The Sow Took The Measles (hi-lo)

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 hi-lo
Folk song from Arkansas
Key: E

 5  4   4    5   4 4   5  6   6    6
 8  7   7    8   7 7   8  9   9    9
How do you think I be-gan in the world?

6  6  -4-4 -4  -5   5    4   4  4    4
9  9  -8-8 -8  -9   8    7   7  7    7
I got me a sow and sev-‘ral oth-er things

 4   5   4    4   4    4
 7   8   7    7   7    7
The sow took the meas-les

 4   4   3   -3 -3    4
 7   7   6   -7 -7    7
And she died in the spring

 5   4   4    5   4  5   6   6   6
 8   7   7    8   7  8   9   9   9
What do you think I made of her hide?

 6   6 -4  -4  -4  -4
 9   9 -8  -8  -8  -8
The ver-y best sad-dle

 -5  -5  5  4   4   4  
 -9  -9  8  7   7   7
That you ev-er did ride

 5   5  4   5   5  4  5 -5  6     6
 8   8  7   8   8  7  8 -9  9     9
Sad-dle or bri-dle or an-y such thing

 6   6   6    6   6    3
 9   9   9    9   9    6
The sow took the meas-les

 3   3   3   -3”-3    4
 6   6   6   -6 -7    7
And she died in the spring

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