The Brisk Young Bachelor (hi-lo)

by 16th 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.

Tab

THE BRISK YOUNG BACHELOR hi-lo
16th C. English folk song
Key: Em

 4  -3  4 -4   5    -4    5    -3”
 7  -7  7 -8   8    -8    8    -6
Once I was a brisk young bach’-lor

 4  -3   -3  -4  5    -4   5
 7  -7   -7  -8  8    -8   8
Till I gained a hand-some wife

-4 4   4   -3   4  -3” -3” -3 3
-8 7   7   -7   7  -6  -6  -7 6
I want-ed some-one to live by me

 -3” -3” 2  -1 2   3   -3”
 -6  -6  5  -4 5   6   -6
Help me lead a so-ber life

 -3 -3   4    4  -3
 -7 -7   7    7  -7
With a whack fal-lor,

-3   4   4  -3  -3” -3  3
-7   7   7  -7  -6  -7  6
The did-dle and the dee-do

 -3”  -3”  2   -1   2   2  3 -3”
 -6   -6   5   -4   5   5  6 -6
whack fal-lor, the did-dle-o-day

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