Hey, Pretty Little Bird (hi-lo)

by English-Appalachian 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

HEY, PRETTY LITTLE BIRD hi-lo
English-Appalachian folk song
Key: D

 5    4   4  -3” -3”  3
 8    7   7  -6  -6   6
Hey, pret-ty lit-tle bird

 4   4   -4 5  -5
 7   7   -8 8  -9
Sit-ting on a pine

 -6  -6   6   -6   5  4 -3” 3
-10  -10  9  -10   8  7 -6  6
Long-ing for your own true love

3 -4  5     -4    4   5    4-3” 3
6 -8  8     -8    7   8    7-6  6
As I have longed for mine, for mine

3 -4 4 5    -4    4   4
6 -8 7 8    -8    7   7
As I have longed for mine


 5   6  6 -6   5  4  -3”  4   4
 8   9  9 -10  8  7  -6   7   7
Once I had a pret-ty lit-tle girl

-4   4  4  -3”  4    5
-8   7  7  -6   7    8
She was my own true love

 4  -4  4     -3”   4    4
 7  -8  7     -6    7    7
When I was through with that

 5   5   4   4   3
 8   8   7   7   6
Pret-ty lit-tle girl

 4    -4   -4 4 -4   4   5    4  5
 7    -8   -8 7 -8   7   8    7  8
She turned to a tur-tle dove, a dove

 4    -4   4  4 -3”  4   4
 7    -8   7  7 -6   7   7
She turned to a tur-tle dove

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