Tom Hark (Diatonic)

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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

A South African kwela band tune used by the BBC tv in the 50's as background music for a play, it was taken into the hit parade by "Elias and his zig-zag jive flutes". Later in the 60's it was done by "Micky Finn and the Blue men" with a Bluebeat rhythm on Bluebeat records in the UK. Oh!and yes there's some football team, that has it as their supporters battle hymn. On tabbing it comes out high on the register so I have transposed it down an octavefor those who like their harmonica playing lower. Best hear this on youtube, use any key harmonica you wish.

Hi 7 7 7 8 7~/~~ 7 7 7 8 -8~/~~ -8 -8 8 -8 -7~/
Lo 4 4 4 5 4~/~~ 4 4 4 5 -4~/~~ -4 -4 5 -4 -3~/

~~ -7 -7 -7 -8 7~/~~ 7 7 7 8 7~/~~ 7 7 7 8 -8~/
~~ -3 -3 -3 -4 4~/~~ 4 4 4 5 4~/~~ 4 4 4 5 -4~/

~~ -8 -8 8 -8 -7~/~~ -7 -7 -7 -8 7~/
~~ -4 -4 5 -4 -3~/~~ -3 -3 -3 -4 4~/

~~  7 7 7 8 7~/~~ 7 7 7 8 -8~/~~ -8 -8 8 -8 -7~/
~~  4 4 4 5 4~/~~ 4 4 4 5 -4~/~~ -4 -4 5 -4 -3~/

~~ -7 -7 -7 -8 7~/~~ 7 7 7 8 7~/~~ 7 7 7 8 -8~/
~~ -3 -3 -3 -4 4~/~~ 4 4 4 5 4~/~~ 4 4 4 5 -4~/

~~ -8 -8 8 -8 -7~/~~ -7 -7 -7 -8 7~/
~~ -4 -4 5 -4 -3~/~~ -3 -3 -3 -4 4~/

~~ 9 8 (-8 8) -8 7 -6 6//7 -7 7 -8 8 -8 7 -8~/
~~ 6 5 (-4 5) -4 4 -3 3//4 -3 4 -4 5 -4 4 -4~/

~~-8 -7 -8 -7 -8~/~~ -7 -6 -7 7 -8 8 -8 7~/
~~-4 -3 -4 -3 -4~/~~ -4 -3 -3 4 -4 5 -4 4~/

~~-4 5 6 -6 7 -8 8 -8
~~-1 2 3 -3"4 -4 5 -4

~~ 7 7 -8 8 -8 7 -8~/~~ -8 7 -8 7 -8/
~~ 4 4 -4 5 -4 4 -4~/~~ -4 4 -4 4 -4/

-7 6 -7 7 -8 8 -8 7~/~~ r r 7 7 7 8 7~//
-3 3 -3 4 -4 5 -4 4~/~~ r r 4 4 4 5 4~//

~~ 7 7 7 8 -8~/~~ -8 -8 8 -8 -7~/
~~ 4 4 4 5 -4~/~~ -4 -4 5 -4 -3~/

~~ -7 -7 -7 -8 7~/~~ 7 7 7 8 7~/
~~ -3 -3 -3 -4 4~/~~ 4 4 4 5 4~/

~~ 7 7 7 8 -8~/~~ -8 -8 8 -8 -7~/
~~ 4 4 4 5 -4~/~~ -4 -4 5 -4 -3~/

~~ -7 -7 -7 -8 7~~/~~ r //
~~ -3 -3 -3 -4 4~~/~~ r //

/ indicates bar start and end
~/~~ wave line indicates you extend the note into the following bar.
(-8 8) these are grace notes include as you wish
r indicates a rest r r is two rests
" means bend. 
(Sorry guys I had to add more bars of tabbing latest modify)

Yours harmusman

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