The Croppy Boy (hi-lo)

by 18th C. Irish 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 CROPPY BOY hi-lo
18th C. Irish folk song
Key: G
Time: 3/4

  3    4  4    5  4  -3”-3”   -2”
  6    7  7    8  7  -6 -6    -5
‘Twas ear-ly, ear-ly in the Spring

-2”  -4   -4   -4  -3  -4    3   3   3
-5   -8   -8   -8  -7  -8    6   6   6
The birds did whis-tle and sweet-ly sing

  3    4    5     6    5    -5  6   5
  6    7    8     9    8    -9  9   8
Chang-ing their notes from tree to tree

 4   4   -4   5   -5-4
 7   7   -8   8   -9-8
And the song they sang

-3   -4   4   4    4
-7   -8   7   7    7
Was “Old Ire-land Free”

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound