12th Street Rag Tabulatur von Themes

The 12th Street Rag, written in 1914 by Euday Bowman, is iconic.

The SpongeBob SquarePants version brought it to life in a way that Mr. Bowman probably never thought possible.
It is originally performed on guitar, so this version will sound different (different key).

I've tried to get as close to the SpongeBob Production version as I can on a ukulele - work in progress as I update from time to time. 

I'm doing this all by ear as I find I learn the ukulele better that way. I have included some of the other arrangements (again by ear) 
to provide ideas for fun ad-libbing from time to time.

I highly recommend listening to the SB Production Version (on YouTube) to get a feel for the strumming patterns, as this is a swinging, fast song!
The swing is important; without it, you'll be more toward the traditional ragtime feel.

h - hammer on
p - pull off
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
|-3-| - triplet


Intro - Traditional

A|-10p9-10-12-10----------------------0-1-2---2-|
E|-----------------3p2-3-5-3----3-3-3---------1-|
C|--------------------------------------------2-|
G|----------------------------------------------|

Intro - SpongeBob version

A|-10p9-10-12-10-------------------------------2-|
E|-----------------3p2-3-5-3----7-7-7-7\6-5-3--1-|
C|---------------------------------------------2-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|

Section 1 - Listen to the production Spongebob version to get the swing style down

                                                  |-3-|  
A|-2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0--2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------1---1-----1---1-1-1-1-1-|
C|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------2---2-----2---2-2-2-2-2-|
G|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-|

                                                  |-3-|
A|-2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0--2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---1---1-----1-----1-----1--------0---0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-|
C|---2---2-----2-----2-----2--------0---0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-|
G|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-|

                                                  |-3-|  
A|-2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0--2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-0-0-|
E|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------1---1-----1---1-1-1-|
C|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------2---2-----2---2-2-2-|
G|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-|

Bridge 1 - SpongeBob Production Version

                                      This ending looks weird but it goes right into main riff.
A|-----------1/777-6-5--2-1-0-------0-1-|
E|-1/555-4-3 -----------------3-2/3-----|
C|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|

Bridge 1 - 1948 version

A|-5--10--7--5-----------------2-|
E|-5---------5---1-1-1--3-2-1--1-|
C|-6---------6---2-2-2--4-3-2--2-|
G|-5---------5-------------------|

Bridge 1 - Yet another fun SpongeBobish version

A|-5--10--7--5---2-2-2--3-4-5--10-|
E|-5---------5---1-1-1--3-4-5---7-|
C|-6---------6---2-2-2--3-4-5---7-|
G|-5---------5------------------7-|

Section 1 Again
                                                  |-3-|  
A|-2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0--2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------1---1-----1---1-1-1-1-1-|
C|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------2---2-----2---2-2-2-2-2-|
G|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-|

                                                  |-3-|
A|-2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0--2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---1---1-----1-----1-----1--------0---0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-|
C|---2---2-----2-----2-----2--------0---0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-|
G|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-|

                                                  |-3-|  
A|-2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0--2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-0-0-|
E|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------1---1-----1---1-1-1-|
C|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------2---2-----2---2-2-2-|
G|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-|

Bridge 2 - Spongebob Version

A|--7-7--11-9-11-9---7-7-9-10-10-9-10-9-7----0------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3---3---3---3---------2-2/5-3-3-3| 
C|-----------------------------------------------4---4---4-3\2-0------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Early Outro (instead of bridge 2) - This is in line with the 1948 Pee Wee Hunt version and is a great way to end the song early.

A|---0-3--3-3----0-1--1-1------0--0-0-----------------------------------------3/15------|
E|-3------3-3--3------0-0--1-3----1-1--1-3-4---6---7h8-3h4- 2h3-6-3---------------------| 
C|--------4-4---------0-0---------0-0-------------------------------2--4-4--0-----------|
G|--------------------0-0---------2-2---------------------------------------------------|

Section 3 x 2 - Ok, now we are pure SpongeBob version only from this point on. Repeat this twice!

A|------------------------------------------------------3/15-15\5\3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------0--------------| 
C|-0h1h2-0h1h2-0h1h2-0h1h2-0h1h2-0h1h2-0h1h2-0h1h2--0----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

             |-3-|              |-3-|       
A|---3-----3---------------------------------------|
E|-----------5-5-5-4-3---7-6-5---------------------| 
C|-0----0-----------------------0-0-0-2-3-4--0-2-4-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|

Section 4 - Flamenco style section - strum through each chord very quickly, 

    d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u d                             
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-0-|  
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

    d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u d
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-0-| 
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
C|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

    d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u d                
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-0-|  
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Bridge 2 - Spongebob Version
 
A|--7-7--11-9-11-9---7-7-9-10-10-9-10-9-7----0------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3---3---3---3---------2-2/5-3-3-3| 
C|-----------------------------------------------4---4---4-3\2-0------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro - SpongeBob (feel free to insert another intro here for fun!)

A|-10p9-10-12-10-------------------------------2-|
E|-----------------3p2-3-5-3----7-7-7-7\6-5-3--1-|
C|---------------------------------------------2-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|

Section 1
                                                  |-3-|  
A|-2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0--2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------1---1-----1---1-1-1-1-1-|
C|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------2---2-----2---2-2-2-2-2-|
G|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-|

                                                  |-3-|
A|-2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0--2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---1---1-----1-----1-----1--------0---0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-|
C|---2---2-----2-----2-----2--------0---0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-|
G|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-|

                                                  |-3-|  
A|-2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0--2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-0-0-|
E|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------1---1-----1---1-1-1-|
C|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------2---2-----2---2-2-2-|
G|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-|

Bridge 3

A|-----------1s777-6-5--2/12-12-11-10-9-8-7-6--2-|
E|-1s555-4-3 ------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|

Section 1
                                                  |-3-|  
A|-2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0--2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------1---1-----1---1-1-1-1-1-|
C|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------2---2-----2---2-2-2-2-2-|
G|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-|

                                                  |-3-|
A|-2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0--2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---1---1-----1-----1-----1--------0---0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-|
C|---2---2-----2-----2-----2--------0---0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-|
G|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-|

                                                  |-3-|  
A|-2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0--2-3p2-3p2p0-3p2p0-0-0-|
E|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------1---1-----1---1-1-1-|
C|---0---0-----0-----0-----0--------2---2-----2---2-2-2-|
G|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-|

Outro (with a nice extra SpongeBob touch at the end)

   |-3-|    |-3-|    |-3-|    |-3-|                                     
A|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3/7\3----0--------------------------7-10-7-5-7-5--3/14-15|
E|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--3-3-3------------3---3----3---3--------------------------------|
C|-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--4-4-4--------------4---4----4---4\3-2-0------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------|