The Dying Ranger (hi-lo)

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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 DYING RANGER hi-lo
American folk song
Key: G

 3   2   3   -3”  3  2   3   3
 6   5   6   -6   6  5   6   6
The sun was sink-ing in the west

 3   -3”  4   -4     4    4
 6   -6   7   -8     7    7
And fell with lin-g’ring ray

   4     4    5    6  6   5  -4   5
   7     7    8    9  9   8  -8   8
Through the branch-es of the for-est

 -3”  3   4   3   5   4  -4
 -6   6   7   6   8   7  -8
Where a wound-ed rang-er lay

   4    4    5   6  6  5  -4  5
   7    7    8   9  9  8  -8  8
‘Neath the shock of a pal-met-to

-3”  3   4   3   5   4    3
-6   6   7   6   8   7    6
And the sun-set sil-v’ry sky

 3  3 -3”  -3” -3”  -3” 3   3  2
 6  6 -6   -6  -6   -6  6   6  5
Far a-way from his home in Tex-as

 3    -3”  4   -4  4   4
 6    -6   7   -8  7   7
They laid him down to die

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