MacPherson's Farewell (hi-lo)

by 18th C. Scottish folk 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

MacPHERSON’S FAREWELL hi-lo
18th C. Scottish folk song
Key: G

 3    4   -4  5  -4 4   -4 4 -4  5 -4
 6    7   -8  8  -8 7   -8 7 -8  8 -8
Fare-well ye dun-geons, dark and strong

 3    4     -4   5  -44  -3”
 6    7     -8   8  -87  -6
Fare-well, fare-well to thee

 3   4    -4    5   -4 4 -44 -4 5 -4
 6   7    -8    8   -8 7 -87 -8 8 -8
Mac-Pher-son’s time will not be long

3   4   5  -44  -3”  3
6   7   8  -87  -6   6
On yon-der gal-lows tree

5-5  6   5   -5 5-44  5  -4  -4
8-9  9   8   -9 8-87  8  -8  -8
Sae rant-in’-ly, sae wan-ton-ly

 5 -5 6   5 -5 5  -4 4 -3”
 8 -9 9   8 -9 8  -8 7 -6
Sae daunt-in’-ly, gaed he

3    6    5 -5 5 -4  4    5   -4  -4
6    9    8 -9 8 -8  7    8   -8  -8
He played a tune and he danced a-roon’

3   4   5  -4 4 -3”  3
6   7   8  -8 7 -6   6
Be-low the gal-lows tree

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