McCaffery (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

McCAFFERY hi-lo
Irish folk song
Key: G
Time: 3/4

 3   4  4   5   5   5    3    -3”  -3”-3”
 6   7  7   8   8   8    6    -6   -6 -6
When I was bare-ly eigh-teen years of age

-4  -4   5 -5-4-3-3” 3  3   3
-8  -8   8 -9-8-7-6  6  6   6
To join the arm-y I did en-gage

5  5   -5   6  6  5   4    -5  6   5
8  8   -9   9  9  8   7    -9  9   8
I left the fac-to-ry with true in-tent

4   -4   5  -5  -4 -3   3   4  4  4
7   -8   8  -9  -8 -7   6   7  7  7
To join the for-ty sec-ond reg-i-ment

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound