Captains And Ships (hi-lo)

by Sea Chantey from Newfoundland · 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

CAPTAINS AND SHIPS hi-lo
Sea Chantey from Newfoundland
Key: G
Time: 6/8

-3”3-2”  3    -3”   4
-66 -5   6    -6    7
To Har-vey’s I’ll start

-3” 3  -3”   3     3   3
-6  6  -6    6     6   6
And to Bow-ring’s I’ll go

-3”3  -2”  3  -3”   4
-6 6  -5   6  -6    7
I’ll name all the ships

-3”  3  -3”  -3   4  -4
-6   6  -6   -7   7  -8
And the cap-tains al-so

  4    4   -4    6   6  -5  -4
  7    7   -8    9   9  -9  -8
Where the North King is rag-ing

 4    -3     3   -3”  -3
 7    -7     6   -6   -7
And strong blows the gale

4    -4   -4 -4   -5    -4
7    -8   -8 -8   -9    -8
In search of the White Coast

4 -3   3    -3”  3
7 -7   6    -6   6
A day they will sail

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