The Darby Ram (chrom)

by English-American folk song · 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

THE DARBY RAM chrom
English-American folk song
Geo. Washington’s favorite (?)
Key: G
Time: 6/8

-5 7  7    7   7   7  -5
As I was going to Dar-by
  -5  7  7 -7  -7  -8
‘Twas on a mar-ket day
-8 8  -8  -7   7   -6*  -5
I saw the big-gest ram, sir
 -5  6  6   6  -6* -6* 7
That e-ver was fed on hay
 -5  6  6   6  -6* -6* 7
That e-ver was fed on hay
 
 -5   7   7   7  7   7    -5
That ram was fat be-hind, sir
 -5   7   7  -7  -7  -8
That ram was fat be-fore
-8  8    -8  -7    7     -6*   -5
It meas-ured six yards ‘round, sir
-5 -5  6 6  6  -6* -6* 7
And I think it was no more
-5 -5  6 6  6  -6* -6* 7
And I think it was no more
-5  3   -5  -5   -5   6    -5
In-deed sir and it’s true, sir
-5   -5   7  7   7     7   -4 -3
And I’ve nev-er been known to lie
-5  3    3    -5  -5  7  -7
And if you’d been to Dar-by
  -7   -5  -5 -5  6   -5 -57
You’d seen it as well as I

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