Old Rattler (hi-lo)

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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

OLD RATTLER hi-lo
American folk song
Key: A

 3   4  4  4   4  4  4    4   5
 6   7  7  7   7  7  7    7   8
Old Rat-tl-er was a good old dog

5    4   4  -3”  3   -1
8    7   7  -6   6   -4
As blind as he could be

-3  -3  -3   -3 -3  -3   -4
-7  -7  -7   -7 -7  -7   -8
Ev-‘ry night at sup-per time

-4-4  -3    3   -3”   4    4
-8-8  -7    6   -6    7    7
I be-lieve that dog could see

 5     5  5  4   4
 8     8  8  7   7
Here, Rat-tl-er here.  

 4    -3” -3”3   -1
 7    -6  -6 6   -4
Here, Rat-tl-er here.

 -4  -4  -4  -4 -4  -4  -4  -4-3
 -8  -8  -8  -8 -8  -8  -8  -8-7
Call old Rat-tl-er from the barn

 3    -3” -3”-3  4
 6    -6  -6 -7  7
Here, Rat-tl-er here.

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