The Gallows Pole (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

THE GALLOWS POLE hi-lo
English ballad
Key: Bm
Time: 2/4

 -3” -3”   -3” -3”    4    4    -3”
 -6  -6    -6  -6     7    7    -6
Hang-man, hang-man, slack your rope

 -3”  -3” 4 -4   5
 -6   -6  7 -8   8
Slack it for a while

  6   6  5  5  4   4   -3” -3”
  9   9  8  8  7   7   -6  -6
Think I see my fa-ther com-in’

-3” -3”  4  4 4  -3”
-6  -6   7  7 7  -6
Rid-in’ man-y a mile

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