Red Iron Ore (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

RED IRON ORE hi-lo
American folk song
Key: Dm
Time: 6/8

 -3” -3”  5   5    5   -4
 -6  -6   8   8    8   -8
Come all you bold sail-ors

 5    4  -4   4   -3
 8    7  -8   7   -7
That fol-low the Lakes

-3”-3 4 -3   4  -4   4
-6 -7 7 -7   7  -8   7
On an i-ron ore ves-sel

 -4   5  -4  5   5
 -8   8  -8  8   8
Your liv-ing to make

5    5    -4  5  -6 -6
8    8    -8  8  -10-10
I shipp’d in Chi-ca-go

-6 -6  6   5  -4    5
-10-10 9   8  -8    8
Bid a-dieu to the shore

  5  -5  6  5  5  5  5  -4
  8  -9  9  8  8  8  8  -8
Bound a-way to Es-ca-na-ba

 5   4 -4  4  -3”
 8   7 -8  7  -6
For red i-ron ore

-3” 3   -3”   5    4   -3” 4   -3”...
-6  6   -6    8    7   -6  7   -6...
Der-ry down, down down der-ry down

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