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Bow And Balance (hi-lo)

by 17th C. English children’s 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.

Tab

BOW AND BALANCE hi-lo

17th C. English children’s song

Key: D

Time: 3/4

 

  3    3  4   4   4  -4

  6    6  7   7   7  -8

There was an old wom-an

 

  5   -4  4   4    4

  8   -8  7   7    7

Lived on the sea-shore

 

 6   6   6   5   6  -6

 9   9   9   8   9 -10

Bow and bal-ance to me

 

 -6    6  6   6   6  -5

 -10   9  9   9   9  -9

There was an old wom-an

 

  5   -6 -6  -6   -5

  8  -10 -10 -10  -9

Lived on the sea-shore

 

-6   6   5  5    5    -4

-10  9   8  8    8    -8

Her num-ber of daugh-ters

 

 4   -4    -3     3

 7   -8    -7     6

One, two, three, four

 

 3   4   5   -5  -5 6   -6

 6   7   8   -9  -9 9   -10

And I’ll be true to my love

 

6  5   -4   5   -5  5   -4 4

9  8   -8   8   -9  8   -8 7

If my love will be true to me

 

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

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