Catfish John (hi-lo)

by Alison Krauss, The Greatful Dead, · 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

CATFISH JOHN (partial) hi-lo
By: Robert McDill & Allen Reynolds
Alison Krauss, The Greatful Dead, 
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Key: A

5  5   5    -4   5   4    4   -3” 4
8  8   8    -8   8   7    7   -6  7
Ma-ma said don't go near that riv-er

  3   4   5   5   5    5   5  -4   -4   -4
  6   7   8   8   8    8   8  -8   -8   -8
Don't be hang-in' a-round old cat-fish John

 5   6    6   6    6  6-5 -5  -5 4-3” -3”
 8   9    9   9    9  9-9 -9  -9 7-6  -6
But come the morn-ing I'd al-ways be there

 3    3  4   4   5     6
 6    6  7   7   8     9
Walk-ing in his foot-steps 

6  -5   -5   5-4 4   4
9  -9   -9   8-8 7   7
In the sweet del-ta dawn.

  5   5-4 4   3  3   4  4  -3”3 3
  8   8-8 7   6  6   7  7  -6 6 6
Bring me back to an-oth-er mo-ment

5 5-4 4   3  -3”  4 -45-45
8 8-8 7   6  -6   7 -88-88
To a time so long a-go

  8   8-8   7    6  -6  7   -6   6
  5   5-4   4    3 -3”  4  -3”   3
Where the sweet mag-no-lia blos-som

-6   7  -88-88 6   -7   -8  7
-3”  4  -45-45 3   -3   -4  4
Cot-ton fields as white as snow

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