Blow The Candles Out (hi-lo)
by 18th C. English folk song · 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.
BLOW THE CANDLES OUT hi-lo
18th C. English Folk Song
Key: Em
2 -3”-3” -3” -3 -3” 3 -3” -3
5 -6 -6 -6 -7 -6 6 -6 -7
-4 6 6 6 -6* 6 -5 6 -6*
When I was ap-pren-ticed in Lon-don
-4 5 5 -4 -3 -3”2
-8 8 8 -8 -7 -6 5
-7 -8 -8 -7 -6* 6 -4
I went to see my dear
2 -3” -3” -3-3” 3 -3” -3
5 -6 -6 -7-6 6 -6 -7
-4 6 6 -6*6 -5 6 -6*
The can-dles were all burn-ing
-4 5 5 -4 -3 -3”
-8 8 8 -8 -7 -6
-7 -8 -8 -7 -6* 6
The moon shone bright and clear
5 5 5 -4 5 6 5
8 8 8 -8 8 9 8
-8 -8 -8 -7 -8 -9 -8
I knocked up-on her win-dow
-4 5 -4 -3 3 2
-8 8 -8 -7 6 5
-7 -8 -7 -6* -5 -4
To ease her of her pain
2 -3” -3”-3-3”2 -3”
5 -6 -6 -7-6 5 -6
-4 6 6 -6*6 -4 6
She rose to let me in
-3 -4 5 5 -4 -3 -3”
-7 -8 8 8 -8 -7 -6
-6* -7 -8 -8 -7 -6* 6
Then she barred the door a-gain