robert Wilkins |
I'm Gonna Jump & Shout |
Paul Rishell |
Open G |
Paul Rishell |
It'll Be Me |
Paul Rishell |
Standard A |
Paul Rishell |
Junco Partner |
Open D |
Del Ray |
|
Kansas City |
Charlie Jackson |
Open D |
Paul Rishell |
Keep It Clean |
Charlie Jordan |
Standard E |
Mike Herman |
Keep On Truckin' |
Blind Boy Fuller |
Standard C |
Mike Herman |
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed & Burning |
Blind Willie Johnson |
Standard Em |
Hot Tuna |
Key To The Highway |
Big Bill Broonzy |
Standard E |
Mike Herman |
Knockin' Myself Out |
Lil Green |
Standard C |
Catfish Keith |
Knockin' Myself Out |
Lil Green |
Standard C |
Mike Herman |
Let's Get Drunk Again |
Bo Carter |
Standard C |
Mike Herman |
Long Tall Mama |
Big Bill Broonzy |
Standard C |
Big Bill Broonzy |
Louise |
Paul Rishell |
Open G |
Paul Rishell |
Louise |
Roosevelt Holts |
Standard E |
Roosevelt Holts |
Love Blues |
Keb' Mo' |
Standard E |
Keb' Mo' |
Lovin' For Sale |
The Hell Hounds |
Standard A |
Mike Herman |
Lucky In Love |
The Hell Hounds |
Drop D |
Mike Herman |
M & O Blues |
Willie Brown |
Standard E |
Willie Brown |
Maggie Campbell |
Roosevelt Holts |
Open G |
Roosevelt Holts |
Maggie Campbell |
Tommy Johnson |
Standard A |
Tommy Johnson |
Me And My Chauffeur |
Memphis Minnie |
Standard E |
Roy Rogers |
Mean Old Frisco |
Standard E |
Mike Herman |
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Mean Old World |
Clapton & Allman |
Open G |
Clapton & Allman |
Meet Me In The Bottom |
Pink Anderson |
Open D |
Pink Anderson |
Michigan Water Blues |
Paul Rishell |
Standard E |
Paul Rishell |
Midnight Hour Blues |
Scrapper Blackwell |
Standard A |
Scrapper Blackwell |
No Depression Blues |
Artie Traum |
A |
Artie Traum |
Nobody Knows You When Your Down & Out |
Standard C |
Mike Herman |
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One Dime Blues |
Blind Lemon Jefferson |
Standard E |
Blind Lemon Jefferson |
One Meatball |
Ann Rabson |
Standard Am |
Ann Rabson |
Pony Blues |
Son House |
Standard E |
Son House |
Pony Boy |
Dickie Betts |
Open E |
Dickie Betts |
Red River |
Roosevelt Holts |
Drop D |
Roosevelt Holts |
Rising River |
Paul Geremia |
Drop C |
Paul Geremia |
Rock Me Baby |
Traditional |
Standard E |
Mike Herman |
Rocks In My Pillow |
Roosevelt Holts |
Open D |
Roosevelt Holts |
Rope Stretching Blues |
Blind Blake |
C |
Blind Blake |
Rx For The Blues |
Mike Bloomfield |
Standard G |
Mike Herman |
Samson & Deliah |
Gary Davis |
Standard G |
Mike Herman |
Schoharie Stroll |
Mike Herman |
Drop D |
Mike Herman |
Search My Heart |
Rev Gary Davis |
Standard G |
Hot Tuna |
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean |
Blind Lemon Jefferson |
Standard C |
Blind Lemon Jefferson |
Send Me To The Electric Chair |
Bessie Smith |
Standard C |
Mike Herman |
Skin Game |
Paul Geremia |
Open D |
Paul Geremia |
Some Of These Days |
Charlie Patton |
Standard E |
Paul Rishell |
Sorry Feelin' Blues |
Bo Carter |
Drop D |
Bo Carter |
Southern Can |
Willie McTell |
Standard G |
Willie McTell |
Special Rider |
Skip James |
Open G |
Skip James |
St. Louis Blues |
Pat Donahue |
Standard G |
Pat Donahue |
Stagger Lee |
Mississippi John Hurt |
Drop D |
Taj Mahal |
Statesboro Blues |
Willie McTell |
Drop D |
Mike Herman |
Stealin' |
Memphis Jug Band |
Standard C |
Mike Herman |
Step It Up & Go |
Traditional |
Standard G |
Mike Herman |
Stomp Down Rider |
Willie McTell |
Standard G |
Willie McTell |
Stone Sober |
Paul Geremia |
Standard A |
Del Ray |
Talco Girl |
Steve James |
Drop D |
Steve James |
Thanksgiving Day |
Guy Davis |
Drop D |
Guy Davis |
That Will Never Happen No More |
Blind Blake |
G |
Hot Tuna |
Things About Coming My Way |
Tampa Red |
Standard E |
Mike Herman |
Ton Of Blues |
Ton Van Bergyk |
Standard C |
Ton Van Bergyk |
Trouble In Mind |
Pat Donahue |
Standard E |
Pat Donahue |
Two Straps |
The Hell Hounds |
Standard Am |
Mike Herman |
Under The Blue Moon |
Olmer Leibert |
E |
Olmer Leibert |
Vanessa |
Paul Rishell |
Drop D |
Paul Rishell |
Viola Lee |
Traditional |
Drop D |
Mike Herman |
Walk Right In |
Memphis Jug Band |
G |
Memphis Jug Band |
What's The Matter With The Mill |
Memphis Minnie |
Standard E |
Ari Eisenger |
Who's Been Here |
Bo Carter |
Drop G |
Bo Carter |
Willie Mae |
Big Bill Broonzy |
Standard E |
Mike Herman |
Winin' Boy Blues |
Jelly Roll Morton |
Standard C |
Hot Tuna |
Worrying You Off My Mind |
Big Bill Broonzy |
Standard E |
Big Bill Broonzy |
You Can't Get That Stuff No More |
Tampa Red |
Open D |
Del Ray |
You Don't Know My Mind |
Gary Davis |
A Minor |
Gary Davis |
Your Biscuits Are Big Enough For Me |
Bo Carter |
Standard C |
Mike Herman |
Interested in learning one or more of Mike's arrangements of guitar tabs?
Email Mike at BluesnRags@aol.com with any questions.
The tabs are available as part of a BluesnRags Lesson Package.
The package includes:
-A booklet of the tablature(s) of your choice as arranged by Mike Herman
-A CD recording of Mike picking out the tune(s) of your choice
-Notes from Mike with special tips for playing the song
Your choice of tune: $15 plus shipping. Three tunes for $30.
Please add $4 for shipping & handling within U.S.;
and add $6 for shipping $ handling if outside of U.S.
Mike Herman
Box 407 Bund Road
Gilboa, New York 12076
YOU MAY PAY BY PAYPAL DIRECTLY TO BluesnRags@aol.com by using a paypal account at www.paypal.com
Interested in a tune not yet listed? Rates start at $30 - once Mike has listened to the tune you want, and deciphered the complexity involved to tab it out - we will notify you with the price to tab you want, and wen will create a lesson package of it for you.
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- and bluegrass tabs are available now!
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