The Fenians of Cahirciveen

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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 FENIANS OF CAHIRCIVEEN
Irish folk song
Key: Em
Time: 6/8

3 2  1  1   -1   3
I am a bold Fen-ian
-2”  -1  1  1   1
From Ca-hir-ci-veen
 3    -3’  -3” 3  -3”
That late took my gun
 3  -2”  3    4  -3    4
For to fight for the green
3-3” -3’   -3”   3  -3”    3
O’er moun-tains and wood-lands
3  4    2   1  -1
I wan-dered a-long
 3   3     2   -1 1  -1
Now I’ll leave it a-lone
 3  -2”  -1   1  1   1
And com-mence up my song

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