Mac Namara's Band (2nd pos)

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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

MacNAMARA’S BAND 2nd pos
W: John Stamford
M: Shamus O’Connor
Bing Crosby
Key: G
Harp: C

-4  -4  -3  -3 -3  -3 -3 -3
-8  -8  -7  -7 -7  -7 -7 -7
Oh, me name is Mac-Na-ma-ra, 

-3  -3   -3  -3 -3” 3   -1
-7  -7   -7  -7 -6  6   -4
I'm the lead-er of the band

-3   4      4    4  4  -4  -4
-7   7      7    7  7  -8  -8
Al-though we're few in num-ber, 

  3   -3” -3  -3  -3” 3   -3”
  6   -6  -7  -7  -6  6   -6
we're the fin-est in the land

-4  -3  -3  -3   -3  -3   -3
-8  -7  -7  -7   -7  -7   -7
We play at wakes and wed-dings 

-3  -3 -3  -3 -3” 3   -1
-7  -7 -7  -7 -6  6   -4
and at ev-‘ry fan-cy ball

-3   4   4   4   4  -4 -4   3
-7   7   7   7   7  -8 -8   6
And when we play at fu-ner-als, 

-3” -3  -3   -3”   -3”  3
-6  -7  -7   -6    -6   6
we play the March from Saul


-4  -4   -3   -3  -3  -3  -3  -3   -3   -3
-8  -8   -7   -7  -7  -7  -7  -7   -7   -7
Oh, the drums go bang and the cym-bals clang 

-3  -3   -3    -3   -3”  3 -1
-7  -7   -7    -7   -6   6 -4
and the horns they blaze a-way

-3  4   4    4    4  -4  -4  3
-7  7   7    7    7  -8  -8  6
Mc-Car-thy pumps the old ba-zoon 

 -3” -3 -3   -3”  3   -3”
 -6  -7 -7   -6   6   -6
while I the pipes do play

-4  -3  -3  -3  -3  -3  -3   -3  -3  -3   -3
-8  -7  -7  -7  -7  -7  -7   -7  -7  -7   -7
And Hen-nes-see Ten-nes-see toot-les the flute 

-3  -3  -3  -3 -3  -3”   3    -1
-7  -7  -7  -7 -7  -6    6    -4
and the mus-ic is some-thin' grand

-3  4  4  4   4  -4   3   -3”-3  -3 -3” -3”  3
-7  7  7  7   7  -8   6   -6 -7  -7 -6  -6   6
A cred-it to old Ire-land is Mac-Na-ma-ra's band


Right now we are re-hears-in' 
for a very swell af-fair
The an-nu-al cel-e-bra-tion, 
all the gen-try will be there
When Gen-er-al Grant to Ire-land came 
he took me by the hand
Says he, "I nev-er saw the likes 
of Mac-Na-mar-a's Band"

-4  -4   -3   -3  -3  -3  -3  -3   -3   -3
-8  -8   -7   -7  -7  -7  -7  -7   -7   -7
Oh, the drums go bang and the cym-bals clang 

-3  -3   -3    -3   -3”  3 -1
-7  -7   -7    -7   -6   6 -4
and the horns they blaze a-way

-3  4   4    4    4  -4  -4  3
-7  7   7    7    7  -8  -8  6
Mc-Car-thy pumps the old ba-zoon 

 -3” -3 -3   -3”  3   -3”
 -6  -7 -7   -6   6   -6
while I the pipes do play

-4  -3  -3  -3  -3  -3  -3   -3  -3  -3   -3
-8  -7  -7  -7  -7  -7  -7   -7  -7  -7   -7
And Hen-nes-see Ten-nes-see toot-les the flute 

-3  -3  -3  -3 -3  -3”   3    -1
-7  -7  -7  -7 -7  -6    6    -4
and the mus-ic is some-thin' grand

-3  4  4  4   4  -4   3   -3”-3  -3 -3” -3”  3
-7  7  7  7   7  -8   6   -6 -7  -7 -6  -6   6
A cred-it to old Ire-land is Mac-Na-ma-ra's band

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