The Star Of County Down (hi-lo)

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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 STAR OF COUNTY DOWN hi-lo
Irish folk song
Key: Em

 -3&rdquo; 4   -4  -4     -4
 -6  7   -8  -8     -8
Near to Ban-bridge town 

4  -4   -5  -5  6
7  -8   -9  -9  9
in the Coun-ty Down 

-5 6  -6  6-5 -4 4-3&rdquo;4
-9 9  -10 9-9 -8 7-6 7
on a morn-ing in Ju-ly. 

 -3&rdquo; 4 -4  -4   -4
 -6  7 -8  -8   -8
Down a bo-reen green 

 4  -4  -5   -5   6
 7  -8  -9   -9   9
came a sweet cai-leen 

-5   6    -6   6  -5   -4    -4 -4
-9   9    -10  9  -9   -8    -8 -8
and she smiled as she passed me by 

-6  -6     7   -6  -6
-10 -10   10  -10  -10
Oh, she looked so neat 

 6   -5   6    6    6
 9   -9   9    9    9
from her two white feet 

-5  6   -6   6  -5  -4    4 -3&rdquo;4
-9  9   -10  9  -9  -8    7 -6 7
to the sheen of her nut brown hair 

 -3&rdquo; 4  -4  -4  -4
 -6  7  -8  -8  -8
Such a coax-ing elf 

 4  -4  -5   -5  6
 7  -8  -9   -9  9
had to shake my self 

6   6    -6  6 -5   -4  -4  -4 
9   9   -10  9 -9   -8  -8  -8
to make sure I was real-ly there 

-6  -6   7  -6  -6  6  -5  6  6   6
-10 -10 10  -10 -10 9  -9  9  9   9
Oh from Ban-try Bay up to Der-ry Quay 

-5   6   -6   6  -5 -4   4 -3&rdquo;4
-9   9   -10  9  -9 -8   7 -6 7
and from Gal-way to Dub-lin town 

-3&rdquo;4 -4  -4   -4   4   -4   -5   -5   6
-6 7 -8  -8   -8   7   -8   -9   -9   9
No maid I've seen like the brown cai-leen 

 -5  6 -6  6  -5   -4  -4  -4
 -9  9 -10 9  -9   -8  -8  -8
that I met in the Coun-ty Down

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