The Sailor and the Maid

by JJ Milteau / M. Galvin · posted by mmolino54

How hard is it?

Listen to the song— a recording linked by the tab’s author

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Credit for this tab belongs to the Bon Vent blog:
http://www.bonvent.fr/index.php

For a video of JJ Milteau playing this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7SY3pH86RM

Play in this order: 
Parts A, B, A, C, B, A, B, A

PART A
-6 +6 
-6 -4 -4 +4 -4 +5 -5 +6 -6 -5 -6 +6 -5 +6 
-6 -4 -4 +4 -4 +5 -5 +6 -6 -5 +7 -6 +6 -5 -5 +6 
-6 -4 -4 +4 -4 +5 -5 +6 -6 -5 -6 +6 -6 -7 
+7 -7 -6 +6 -6 +6 +5 +4 -4 +5 +6 +5 -4 -6 +6 
-6 -4 -4 +4 -4 +5 -5 +6 -6 -5 -6 +6 -5 +6 
-6 -4 -4 +4 -4 +5 -5 +6 -6 -5 +7 -6 +6 -5 -5 +6
-6 -4 -4 +4 -4 +5 -5 +6 -6 -5 -6 +6 -6 -7
+7 -7 -6 +6 -6 +6 +5 +4 -4 +5 +6 +5 -4

PART B
+4 -4 -4 +4 -4 +5 -5 +5 +6 +5 -5 +5 -4 +4
+3 +4 +4 +3 +4 -4 +5 +4 +6 +5 -5 +5 -4 +4
+4 -4 -4 +4 -4 +5 -5 +5 +6 +5 -5 +5 -4
+4 -4 -4 +4 -4 +5 -5 +6 -6 -5 +6 +5 -5
+4 -4 -4 +4 -4 +5 -5 +5 +6 +5 -5 +5 -4 +4
+3 +4 +4 +3 +4 -4 +5 +4 +6 +5 -5 +5 -4 +4
+4 -4 -4 +4 -4 +5 -5 +5 +6 +5 -5 +5 -4
+4 -4 -4 +4 -4 +5 -5 +6 -6 -5 +6 +5 -5 -6 +6

PART C
+5 +6
-6 -6 -7 -6 +6 +5 -4 +5 +6 -6 -7 +7 -7 -6 +6
-6 -6 -7 -6 +6 +5 -4 +5 +6 +5 +6 -4 +5 +6
-6 -6 -7 -6 +6 +5 -4 +5 +6 -6 -7 +7 -8
+8 -8 +7 +8 -8 +7 -6 -7 +7 -6 +6 +5 -4 -4 +5 +6
-6 -6 -7 -6 +6 +5 -4 +5 +6 -7 -7 +7 -7 -6 +6
-6 -6 -7 -6 +6 +5 -4 +5 +6 +5 +6 -4 +5 +6
-6 -6 -7 -6 +6 +5 -4 +5 +6 -6 -7 +7 -8
+8 -8 +7 +8 -8 +7 -6 -7 +7 -6 +6 +5 -4 -4

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound