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Cane Break BluesMerle Travis Transcription by Tom Thomason (1995)TablEdited by Tom Thomason (1998) E MEBGDAEB034B034B034B034B034B034B034B034B034B034B034B023B001000B034B034B034B034B034B034B034B034 T = L.H. thumb ¼E M5AE74TABB034B034B034B023B001000577585¼5765577585574TT E maj 6B97TAB4340344003212401022222212213TPage 1 / 5

Cane Break Blues - Merle Travis A7/6A7A7/6E7E flat 7D710TAB020223022000B434B434B00B323B00B212B00 E 76E 7612TAB0210002Sl7070607002Sl7070607002Sl 76E M15TAB707060707675Sl7675Sl767Page 2 / 5

Cane Break Blues - Merle TravisPage 3 / 5 TAB175A min add 95T8¼¼87785T55566B75A5T57758¼¼5T574 TAB19E74T340304T40344TE7300404T01B 7223¼¼102201 TAB2234343434220200B00E74B344B340B0E flat 73B230B0D72B120B0

Cane Break Blues - Merle Travis A maj 6E maj 6924TAB021000222Sl99912978064 C min 6C min 6E 926TAB45334222310422422242 5A28TAB20002407758557006545222SlTPage 4 / 5

¼¼Cane Break Blues - Merle Travis No ChordE MB 9+31TAB99912778¼00B034B023B012B0010401223 1¼02201 A711E M6/934TAB34343422002000000B434B00B323B00B21201212111111BThis is a real fun blues in the key of E.Measure 17 starts off with a slightly awkward A chord being used to good effect. At the end of the measure herestores a standard A shape by using a little harmony run in 1/8ths. The middle finger of the left hand(which was playing the seventh fret of the fourth string) shouldn't be lifted from the string when moved tothe sixth fret for the first note of the harmony run. Once this note has been played, the middle finger ismoved rapidly to the sixth fret of the third string and the ring finger replaces it on the fourht string.The run beginning in measure 25 can be tricky. I chose a fingering which brings the left hand progressivelydown the neck in reasonably small steps and leaves a natural anchor (index finger on the fourth fret of thethird string) for the descending figure beginning with the C#m6 in measure 26. If you prefer, you can play: 1(12), 1 (9), 2 (12), 2 (8), 1 (0), 3 (6), 2 (0) before setting the C#m6.Page 5 / 5