Fair Harvard (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

FAIR HARVARD hi-lo
W: Samuel Gilman, 1811
Trad. Irish Air
Key: D
Time: 6/8

2 -1  1   -1
5 -4  4   -4
Fair Har-vard

 1   1   2   3  -2â€-3â€ 4    4
 4   4   5   6  -5 -6  7    7
Thy sons to thy ju-bi-lee throng 

-3   -3â€   3    -2â€  2  -2â€  2   -1   2
-7   -6    6    -5   5  -5   4   -4   5
And with bless-ings sur-ren-der thee oâ€™er

2   -1    1  -1  1    1
5   -4    4  -4  4    4
By these fes-ti-val rites

 2    3  -2â€  -3â€ 4   4
 5    6  -5   -6  7   7
From the age that is past

-3 -3â€  3   4   2   -1   2  -1  2
-7 -6   6   7   5   -4   4  -4  4
To the age that is wait-ing be-fore

3  3  2   3   4   3   3  -3â€-2â€  -3â€   4
6  6  5   6   7   6   6  -6 -5   -6    7
O rel-ic and type of our an-ces-tors worth

 -3  -3â€  3    -2â€   2   -1  1 -1   2
 -7  -6   6    -5    5   -4  4 -4   5
That has long kept their mem-o-ry warm

 2 -1    1   -1   1    1   2   3
 5 -4    4   -4   4    4   5   6
First flowâ€™r of their wil-der-ness

 -2â€ -3â€  4     4
 -5  -6   7     7
Star of their night

-3-3â€ 3   4     2     -1
-7-6  6   7     5     -4
Calm ris-ing through change 

 1    -1      1
 4    -4      4
And through storm

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