The Ox-Driving Song (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

THE OX-DRIVING SONG hi-lo
American folk song
Key: Bm

-3”4  4   4    4 -4   4   -3”  -3”
-6 7  7   7    7 -8   7   -6   -6
I pop my whip and I bring the blood

-3”-4  -4  -4  -4   5   -4  -4
-6 -8  -8  -8  -8   8   -8  -8
I make my lead-ers take the mud

-4 5   6    -6
-8 8   9    -10
I grab the wheel

 6  5  6    5  -4   5
 9  8  9    8  -8   8
And I turn them a-round

-3”  -4    -4   -4
-6   -8    -8   -8
One long, long pull

 5   -4   4   -3”   -3”
 8   -8   7   -6    -6
And we’re on high ground

-3”-3” 4    4  4   4
-6 -6  7    7  7   7
To my roll, to my roll

4  -4  4  -3”-3”
7  -8  7  -6-6
To my ride-e-o

-3”-3” -4   -4 -4  -4
-6 -6  -8   -8 -8  -8
To my roll, to my roll

-4 -4  5  -4-4
-8 -8  8  -8-8
To my ride-e-o

-4 -4  5   6 -6
-8 -8  8   9-10
To my ride-e-o

6  5   6 5 -4 5
9  8   9 8 -8 8
To my ride-e-o

-3”-3” -4   -4 -4  -4
-6 -6  -8   -8 -8  -8
To my roll, to my roll

5  -4  4  -3”-3”
8  -8  7  -6-6
To my ride-e-o

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