Sheep Shearing (hi-lo)

by English folk circa 1760 · posted by WaltP

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+: 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)

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Tab

SHEEP SHEARING hi-lo
English folk circa 1760
Key: F
Time: 6/8

 3  3    4    4  3   4
 6  6    7    7  6   7
How de-light-ful to see

4  -4   5    5   -4    5
7  -8   8    8   -8    8
In the eve-nings in spring

6 5   4   5   6   6   -5  5   -4
9 8   7   8   9   9   -9  8   -8
The sheep go-ing home to the fold

5-5  6  -5    5   -5
8-9  9  -9    8   -9
The mas-ter doth sing

5  -5   6   5   -4   3
8  -9   9   8   -8   6
As he views ev-‘ry-thing

 3   3   4   4   -4  5   -5   -6    6
 6   6   7   7   -8  8   -9   -10   9
And his dog goes be-fore him where told

-5   5   4   5   6   -5  -3   -3    4
-9   8   7   8   9   -9  -7   -7    7
And his dog goes be-fore him where told

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