The Murdered Brother

by Aunt Selina Metcalf · 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 MURDERED BROTHER
Trad. folk
Aunt Selina Metcalf
Key: Dm
Time: 3/4

-3” -3”-2” 2    -1 -2”  3  -3”-3 3    -3”
How come that blood on your own coat sleeve
-2”  3 -3”-2”-3”  3 2  1   -1
Lit-tle son pray come tell me
-3”-45 4   -4   4  -3”’  -3” -3  3    -3”
It is the blood of that skin-ny grey-hound
 -3” -3” -2” -1  3 2 1 -12-2”
That tra-ced the fox for me
 3   -3” -4   -3”3 2  1  -1
That tra-ced the fox for me

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