The Sow Took The Measles (chrom)

by Folk song from Arkansas · 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 SOW TOOK THE MEASLES chrom
Folk song from Arkansas
Key: E

 7* 6   6    7*  6 6   7* -8 -8   -8
How do you think I be-gan in the world?
-8-8 -6*-6*-6* -7   7*   6   6  6    6
I got me a sow and sev-‘ral oth-er things
 6   7*  6    6   6    6
The sow took the meas-les
 6   6   -4  -5*-5*   6
And she died in the spring
 7*  6   6    7*  6  7*  -8 -8   -8
What do you think I made of her hide?
-8  -8 -6* -6* -6* -6*
The ver-y best sad-dle
 -7  -7  7* 6   6   6
That you ev-er did ride
 7*  7* 6   7*  7* 6  7*-7  -8   -8
Sad-dle or bri-dle or an-y such thing
-8  -8   -8  -8   -8  -4
The sow took the meas-les
-4  -4   -4  5* -5*   6
And she died in the spring

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