Chester (hi-lo)

by From: “The New England Psalm-Singer” · 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

CHESTER hi-lo
By: William Billings
From: “The New England Psalm-Singer”
1771
Key: C
Time: 2/4

 3  -3” -3     4     3  -3”4-3-3”3
 6  -6  -7     7     6  -67-7-6 6
Let ty-rants shake their i-ron rod

 3   3    3   3-3”3-2”2-2”2 -1 1 -1
 6   6    6   6-6 6-55 -5 5 -4 4 -4
And slav-‘ry clank her gall-ing chain

  3    -3” -3”   3 -3”-34 3 -3”-34
  6    -6  -6    6 -6-7 7 6 -6-7 7
We’ll fear them not we trust in God

4-3 -3”   3  -3”-2”2-1
7-7 -6    6  -6 -55-4
New Eng-land’s God 

3 1-2”2-1   1
6 4-55 -4   4
For-ev-er reigns

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