Clementine (12th pos)

by American mining song · 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

CLEMENTINE 12nd pos
By: Percy Montrose
American mining song
Key: F
Time: 3/4
Harp: C

-2”-2”-2” 1  -3”-3”-3”-2”
In a cav-ern in a can-yon
-2”-3” 4   4  -3 -3” 3
Ex-ca-vat-ing for a mine
 3   -3” -3 -3  -3”-3”’-3” -2”
Dwelt a min-er, for-ty nin-er
-2” -3”   3    1   2   3   -2”
And his daugh-ter Clem-en-tine
-2”-2”-2”  1    -3”-3”-3”  -2”
Oh my dar-ling, oh my dar-ling
-2”-3” 4   4    -3  -3” 3
Oh my dar-ling Clem-en-tine
 3  -3”  -3  -3   -3” -3”’-3”-2”
You are lost and gone for-ev-er
 -2”  -3”  3  1    2   3  -2”
Dread-ful sor-ry, Clem-en-tine

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