High Barbaree (12th pos)

by American sea chantey · 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

HIGH BARBAREE 12th pos
American sea chantey
Attributed to Charles Dibdin
Key: Am
Time: 6/8
Harp: G

 -3”   -3” -4   -4  5  -5
 -6    -6  -8   -8  8  -9
There were two loft-y ships

 6   -5   5   -5 5 -3”
 9   -9   8   -9 8 -6
From old Eng-land came

 -3”  -3”   -3” -6
 -6   -6    -6  -10
Blow high, blow low

-3” -4  5-5 6 -6
-6  -8  8-9 9 -10
An’ so sailed we

-5  -6  -6    -5  -6   6   6
-9  -10 -10   -9  -10  9   9
One was the Prince o’ Luth-er

5    6  -5  -5  5    5   -4   -3”
8    9  -9  -9  8    8   -8   -6
An’ the oth-er the Prince o’ Wales

-2” 3  -3”  -4   -5   5    -4
-5  6  -6   -8   -9   8    -8
All a-cruis-in’ down the coasts

-4  4   -3” -4  4  -4
-8  7   -6  -8  7  -8
Of the High Bar-ba-ree

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