Devilish Mary (hi-lo)

How hard is it?

Ad: Want to make Devilish Mary (hi-lo) sound awesome on your harmonica? Master tight single notes, rock solid bending and more with easy video lessons → click here.

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

DEVILISH MARY hi-lo
American folk song
Key: D

6  6    6  7   6   -6  6   5
9  9    9  10  9   -10 9   8
I once got up and went to town

6    6   6  7    -6   6  -6
9    9   9  10   -10  9 -10
To court a fair young la-dy

6  6   7   -6   6   5   4
9  9   10  -10  9   8   7
I in-quired a-bout her name

 4   -4   4  -3” -3” 3   4  5
 7   -8   7  -6  -6  6   7  8
Her name was Dev-il-ish Mar-y

 5   5 5  5   5
 8   8 8  8   8
Come a fa la ling

 5   5  -4   4   4  -3”
 8   8  -8   7   7  -6
Come a ling come a ling

 4   4 5  5   5
 7   7 8  8   8
Come a fa la ling

 5   5 -4  4
 8   8 -8  7
Come a der-ry

 4   4 5  5   5
 7   7 8  8   8
Come a fa la ling

 5   5  -4   4   4  -3”
 8   8  -8   7   7  -6
Come a ling come a ling

 4   4 5  5   5
 7   7 8  8   8
Come a fa la ling

 5   5 -4  4
 8   8 -8  7
Come a der-ry

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