Blow The Candles Out (12th pos)
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 12th pos
18th C. English Folk Song
Key: Em
Harp: D
-3”-4 -4 -4 5 -4 4 -4 5
-6 -8 -8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 8
When I was ap-pren-ticed in Lon-don
6 -6 -6 6 5 -4-3”
9 -10 -10 9 8 -8-6
I went to see my dear
-3” -4 -4 5 -4 4 -4 5
-6 -8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 8
The can-dles were all burn-ing
6 -6 -6 6 5 -4
9 -10 -10 9 8 -8
The moon shone bright and clear
-6 -6 -6 6 -6 7 -6
-10 -10 -10 9 -10 10 -10
I knocked up-on her win-dow
6 -6 6 5 4 -3”
9 -10 9 8 7 -6
To ease her of her pain
-3” -4 -4 5-4 -3”-4
-6 -8 -8 8-8 -6 -8
She rose to let me in
5 6 -6 -6 6 5 -4
8 9 -10 -10 9 8 -8
Then she barred the door a-gain