Clare's Dragoons (hi-lo)

by 18th C. Irish folk song · posted by WaltP

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+: 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)

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Tab

CLARE’S DRAGOONS hi-lo
18th C. Irish folk song
Key: G

3 -2”2   3  3   -3”    4  -4   4
6 -5 5   6  6   -6     7  -8   7
When on Ram-il-lies’ blood-y field

 3   2   3      3    5   -5 5   -4 4 -3”
 6   5   6      6    8   -9 8   -8 7 -6
The baf-fled French were forced to yield

3-2” 2   3   3  -3” 4    -4     5
6-5  5   6   6  -6  7    -8     8
The vic-tor Sax-on back-ward reeled

-5  5    4   -3”   -5    5    -4    4
-9  8    7   -6    -9    8    -8    7
Be-fore the charge of Clare’s dra-goons

-4    5   6  -4    6    4   -4   5
-8    8   9  -8    9    7   -8   8
The flags we con-quered in that fray

 4    5   6 -4  5    -5 -4   -4 4 4
 7    8   9 -8  8    -9 -8   -8 7 7
Look lone in Y-pres’ choir, they say

 4 -4  5    6   -4  5  4  -4  5
 7 -8  8    9   -8  8  7  -8  8
We’ll with them com-pa-ny to-day

-5   6   4  -3”  -5    5     -4    4
-9   9   7  -6   -9    8     -8    7
Or brave-ly die like Clare’s dra-goons

3 -2”2  3  3   -3”  4    -4    4 3
6 -5 5  6  6   -6   7    -8    7 6
Then vi-va-la, for Ire-land’s wrong

2  3  3   5  -55 -4 4    -3”
5  6  6   8  -98 -8 7    -6
vi-va-la for Ire’land’s right

3 -2”2  3  3   -3” 4  -4     5
6 -5 5  6  6   -6  7  -8     8
Then vi-va-la, in bat-tle through

-5 -5  6    4   -3”  -5  5  -4    4
-9 -9  9    7   -6   -9  8  -8    7
For a Span-ish steed and sa-ber bright

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