Sam Bass (hi-lo)

by American Cowboy 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

SAM BASS hi-lo
American cowboy song
Key: D

 3   3    4   4   4  5  5  -5 5
 6   6    7   7   7  8  8  -9 8
Sam Bass was born in In-di-an-a

4  -4  -4  4   -3   4
7  -8  -8  7   -7   7
It was his na-tive home

 4  6   6   6  6   5  5   5
 7  9   9   9  9   8  8   8
And at the age of sev-en-teen

 -4    4  -3” 4  5   6
 -8    7  -6  7  8   9
Young Sam be-gan to roam

5   6    6  -6 -5   5  6
8   9    9 -10 -9   8  9
He came out to old Tex-as

5 -5  -5   5  -4 6
8 -9  -9   8  -8 9
A cow-boy for to be

3  3   4    4   4   4   5
6  6   7    7   7   7   8
A kind-er heart-ed fel-low

  4    -4  -4  4  -3  4
  7    -8  -8  7  -7  7
You’ll sel-dom ev-er see

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