Follow The Drinkin' Gourd (chrom)

by African-American Spiritual · 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

FOLLOW THE DRINKIN’ GOURD chrom
African-American spiritual
Key: Em

 6    6   7   -7    7
When the sun comes back
 6   6    7    -7   7-6*6
And the first quail calls
 7  -7   6    7   6     6
Fol-low the drink-in’ gourd
 7  -7  -8   -9    -8  -7
For the Ole Man’s wait-in’
 7  6   7  7   6  6   -5  -4
For to car-ry you to free-dom
 7  -6*  6  -5 -4 -5    6
Fol-low the drink-in’ gourd
 7  -7   6    7   -7   6 7
Fol-low the drink-in’ gourd
 7  -7   6    7   6     6
Fol-low the drink-in’ gourd
 7  -7  -8  -8  -8 7  -7  -7
For the Ole Man is a-wait-in’
-7 -6*  7 -6*  7  6   -5  -4
For to car-ry you to free-dom
 7  -6*  6  -5 -4 -5    6
Fol-low the drink-in’ gourd

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