Little Buttercup

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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

LITTLE BUTTERCUP
By: Gilbert & Sullivan
Key: F
Time: 3/4

 5    5    -5  -6   6  -5   5
I’m called Lit–tle But-ter-cup
 5   -5  -6   6  -5   5
Dear Lit-tle But-ter-cup
  -6   6  -6    7  -6  -5   5
Though I could nev-er tell why
 5   -5   -5*   -5   -3* -3   3
But still I’m called But-ter-cup
 5   -5   5  -3   3  -2
Poor Lit-tle But-ter-cup
 -3    5  -6   6  -5   6 -6
Sweet Lit-tle But-ter-cup I 

 -3   -6    6  -5 -5  5*
I’ve snuff and to-bac-cy
-3  -5  5   -3* -3* -3
And ex-cel-lent jack-y
 -3   -3   -2   3   -3   4  -3*   -3
I’ve scis-sors and watch-es and knives
 -3  -6   6   -5  -5  5*
I’ve rib-bons and lac-es
-3 -5   5  -3* -3* -3
To set off the fac-es
-3  -3  -5   5    -4     -3   -4    4
Of prêt-ty young sweet-hearts and wives

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