Set Down, Servant (12th pos)

by African-American Spiritual · 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

SET DOWN, SERVANT 12th pos
African-American Spiritual
Key: Em
Time: 2/4
Harp: D

-4   -4   -5   -5  -4  -4   -4   -5
-8   -8   -9   -9  -8  -8   -8   -9
Set down, ser-vant  I cain’ set down

-4   -4   -5   -5  -5  -4   -4  -4-3”
-8   -8   -9   -9  -9  -8   -8  -8-6
Set down, ser-vant  I cain’ set down

-4   -4   -5   -5  -4  -4   -4   -5
-8   -8   -9   -9  -8  -8   -8   -9
Set down, ser-vant  I cain’ set down

6    -6   6  -5  -5  -4 -4  -5   -4   -4
9    -10  9  -9  -9  -8 -8  -9   -8   -8
My soul’s so hap-py that I cain’ set down

-4  -4 -5-4 -5-4  -4  -4   -4  -5-4-4-5
-8  -8 -9-8 -9-8  -8  -8   -8  -9-8-8-9
My Lord you know that you prom-ise me

 -4  -4  -4 -4 -5   -4   -5-4
 -8  -8  -8 -8 -9   -8   -9-8
Prom-ise me a long white robe

 6 -6  6   -5  -4
9  -10 9   -9  -8
An’ a pair of shoes

-4 -4 -5-4 -5 -5   -4   -4 -4 -4  -4 -4-5-4
-8 -8 -9-8 -9 -9   -8   -8 -8 -8  -8 -8-9-8
Go yon-der an-gel fetch me a pair of shoes

 -4    -4  -4-4 -4 -5   -4     -5
 -8    -8  -8-8 -8 -9   -8     -9
Place them on-a my ser-vant’s feet

-5   -6   6      -5   -4   -4
-9   -10  9      -9   -8   -8
Now, ser-vant, please set down

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