Wind That Shakes the Barley
by Trad. Reel · posted by hiltusenjori
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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.
Type: Irish Reel
Tuning: Paddy-Richter
Original key in: D
Time: 4/4
This reel has a fairly complex structure so it is
perhaps easier to play it from the full tabulature.
See the division in parts under the full tabulature.-2 -2 3 -2 2 -1 1
3 3 -2 3 -3 4 3
-2 -2 3 -2 2 -1 1
-5 5 -4 4 3 -3 4 3
-2 -2 3 -2 2 -1 1
3 3 -2 3 -3 4 3
-2 -2 3 -2 2 -1 1
-5 5 -4 4 3 -3 4 -4
5 5 4 -5 -5 -4 5 5 4 3 -3 4 -4
5 5 4 -5 5 -5 6 5 -4 4 3 -3 4 -4
5 5 4 -5 -5 -4 5 5 4 3 -3 4 -4
5 6 5 4 -5 -6 -5 -4 6 5 -4 4 3 -3 4 3
-2 -2 3 -2 2 -1 1
3 3 -2 3 -3 4 3
-2 -2 3 -2 2 -1 1
-5 5 -4 4 3 -3 4 3
-2 -2 3 -2 2 -1 1
3 3 -2 3 -3 4 3
-2 -2 3 -2 2 -1 1
-5 5 -4 4 3 3 4
Repetition marked with "|: :|"
or as parts: A1A2 BxBy A1A3
A |:-2 -2 3 -2 2 -1 1
3 3 -2 3 -3 4 3
-2 -2 3 -2 2 -1 1 :|
1 -5 5 -4 4 3 -3 4 3
2 -5 5 -4 4 3 -3 4 -4
B |: 5 5 4 -5 -5 -4 5 5 4 3 -3 4 -4 :|
x 5 5 4 -5 5 -5 6 5 -4 4 3 -3 4 -4
y 5 6 5 4 -5 -6 -5 -4 6 5 -4 4 3 -3 4 3
A |:-2 -2 3 -2 2 -1 1
3 3 -2 3 -3 4 3
-2 -2 3 -2 2 -1 1 :|
1 -5 5 -4 4 3 -3 4 3
3 -5 5 -4 4 3 3 4