The Great Silkie (chrom)

by Scottish ballad from the Orkney Islands · 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 GREAT SILKIE chrom
Scottish ballad from the Orkney Islands
Key: D
Time: 3/4

-6* -6*  -7  7    6   6    7   -6*
An earth-ly nour-ris sits and sings
-7  -8  -8   -8   7  -7  7   -6*
And aye she sings Ba-lil-ly wean
-8  -8   7 -6*-7   7    6   -5  -5
Lit¬-tle ken I my bairn¬-ie’s fa-ther
-6*  7*   6   -5   -4  5    6    -5
Far less the land that he sleeps in

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