The Virgin Mary had a baby boy

by Connor collection (Bryce) · posted by harmusman

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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)

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Tab

This is a traditional Trinidadian folk song termed as a carol

     3   4   4   4  4   -4    4  -3 -4  3    3
v.1 The Vir-gin  Ma-ry  had   a /ba-by boy, the/

-5  -5  -5 -5  6 -5 5  6   4    5
Vir-gin Ma-ry had a/ba-by boy, the/

 6   6  -7 -6 -7  6 -6 -6 -5~~~ -5   -5
Vir-gin Ma-ry had a/ba-by boy-- and they/ 

 6   5    4   -4   3   4  4
say that his name was/Je-sus/

Refrain 3  3    -3  -3    4  4  5   5    5   -4
       He come from the/ glo-ry/he come from the

 4    4    -4   4   -6  6   -5  5   6~~~~~ -6
glo-rious king-dom;/ O yes, be-liev-er~~~/~ O/

 6   -5   5  6  3   3    -3  -3   4  -4
yes, be-liev-er/he come from the glo-ry/

5   5    5   -4   4    4    -4   4
he come from the glo-rious king-dom!//

use v.1 tabs for these other verses,

v.2 The an-gels sang when the ba-by born
    the an-gels sang when the ba-by born
    the an-gels sang when the ba-by born
    and they proc-claim him the sa-viour Je-sus

  3 The wise men went where the ba-by born
    the wise men went where the ba-by born,
    the wise men went where the ba-by born
    and they say that his name was Je-sus

Yours Harmusman

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