Coonie's Got A Pretty Tail (hi-lo)

by Southern “patting chant” · 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)

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Tab

COONIE’S GOT A PRETTY TAIL hi-lo
Southern “patting chant”
Key: E

 5    5    5  5  -4  4   4
 8    8    8  8  -8  7   7
Coon-ie’s got a pret-ty tail

 5    5    5   4   3
 8    8    8   7   6
Pos-som’s tail is bare

 4   4    4    4  -3  -3” -5 -5
 7   7    7    7  -7  -6  -9 -9
Rab-bit ain’t got no tail at all

 -5 -5 -4  -4  -3   -3” -3  4
 -9 -9 -8  -8  -7   -6  -7  7
Just a lit-tle old hunk of hair


 5    5   5  5  -4   4   4
 8    8   8  8  -8   7   7
Coon-ie’s up a ‘sim-mon tree

 5    5   5   4   3   3
 8    8   8   7   6   6
Pos-som’s in the hol-ler

 4   4  4  -3  -3”-5   -5
 7   7  7  -7  -6 -9   -9
Rab-bit in the ta-ter patch

 -5  -5 -4  -3 -3”-3   4   4
 -9  -9 -8  -7 -6 -7   7   7
Just as fat as he can wal-ler

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