The Irishman's Epistle (hi-lo)

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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 IRISHMAN’S EPISTLE hi-lo
Irish folk song
Key: D
Time: 6/8

3   -2” 2     1  1   1
6   -5  5     4  4   4
By my faith, but I think

  1     1   2   1  2    3
  4     4   5   4  5    6
You’re all mak-ers of bulls

 -2”  3     -2”  -1  -1   -1   -1
 -5   6     -5   -4  -4   -4   -4
With your brains in your bree-ches

 -1   -2” 2   -2”   -3”
 -4   -5  5   -5    -6
Your arse in your skulls

 3   2    1    1    1   1
 6   5    4    4    4   4
Get home with your mus-kets

 1   2  1   2     3
 4   5  4   5     6
And put up your swords

 2   -2” -1  -1   -1
 5   -5  -4  -4   -4
And look in your books 

 3  -2”  2    1  1    1
 6  -5   5    4  4    4
For the mean-ing of words

 3  -3” -3   4   3   3
 6  -6  -7   7   6   6 
You see now, my hon-eys

 3   -3”   -3    4   3  3
 6   -6    -7    7   6  6
How much you’re mis-tak-en

 3   4   -3  -3” 3   2
 6   7   -7  -6  6   5
For Con-cord by dis-cord

 2  -2” 2  -1  1   1
 5  -5  5  -4  4   4
Can nev-er be beat-en

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