Tum Balalaika (chrom)

by Yiddish folk song from Israel · 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

TUM BALALAIKA chrom
Yiddish folk song from Israel
Key: Am
Time: 3/4

   6   6  6   6  6 -5 5  -4
Shteyt a boch-er un  er tracht
 -5    -5   -5    -5 -5 5 -4  -3
Tracht und tracht di-gan-tze nacht
-3  5   6  -7 -7  8  -8  -7   6   6
Ve-men tsu ne-men un nit far-she-men
7  -6   -5  -4 -4   -5  5  -4  -3  -3
Ve-men, tsu ne-men, un nit far she-men
 6  6  6    6  6  6    6  -5  5 -4  -4
Tum ba-la, tum ba-la, tum ba-la-lai-ka
-5  -5 -5  -5  -5 -5  -5  5  -4 -3  -3
Tum ba-la, tum ba-la, tum ba-la-lai-ka
-3  5  6  -7  -7     8   -8 -7  6  6
Tum ba-la-lai-ka.  Shpil ba-la-lai-ka 
 7  -6 -5 -4  -4    -5   5   -4   -3
Tum ba-la-lai-ka.  Frey-lich zol zayn

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