The Rifle (hi-lo)

by American Revolutionary War 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

THE RIFLE hi-lo
American Revolutionary War song
Key: E
Time: 2/4

 3   4   4   -4  -4   5    5
 6   7   7   -8  -8   8    8
Why come ye hith-er, Red-coats

4 -4   5     5   -4   -4    5
7 -8   8     8   -8   -8    8
Your minds, what mad-ness fills?

  3   3   4   4  -4 -4   5   5
  6   6   7   7  -8 -8   8   8
There is dan-ger in our val-ley

 6    -5     5   5  -4 -4    4
 9    -9     8   8  -8 -8    7
And there’s dan-ger in our hills

4-3 -3” -3”-3” -3   4   -3”
7-7 -6  -6 -6  -7   7   -7
Oh hear ye not the sing-ing

4  -3” -3” 3   3    2   3
7  -6  -6  6   6    5   6
Of the bu-gle wild and free

4 -4  5     5     5   -5   6    6
7 -8  8     8     8   -9   9    9
Full soon you’ll hear the ring-ing

6  -5  5   5   -4   -4   4
9  -9  8   8   -8   -8   7
Of the ri-fle from each tree

 4   4  4  -3” 4    4  4   3
 7   7  7  -6  7    7  7   6
For the ri-fle oh, the ri-fle

4  -3    4    4    -3   -5  5   4
7  -7    8    7    -7   -9  8   7
In our hands will prove no tri-fle

4    4  4  -3” 4    4  4   3
7    7  7  -6  7    7  7   6
Oh, the ri-fle oh, the ri-fle

4  -3    5    4    -3   -5  5   4
7  -7    8    7    -7   -9  8   7
In our hands will prove no tri-fle

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