Pretty Saro (hi-lo)

by Southern Appalachian Folk 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

PRETTY SARO hi-lo
Southern Appalachian folk song
Key: E
Time: 3/4

 3   4   -3”  3    4  -4
 6   7   -6   6    7  -8
Down in some lone val-ley

5 -4  4  3 -3”   3
8 -8  7  6 -6    6
In a lone-some place

  3    3   4    -3”  3   4   -4
  6    6   7    -6   6   7   -8
Where the wild birds do whis-tle

-4   -4     5   6  6    -4
-8   -8     8   9  9    -8
And their notes do in-crease

 -4  5 6   6   -6 -4 4
 -8  8 9   9  -10 -8 7
Fare-well pret-ty Sa-ro

4 -4 5  3 -3” 3
7 -8 8  6 -6  6
I  bid you a-dieu

 3   3     4   -3” 3   3  4  -4
 6   6     7   -6  6   6  7  -8
And I’ll dream of pret-ty Sa-ro

 5 -4 4  3 -3”3
 8 -8 7  6 -6 6
Where-ev-er I go

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