Cape Ann (hi-lo)

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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

CAPE ANN hi-lo
American folk
Key: G

3   3   4   4  4   4   5
6   6   7   7  7   7   8
We hunt-ed and we hal-loed

 4   5   -4     4    -3  -3”  3
 7   8   -8     7    -7  -6   6
And the first thing that we found

 3  3  3   4   4   4   5
 6  6  6   7   7   7   8
Was a barn in the mea-dow

 4   -4  4   -3  -3” 3
 7   -8  7   -7  -6  6
And that we left be-hind

 -3” -3   4
 -6  -7   7
Look ye there

 5   5   5   5  5  5
 8   8   8   8  8  8
One said it was a barn

 5   5   5  5   5    2
 8   8   8  8   8    5
But the oth-er said nay

5   -4  -4 -4 -4  -4  -4   -4
8   -8  -8 -8 -8  -8  -8   -8
He said it was a meet-ing house

 -4  -4    5   -4   4  -3” 3
 -8  -8    8   -8   7  -6  6
With the steep-le blown a-way

 -3” -3   4
 -6  -7   7
Look ye there

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