The Croppy Boy (chrom)

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 chrom
18th C. Irish folk song
Key: G
Time: 3/4

  -1   3  3   -4  3  2   2    1
‘Twas ear-ly, ear-ly in the Spring
 1   -3   -3   -3  -2* -3   -1   -1  -1
The birds did whis-tle and sweet-ly sing
 -1    3   -4    -5    -4   4   -5  -4
Chang-ing their notes from tree to tree
 3   3   -3   -4  4 -3 
And the song they sang
-2*  -3   3   3    3
Was “Old Ire-land Free”

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