The Deer Song (hi-lo)

by N. Carolina 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 DEER SONG hi-lo
N. Carolina folk song
Key: D
Time: 2/4

3 -3”  4     4   4   4   -3”  3
6 -6   7     7   7   7   -6   6
On a bright and sum-mer morn-ing

 3    4     4   4   4    5    6
 6    7     7   7   7    8    9
The ground all cov-ered with snow

6 -6  6   5     4  -4 4   4
9 -10 9   8     7  -8 7   7
I put my shoul-der to my gun

-4 -4  5   -4 -3” 4
-8 -8  8   -8 -6  7
And a hunt-ing I did

-4 -4  5   -4 -3” 4  4
-8 -8  8   -8 -6  7  7
And a hunt-ing I did go

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