Salty Dog (h-m-l)

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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

SALTY DOG h-m-l
American folk song
Key: D

 2   2  2    -2”-2”-2”
 5   5  5    -5 -5 -5
 8   8  8    -9 -9 -9
Salt-y dog, salt-y dog

-1 -1   -1  -1 -1  -1   2  2  -1
-4 -4   -4  -4 -4  -4   5  5  -4
-8 -8   -8  -8 -8  -8   8  8  -8
I don’t wan-na be your man at all

 3  3   3  -2”2   -2”  2  -1  2
 6  6   6  -5 5   -5   5  -4  5
 9  9   9  -9 8   -9   8  -8  8
Hon-ey let me be your salt-y dog

 2   2   2   2    2    -2”  -2” -2”-2”2
 5   5   5   5    5    -5   -5  -5 -5 5
 8   8   8   8    8    -9   -9  -9 -9 8
Down in the wild-wood, sit-ting on a log

 -1  -1 -1  -1 -1  -1 -1  2   2 -1
 -4  -4 -4  -4 -4  -4 -4  5   5 -4
 -8  -8 -8  -8 -8  -8 -8  8   8 -8
Sing-ing a song a-bout a salt-y dog
 
 3  3   3  -2”2   -2”  2  -1  1
 6  6   6  -5 5   -5   5  -4  4
 9  9   9  -9 8   -9   8  -8  7
Hon-ey let me be your salt-y dog

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