Mowing The Barley (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

MOWING THE BARLEY hi-lo
English folk song
Key: A
Time: 6/8

3 -3”  3  -3” 3   -3”  3  -3”
6 -6   6  -6  6   -6   6  -6
A law-yer he went out one day

3  5  -4  4   -3   -3”   3
6  8  -8  7   -7   -6    6
A-for to take his pleas-ure

 3  -2”   -2”  -2”-3”
 6  -5    -5   -5 -6
And who should he spy

-2”  -2”  2    2   2   3
-5   -5   5    5   5   6
But some fair pret-ty maid

2   1    2    3  2   -1  1
5   4    5    6  5   -4  4
So hand-some and so clev-er

  3   -3”  3  -3”-3” 3
  6   -6   6  -6 -6  6
Where are you go-ing to 

-3” -3” 3   -3”
-6  -6  6   -6
My pret-ty maid

  3    5  -4  4   4  -3 -3” 3
  6    8  -8  7   7  -7 -6  6
Where are you go-ing my hon-ey

3   3 -2”-2” -2”  -3”
6   6 -5 -5  -5   -6
Go-ing o-ver the hills

 -2”  2   2   3
 -5   5   5   6
Kind sir she said

2  2  1   1   2  3   3   2  -1   1
5  5  4   4   5  6   6   5  -4   4
To my fa-ther a-mow-ing the bar-ley

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