The Squirrel (hi-lo)

by Pre-Civil War slave 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 SQUIRREL hi-lo
Pre-Civil War slave song
Key: F#m

   -3”  -3”-3”4  -3” -3” -3
   -6   -6 -6 7  -6  -6  -7
Squirrel-y is a pret-ty thing

-3”  -2”-3” -3”-3  -3”
-6   -5 -6  -6 -7  -6
Car-ries a bush-y tail

-3” 3   -2” -2”  -1   -2”  2
-6  6   -5  -5   -4   -5   5
He eats all the farm-er’s corn

 2   -2”  -3”-2”-1   2
 5   -5   -6 -5 -4   5
And husks it on the rail


 -3” -3”-3”4  -3” -3” -3
  -6  -6 -6 7  -6  -6  -7
Coon-ie is a pret-ty thing

-3”  -3” -3”-3   -3”
-6   -6  -6 -7   -6
Ram-bles in the dark

-3”   3   -2” 2  -1   -1  -2”  2
-6    6   -5  5  -4   -4  -5   5
You ought to see him take his tree

 2   2   -2”  -3” -2” -1   2
 5   5   -5   -6  -5  -4   5
When he hears old Ran-ger bark

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