Go Down, Moses (chrom)

by Nana Mouskouri, Louis Armstrong · 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

GO DOWN, MOSES
Trad. American Spiritual
Nana Mouskouri, Louis Armstrong
Key: Bb

3   3    4   4
Go down, Mo-ses, 
-5   -5  5  -5 -5  4-3*3
way down in E-gypt land, 
-3*3  3  -3*33-2 -1 -1 -1  -1 -2* -2* 3 
tell old  Phar- aoh to let my peo-ple go. 

3   3    4   4
Go down, Mo-ses, 
-5   -5  5  -5 -5  4-3*3
way down in E-gypt land, 
-3*3  3  -3*33-2 -1 -1 -1  -1 -2* -2* 3 
tell old  Phar- aoh to let my peo-ple go. 

 -1  -3* -3* -3  -3 -3* -3*   3 
When Is-rael was in E-gypt’s land 
-1  -1 -2* -2* 3
Let my peo-ple go. 
-1   -3*  -3*  -3   -3   -3*  -3*   3
Op-pressed so hard they could not stand 
-1  -1 -2* -2* 3
Let my peo-ple go. 

 -1   -3*  -3*  -3    -3  -3*-3*  3
Thus spoke the Lord, bold Mo-ses said, 
-1  -1 -2* -2* 3
Let my peo-ple go, 
-1 -3*  -3*   -3    -3   -3*   -3*  3
If not, I’ll smite your first born dead, 
-1  -1 -2* -2* 3
Let my peo-ple go 

3   3    4   4
Go down, Mo-ses, 
-5   -5  5  -5 -5  4-3*3
way down in E-gypt land, 
-3*3  3  -3*33-2 -1 -1 -1  -1 -2* -2* 3 
tell old  Phar- aoh to let my peo-ple go.

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