The Star Of County Down (2nd pos)

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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 2nd pos
Irish folk song
Key: Em
Harp: G

 2   3  -3”  -3”    -3”
 5   6  -6   -6     -6
Near to Ban-bridge town 

3  -3”  4   4   -4
6  -6   7   7   -8
in the Coun-ty Down 

4 -4  5   -44 -3”3 2 3
7 -8  8   -87 -6 6 5 6
on a morn-ing in Ju-ly. 

 2   3 -3” -3”  -3”
 5   6 -6  -6   -6
Down a bo-reen green 

 3  -3”  4    4   -4
 6  -6   7    7   -8
came a sweet cai-leen 

 4  -4     5   -4  4   -3”   -3”-3”
 7  -8     8   -8  7   -6    -6 -6
and she smiled as she passed me by 

5    5    6    5   5
8    8    9    8   8
Oh, she looked so neat 

 -4   4  -4   -4    -4
 -8   7  -8   -8    -8
from her two white feet 

4  -4    5   -4  4  -3”   3 2  3
7  -8    8   -8  7  -6    6 5  6
to the sheen of her nut brown hair 

 2   3  -3” -3” -3”
 5   6  -6  -6  -6
Such a coax-ing elf 

 3  -3”  4   4   -4
 6  -6   7   7   -8
had to shake my self 

-4  -4   5  -4  4   -3” -3” -3”
-8  -8   8  -8  7   -6  -6  -6
to make sure I was real-ly there 

5   5    6   5   5  -4 4  -4  -4  -4
8   8    9   8   8  -8 7  -8  -8  -8
Oh from Ban-try Bay up to Der-ry Quay 

 4   -4   5  -4  4  -3”  3  2 3
 7   -8   8  -8  7  -6   6  5 6
and from Gal-way to Dub-lin town 

2 3 -3”  -3”  -3”  3   -3”   4    4   -4
5 6 -6   -6   -6   6   -6    7    7   -8
No maid I've seen like the brown cai-leen 

 4  -4  5  -4  4   -3” -3” -3”
 7  -8  8  -8  7   -6  -6  -6
that I met in the Coun-ty Down

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