The Brisk Young Bachelor (12th pos)

by 16th C. English folk song · posted by WaltP

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+: 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)

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Tab

THE BRISK YOUNG BACHELOR 12th pos
16th C. English folk song
Key: Em
Harp: D

 -5  5 -5  6  -6     6    -6   -4
 -9  8 -9  9  -10    9    -10  -8
Once I was a brisk young bach’-lor

 -5  5   -5   6  -6   6    -6
 -9  8   -9   9  -10  9    -10
Till I gained a hand-some wife

6  -5  -5  5   -5  -4  -4  5  4
9  -9  -9  8   -9  -8  -8  8  7
I want-ed some-one to live by me

 -4  -4  -3’ 3 -3” 4   -4
 -8  -8  -6  6 -6  7   -8
Help me lead a so-ber life

 5   5  -5   -5   5
 8   8  -9   -9   8
With a whack fal-lor,

 5  -5  -5   5  -4   5  4
 8  -9  -9   8  -8   8  7
The did-dle and the dee-do

 -4   -4  -3”   3  -3” -3” 4 -4
 -8   -8  -6    6  -6  -6  7 -8
whack fal-lor, the did-dle-o-day

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