I Had A Little Rooster (hi-lo)

by Children's song from Europe · 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

I HAD A LITTLE ROOSTER hi-lo
Children’s song from Europe
Key: C
Time: 6/8

1  1  1 -3” -3”  3    2
4  4  4 -6  -6   6    5
I had a lit-tle roos-ter

1   1   2    2    2
4   4   5    5    5
By the barn-yard gate

-1   1   -3” -3”  3   2
-4   4   -6  -6   6   5
And that lit-tle roos-ter

 1  -1  -1   -1
 4  -4  -4   -4
Was my play-mate

-1   1   -3” -3”  3    2   1
-4   4   -6  -6   6    5   4
And that lit-tle roos-ter sang

 -2” 3 -3” -3   4
 -5  6 -6  -7   7
Cock-a-doo-dle-doo

-4 5  -4  4  -3”  3  2
-8 8  -8  7  -6   6  5
a-doo-dle-y, doo-dle-y

-1   1 -1 1
-4   4 -4 4
doo-dle-y-do

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