Tum Balalaika

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

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

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