The Maid On The Shore (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 MAID ON THE SHORE hi-lo
English folk song
Key: Dm
Time: 6/8
Harp: C

  -3” -3”3  -3”   4   2
  -6  -6 6  -6    7   5
‘Twas of a young maid-en

 3    3   -2” 2  -1
 6    6   -5  5  -4
Who lived all a-lone

-45  -4   -3”-3  4   -4  5   -4  -3”
-88  -8   -6 -7  7   -8  8   -8  -6
She lived all a-lone on the shore-o

  4   -4   5   -4   5    5   4 -4
  7   -8   8   -8   8    8   7 -8
There was noth-ing she could find

5  -4   4   -3”  4
8  -8   7   -6   7
To com-fort her mind

-3  4   -3”  3  2  -1
-7  7   -6   6  5  -4
But to roam all a-lone

2   3   -3”    3       4
5   6   -6     6       7
On the shore, shore, shore

-3  4   -3”  3  2  3
-7  7   -6   6  5  6
But to roam all a-lone

-2” 2   -1
-5  5   -4
On the shore

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