Nelly Was A Lady (hi-lo)

by Stephen Foster 1849 · 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

NELLY WAS A LADY hi-lo
By: Stephen C. Foster 1849
Key: A

 4   4   3  -3”  4   4  -4   5   -4
 7   7   6  -6   7   7  -8   8   -8
Down on the Mis-sis-sip-pi float-ing

 5    -4  4  -3” -3 4  -4   4
 8    -8  7  -6  -7 7  -8   7
Long time I trav-el on the way

 4    4    3  -3”  4   4  -4  5  -4
 7    7    6  -6   7   7  -8  8  -8
All night the cot-ton-wood a-tot-ing

 5   -4  4   -3”  -3   4  -4   4
 8   -8  7   -6   -7   7  -8   7
Sing for my true love all the day

 3  3   4  3 -3”4
 6  6   7  6 -6 7
Nel-ly was a la-dy

 -4   -4    4   -4
 -8   -8    7   -8
Last night she died

 5    5   -4   4   -3” 4   4
 8    8   -8   7   -6  7   7
Toll the bell for love-ly Nell

-4   5    4  -4  -4   4
-8   8    7  -8  -8   7
My sweet Vir-gin-ia bride

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