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Great Speckled Bird

by Roy Acuff, Johnny Cash · posted by BlueWest

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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
Same basic melody for each verse/chorus

5 -5 6 5 4 5 -5 5 -4 -3b
-5 6 -5 -4 -3 -3b 3 5
5 6 5 4 5 -5 5 4 -3b
-6 -6 6 -5 -4 -3 3
5 -4 4
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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