Tam Pierce (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

TAM PIERCE hi-lo
Scottish folk song
Key: D
Time: 3/4

 3    4      4    5
 6    7      7    8
Tam Pierce, Tam Pierce

 4   -3  -3”  3    4
 7   -7  -6   6    7
Lend me your gray mare

 4  4  4     5  -4  4
 7  7  7     8  -8  7
All a-long, down a-long

-3 -3  4   -4
-7 -7  7   -8
Out a-long lea

 3  3  4   4  5-4
 6  6  7   7  8-8
For I want to go

4  -3  -3” 3    -3”
7  -7  -6  6    -6
To Wid-de-comb Fair

 3    3    -3” -3”  3   -3” -3”
 6    6    -6  -6   6   -6  -6
With Bill Brew-er, Jan Stew-er

3   3   -3” -3”  3   3  -3”-3”
6   6   -6  -6   6   6  -6 -6
Pe-ter Guer-ney, Pe-ter Da-vy

 3   3  -3” -3”   3  3   -3”
 6   6  -6  -6    6  6   -6
Dan-‘l Whid-don, Har-ry Hawk

 3  3  -5   5  -4    4
 6  6  -9   8  -8    7
Old Un-cle Tom Cob-leigh

-3   6
-7   9
And all

-5  5  -5   5  -4    4
-9  8  -9   8  -8    7
Old Un-cle Tom Cob-leigh

-3   4
-7   7
And all

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