Follow The Drinkin' Gourd (hi-lo)

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 hi-lo
African-American spiritual
Key: Em

 -3” -3”  4   -4    4
 -6  -6   7   -8    7
When the sun comes back

-3” -3”   4    -4   4-3-3”
-6  -6    7    -8   7-7-6
And the first quail calls

 4  -4  -3”   4   -3”  -3”
 7  -8  -6    7   -6   -6
Fol-low the drink-in’ gourd

 4  -4   5    6    5   -4
 7  -8   8    9    8   -8
For the Ole Man’s wait-in’

 4  -3” 4  4  -3” -3” 3    2
 7  -6  7  7  -6  -6  6    5
For to car-ry you to free-dom

 4  -3  -3”  3 2  3    -3”
 7  -7  -6   6 5  6    -6
Fol-low the drink-in’ gourd

 4  -4  -3”   4   -4  -3”4
 7  -8  -6    7   -8  -6 7
Fol-low the drink-in’ gourd

 4  -4  -3”   4   -3”  -3”
 7  -8  -6    7   -6   -6
Fol-low the drink-in’ gourd

 4  -4   5   5  5  4  -4  -4
 7  -8   8   8  8  7  -8  -8
For the Ole Man is a-wait-in’

-4  -3  4  -3  4  -3” 3    2
-8  -7  7  -7  7  -6  6    5
For to car-ry you to free-dom

 4  -3  -3”  3 2  3    -3”
 7  -7  -6   6 5  6    -6
Fol-low the drink-in’ gourd

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