Hey, Pretty Little Bird (2nd pos)

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 2nd pos
English-Appalachian folk song
Key: D
Harp: G

-3    3   3   2   2   -1
-7    6   6   5   5   -4
Hey, pret-ty lit-tle bird

 3   3   -3”-3 4
 6   6   -6-7  7
Sit-ting on a pine

 5    5  -4   5   -3  3 2   -1
 8    8  -8   8   -7  6 5   -4
Long-ing for your own true love

-1 -3”-3    -3”   3   -3   3 2  -1
-4 -6 -7    -6    6   -7   6 5  -4
As I have longed for mine, for mine

-1-3”3 -3   -3”   3   3
-4-6 6 -7   -6    6   6
As I have longed for mine


 -3 -4 -4  5  -3  3   2   3   3
 -7 -8 -8  8  -7  6   5   6   6
Once I had a pret-ty lit-tle girl

-3”  3  3   2   3    -3
-6   6  6   5   6    -7
She was my own true love

 3  -3”-3”    2     3    3
 6  -6 -6     5     6    6
When I was through with that

 -3  -3  3   3   -1
 -7  -7  6   6   -4
Pret-ty lit-tle girl

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

 3    -3”  3  3  2   3   3
 6    -6   6  6  5   6   6
She turned to a tur-tle dove

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