Pretty Saro (2nd pos)

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 2nd pos
Southern Appalachian folk song
Key: E
Time: 3/4
Harp: A

 -1  3   2    -1   3  -3”
 -4  6   5    -4   6  -6
Down in some lone val-ley

-3-3” 3 -1 2    -1
-7-6  6 -4 5    -4
In a lone-some place

 -1   -1   3     2   -1  3   -3”
 -4   -4   6     5   -4  6   -6
Where the wild birds do whis-tle

-3”  -3”   -3   -4 -4  -3”
-6   -6    -7   -8 -8  -6
And their notes do in-crease

 -3” -3-4  -4  5  -3”3
 -6  -7-8  -8  8  -6 6
Fare-well pret-ty Sa-ro

3-3”-3 -1  2  -1
6-6 -7 -4  5  -4
I  bid you a-dieu

-1   -1    3   2   -1  -1 3  -3”
-4   -4    6   5   -4  -4 6  -6
And I’ll dream of pret-ty Sa-ro

-3 -3”3  -1 2 -1
-7 -6 6  -4 5 -4
Where-ev-er I go

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