The Tex-i-an Boys (h-m-l)

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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 TEX-I-AN BOYS h-m-l
American folk song
Key: D

 1   1  1     2
 4   4  4     5
 7   7  7     8
Come a-long girls 

 2  -1  -1  -1 -1   1
 5  -4  -4  -4 -4   4
 8  -8  -8  -8 -8   7
and lis-ten to my noise

  1    1  1   1   2  2
  4    4  4   4   5  5
  7    7  7   7   8  8
Don’t you go and mar-ry 

  2   -1 -1 -1  1
  5   -4 -4 -4  4
  8   -8 -8 -8  7
those Tex-i-an boys

3   3  -2” -2”  2   2   2   2   -1
6   6  -5  -5   5   5   5   5   -4
9   9  -9  -9   8   8   8   8   -8
If you do your for-tune it will be

 1   1   1    1   2  2  2
 4   4   4    4   5  5  5
 7   7   7    7   8  8  8
John-ny cake and ven-i-son 

 2  -1  1   -1   1
 5  -4  4   -4   4
 8  -8  7   -8   7
and sas-sa-fras tea

 1   1   1    1   2  2  2
 4   4   4    4   5  5  5
 7   7   7    7   8  8  8
John-ny cake and ven-i-son 

 2  -1  1   -1   1
 5  -4  4   -4   4
 8  -8  7   -8   7
and sas-sa-fras tea

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