In The Good Old Summertime (diatonic)

by African-American minstrel song · 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

IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME diatonic
W: Ren Shields
M: George Evans
African-American minstrel song
Key: A
Time: 3/4

   3    3  3   2   -3”  3
There’s a time in each year
 3  -3” 3   2    -3”  3
That we al-ways hold dear
 4   -4   4  -3”  3
Good old sum-mer-time
 3    3    3    2  -3”  3 2
With the birds and the trees
-3”   3     2   -1   3  -3”
And sweet scent-ed breez-es
 -3  -3  -3  -3”  -4
Good old sum-mer-time
 3    3    3    2  -3” 3  2
When your days work is o-ver
 -3”  3   2  -3” 3   2
Then you are in clo-ver
 3   -3”–3”’-3”  4  -3”  4    3
And life is one beau-ti-ful rhyme
3   -3” -3  -3” 3   2
No trou-ble an-noy-ing
 3   -3” -3 4  -3”  3
Each one is en-joy-ing
-3”  -3  -3   4  -3”  -4
The good old sum-mer-time
3  -3”  3    2   3   4   5
In the good old sum-mer-time
-4  4   4   -4   4  -3”  3
In the good old sum-mer-time
  2     3   4    -4   5  -4   4
Stroll-ing thro’ the shad-y lanes
 -4   5   -4 5   -4
With your ba-by mine
 3   2    3   4   -4   5   -4     4
You hold her hand and she holds yours
 4    4   -4  4 -3” 4    3
And that’s a ver-y good sign
 3     2    3    4   -4   5   -4
That she’s your toot-sey woot-sey
4   3   -3”  4   4  -4   4
In the good old sum-mer-time

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