Down By The Riverside (chromatic)

by Elvis Presley, Randy Travis · 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

DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE
Trad. Folk
Elvis Presley, Randy Travis
Key: G

-4 -3* -4   -1  2    3   -3    -4
Gon-na lay down my sword and shield 
 -4  -4 -3* -4  -3  3
down by the riv-er-side 
 -3  -3  3* -3  3   -2*
down by the riv-er-side 
 -4  -4 -3* -4  -3  3
down by the riv-er-side 
 3  -3 -4   -1  2    3   -3    -4
Gon-na lay down my sword and shield, 
 -4  -4 -3* -4  -3  3
down by the riv-er-side, 
 3  -3 4 -3 -4 -3  3
and stud-y war no more. 
3  -3   -4  -4  4   4  4  4   4
I ain't gon-na stud-y war no more, 
4  -3   -3  -3  -4 -4 -4  -3  3
I ain't gon-na stud-y war no more, 
3  -2*   3  3   -3 -3 -4  -3  -4
I ain't gon-na stud-y war no more, 

REPEAT

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