Paddy And The Whale (12th pos)

by Sea Chantey from Newfoundland · 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

PADDY AND THE WHALE 12th pos
Sea chantey from Newfoundland
Key: D
Time: 6/8
Harp: A

 2  -3”-3”-3” 3   -3” -1   -1  -1  -1
 5  -6 -6 -6  6   -6  -4   -4  -4  -4
Pad-dy O’ Bri-an left Ire-land in glee

2   1  2   3    3   2
5   4  5   6    6   5
He had a strong no-tion 

-1   2   -2” 3  -3”
-4   5   -5  6  -6
Old Eng-land to see

-3”  -3”   -4 -4  -4   4
-6   -6    -8 -8  -8   7
He shipped in the Nel-lie

-4   5   -4   4   -3”
-8   8   -8   7   -6
For Eng-land was bound

-3  -3   4   -3  4    2
-7  -7   7   -7  7    5
And the whis-key he drank


 -4  -4   6   -6 6 5 -4
Made his head go a-round

-1  -1  -3”   -3  -3”-3”
-4  -4  -6    -7  -6 -6
Pad-dy whack, fol-de-rol

 3  2   2  -1  1  -1
 6  5   5  -4  4  -4
Fol-de-rol, I-dee-dee

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