The Cruel Youth (chrom)

by 17th C. American folk 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

THE CRUEL YOUTH chrom
17th C. American folk song
Key: D
Time: 3/4

 -1   -2* -2* -2*  2 -1  -1  -1
There was a youth, a cru-el youth
-3  -4   -4 -4-3  3  -3
He lived be-side the sea
-3   -4  -4  -4   4* -5 -5 -4 -3
Six pret-ty maid-ens he drown-ed
 -2*  -1 -2*  -3  -4 -3-2* 2  -1
There by the lone-ly wil-low tree

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