The Boll Weevil (hi-lo)

by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger · posted by WaltP

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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

THE BOLL WEEVIL hi-lo
Trad. Folk song
Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger
Key: G

 3    3    3    2   3   3
 6    6    6    5   6   6
Have you heard the lat-est,

 4   4   4  4  -3”   4
 7   7   7  7  -6    7
The lat-est of the songs,

  4    4    4   4   4    4   4
  7    7    7   7   7    7   7
‘Bout this lit-tle boll wee-vil

 5    4    4    4   3
 8    7    7    7   6
Done been here and gone.

 3   3   3  3    3  3  -3
 6   6   6  6    6  6  -7
Just a look-in’ for a home,

3  3   3    3  3  4
6  6   6    6  6  7
A look-in’ for a home

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