The Cruel Mother (2nd pos)

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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 MOTHER 2nd pos
English folk song
Key: A
Time: 2/4
Harp: D

 -4   -4 -5 6  6   -4   -5  6
 -8   -8 -9 9  9   -8   -9  9
There was a la-dy lived in York

 6  6  6   -5 -5  6   6 -5
 9  9  9   -9 -9  9   9 -9
All a-lone and a-lone-ly

-44  4   5   -4   -4  -4   4    5    -4
-87  7   8   -8   -8  -8   7    8    -8
She fell in love with her fath-er’s clerk

 -3  3   3    4    -3”  -2” 3
 -7  6   6    7    -6   -5  6
Down by the green-wood side-y

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