Nassau Bound (Sloop John B.)(hi-lo)

by Sea chantey from the Bahamas · 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

NASSAU BOUND hi-lo
Sloop John B.
Sea chantey from the Bahamas
Key: G

3    5    5   5    5    -5  5
6    8    8   8    8    -9  8
We sailed on the Sloop John B.

3    5   5   5   -5  5
6    8   8   8   -9  8
My grand fa-ther and me

   5    5  -5   6  5-4  4   -4
   8    8  -9   9  8-8  7   -8
‘Round Nas-sau Town we did roam

  3   -3” -3    4
  6   -6  -7    7
Drink-in’ all night

 4  4  -4 5  -5
 7  7  -8 8  -9
Got in-to a fight

-5  5  -4   5   4 -4 -4  4  -3  4
-9  8  -8   8   7 -8 -8  7  -7  7
I feel so break up I wan-na go home

   3    5   5   5    5
   6    8   8   8    8
There’s no bet-ter place 

 5   5  -3” -3”  -3”
 8   8  -6  -6   -6
Than a sail-ing ship

-3”-3  -3 -3 -3”-3”3
-6 -7  -7 -7 -6-6  6
To get an ed-u-ca-tion

 3    5   5   5   5  -5   -5    -3”
 6    8   8   8   8  -9   -9    -6
You learn to tar the rat lines down

  4    -3   3    -3”  3  3   4
  7    -7   6    -6   6  6   7
While drink-in’ your rum ra-tion

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