Fiddle-I-Fee (l-m-h)

by Appalachian children’s song · 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

FIDDLE-I-FEE l-m-h
Appalachian children’s song
Key: C
Time: 2/4

3  4  3 -3”  3   3   4     3    -3”
6  7  6 -6   6   6   7     6    -6
9 10  9 -10  9   9  10     9   -10
I had a cat and the cat pleased me

3  4   3  -3” 3   3   2  -1   1
6  7   6  -6  6   6   5  -4   4
9 10   9  -10 9   9   8  -8   7
I fed the cat un-der yon-der tree

 1   1    2   2 -1  1
 4   4    5   5 -4  4
 7   7    8   8 -8  7
Cat goes fid-dle-i-fee

3  4  3 -3”  3   3   4     3    -3”
6  7  6 -6   6   6   7     6    -6
9 10  9 -10  9   9  10     9   -10
I had a hen and the hen pleased me

3  4  3  -3” 3   3   2  -1   1
6  7  6  -6  6   6   5  -4   4
9 10  9  -10 9   9   8  -8   7
I fed my hen un-der yon-der tree

 1   1    2   2    3     2   2    3
 4   4    5   5    6     5   5    6
 7   7    8   8    9     8   8    9
Hen goes chim-my chuck, chim-my chuck

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