Duncan And Brady (l-m-h)

by 19th C. American 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

DUNCAN AND BRADY l-m-h
19th C. American folk song
Key: D
Time: 2/4

 2   2  2    3  3  3   -2”2   -1   3
 5   5  5    6  6  6   -5 5   -4   6
 8   8  8    9  9  9   -9 8   -8   9
Down in St. Lou-is at Twelfth and Carr

 2   2    3  3  -2”-2” 2   2    1
 5   5    6  6  -5 -5  5   5    4
 8   8    9  9  -9 -9  8   8    7
Big Bill Bra-dy was a-tend-in’ bar

2   2    2   3   3  3  -2” 2  -1    3
5   5    5   6   6  6  -5  5  -4    6
8   8    8   9   9  9  -9  8  -8    9
In came old Dun-can a star on his chest

 2   2   2    3  3   -2”   -2” 2  -1  1
 5   5   5    6  6   -5    -5  5  -4  4
 8   8   8    9  9   -9    -9  8  -8  7
Dun-can says Bra-dy you’re un-der ar-rest

 2  3   -2”  2   2  -1   1
 5  6   -5   5   5  -4   4
 8  9   -9   8   8  -8   7
Bra-dy, why did-n’t you run

 2  3  -2”   2   -1  3
 5  6  -5    5   -4  6
 8  9  -9    8   -8  9
Bra-dy you should a run

 2  3   -2”  2   2  -1   3
 5  6   -5   5   5  -4   6
 8  9   -9   8   8  -8   9
Bra-dy, why did-n’t you run

 1   -1   2     2    3   3
 4   -4   5     5    6   6
 7   -8   8     8    9   9
When you seen Black Dun-can

 -2” -2”  2  1 -1  1
 -5  -5   5  4 -4  4
 -9  -9   8  7 -8  7
With his gat-ling gun

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