The Card Song

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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 CARD SONG
American folk song
Key: A
Time: 6/8

 6   7    -7   7   -7    7
The king will take the queen
 8   8    -8   7    -8   8    7
But the queen will take the knave
 7    8     7   7   7   -8  7  7
And since we’re in good com-pa-ny
 7   7   7    -7   -6  6
More li-quor shall we have
  5    -4  5    6    4
Here’s to you, Tom Brown
 6  6   6   6    6  5    4
And to you with all my heart
 6   6    6   6    6   5   4
And with you I’ll take a quart
 5   -5   5    -5   6  -6  6   4
With you I’ll drink a drop or two
4   4    5   6  5   -4
Be-fore that we do part
  4    -3  4   -4    3
Here’s to you, Tom Brown
  -4   5  -5    6    4
Here’s to you, Tom Brown

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