The Great Silkie (2nd pos)

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 2nd pos
Scottish ballad from the Orkney Islands
Key: D
Time: 3/4

-3  -3   -4  4   -3” -3”   4   -3
An earth-ly nour-ris sits and sings
-4   5   5    5   4  -4  4   -3
And aye she sings Ba-lil-ly wean
 5   5   4 -3 -4   4   -3”  3   3
Lit¬-tle ken I my bairn¬-ie’s fa-ther
-3   -4’ -3”  3    2   -2” -3”   3
Far less the land that he sleeps in

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