The Drunken Sailor (chrom)

by 19th C. American sea chantey · 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 DRUNKEN SAILOR chrom
19th C. American Sea Chantey
Key: D
Time: 2/4

 -3  -3     -3  -1  -2* -3
‘Way hay, ‘n’up she ris-es
 3   3    3    3   3    1*    2  3
Pat-ent blocks o’ dif-f’rent siz-es
 -3  -3     -3  -4   4* -5
‘Way hay, ‘n’up she ris-es
 4* -3  3   2   -1  -1
Ear-lye in the morn-in’
 -3   -3   -3 -3 -3 -3  -3   -1  -2* -3
What shall we do wi’ a drunk-en sail-or
 3     3   3  3  3   3   3   1*  2   3
What shall we do wi’ a drunk-en sail-or
 -3   -3   -3 -3 -3 -3  -3   -4  4*  -5
What shall we do wi’ a drunk-en sail-or
 4* -3  3   2   -1  -1
Ear-lye in the morn-in’

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