The Hunters Of Kentucky (hi-lo)

by 19th C. American folk song · posted by WaltP

How hard is it?

Ad: Want to make The Hunters Of Kentucky (hi-lo) sound awesome on your harmonica? Master tight single notes, rock solid bending and more with easy video lessons → click here.

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 HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY hi-lo
W: Samuel Woodworth
19th C. American folk song
Key: D
Time: 2/4

6   5   4   4   4  3   4    4
9   8   7   7   7  6   7    7
Ye gen-tle men and la-dies fair

 5   -4    4   -3  4   -4 -5
 8   -8    7   -7  7   -8 -9
Who grace this fa-mous cit-y

 6    5   4  4    4     3   4    4
 9    8   7  7    7     6   7    7
Just lis-ten if you’ve time to spare

  5  -4 4    -3   4 -4  -5
  8  -8 7    -7   7 -8  -9
While I re-hearse a dit-ty

-5   5   6  6   6  6  6  6
-9   8   9  9   9  9  9  9
And for the op-por-tu-ni-ty

 6   -6    6    -5    5    -4 -5
 9   -10   9    -9    8    -8 -9
Con-ceive your-self quite luck-y

-5   -5  -5  -5 -5   -5  -5  -5
-9   -9  -9  -9 -9   -9  -9  -9
For ‘tis not of-ten that you see

-6  6  -5  5   -4   4   5
-10 9  -9  8   -8   7   8
A hunt-er from Ken-tuck-y

4    4   -3” 3
7    7   -6  6
Oh, Ken-tuck-y,

 3   -3” -3  4  -3”  3   4
 6   -6  -7  7  -6   6   7
The hunt-ers of Ken-tuck-y

4   4    -3” 3
7   7    -6  6
Oh, Ken-tuck-y,

 3   -3” -3  4  -3”  3   4
 6   -6  -7  7  -6   6   7
The hunt-ers of Ken-tuck-y

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