The Four Marys (hi-lo)

by 16th C. Scottish ballad · 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

THE FOUR MARYS hi-lo
16th C. Scottish ballad
Key: D
Time: 3/4

 1     2    -1    1 2  3   -3” 3
 4     5    -4    4 5  6   -6  6
Last night there were four Mar-ys

1    2      2     3   2   -1
4    5      5     6   5   -4
To-night there’ll be but three

  3    3   4  4 -3  -3
  6    6   7  7 -7  -7
There was Mar-y Sea-ton 

-3”  3  2  1   1
-6   6  5  4   4
And Mar-y Bea-ton

-1   2 -2” 2  -1   2   -1  1
-4   5 -5  5  -4   5   -4  4
And Mar-y Car-mi-chael and me

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