The Maid Freed From The Gallows (2nd pos)

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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 FREED FROM THE GALLOWS 2nd pos
English folk song
Key: Bm
Harp: G

  5    5    5     -3  -3” 3
  8    8    8     -7  -6  6
Slack your rope, hangs-a-man

2   2   3   3  2   3
5   5   6   6  5   6
O slack it for a while

-4 -4  -4 -4  5  6   5   -4  -3
-8 -8  -8 -8  8  9   8   -8  -7
I think I see my fa-ther com-ing

-4   5  -4 -4 -3 -4
-8   8  -8 -8 -7 -8
Rid-ing man-y a mile

-4 5  6    5   -4    -3    -4  -4
-8 8  9    8   -8    -7    -8  -8
O fa-ther have you brought me gold

-4  5    6   5   -4 -3
-8  8    9   8   -8 -7
Or have you paid my fee

-4  5    6   5   -4 -3  -3” 3    2
-8  8    9   8   -8 -7  -6  6    5
Or have you come to see me hang-ing

3   3   3   3    3
6   6   6   6    6
On the gal-lows tree

-4 5    6     5    -4   -3
-8 8    9     8    -8   -7
I have not brought you gold

-4 5    6   5    -4  -3
-8 8    9   8    -8  -7
I have not paid your fee

-4  5  6    5   -4 -3  -3”  3    2
-8  8  9    8   -8 -7  -6   6    5
But I have come to see you hang-ing

3   3   3   3    3
6   6   6   6    6
On the gal-lows tree

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