Tenting Tonight (hi-lo)

by From: The American civil war · 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

TENTING TONIGHT hi-lo
By: Walter Kittredge, 1863
From: The American civil war
Key: G

  3    5    5  -4   4
  6    8    8  -8   7
We’re tent-ing to-night 

4  -3  -3”  3     3
7  -7  -6   6     6
On the old camp-ground

 3   3  3  -2” 2    2
 6   6  6  -5  5    5
Give us a song to cheer

 3   5  -4   4
 6   8  -8   7
Our wea-ry hearts

-3 -3” 3   3
-7 -6  6   6
A song of home

 3    -3    -3  -3” 3   4
 6    -7    -7  -6  6   7
And friends we love so dear

 3  3  3   3    3
 6  6  6   6    6
Man-y are the hearts

 2    3  -3” -3”-3” -3”
 5    6  -6  -6 -6  -6
That are wea-ry to-night

 3    3  -3” -3”  4  4   -4
 6    6  -6  -6   7  7   -8
Wish-ing for the war to cease

 6  6  6  -4    4
 9  9  9  -8    7
Man-y are the hearts

 4   -3   -3” -3” -3”  4    3
 7   -7   -6  -6  -6   7    6
That are look-ing for the right

4   6  -5   6   -4   4
7   9  -9   9   -8   7
To see the dawn of peace

 3    3  3    3     -3” -3” -3” -3”
 6    6  6    6     -6  -6  -6  -6
Tent-ing to-night, tent-ing to-night

 3    3  3   3  -3”  -3    4
 6    6  6   6  -6   -7    7
Tent-ing on the old camp-ground

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound