The Cuckoo Is A Pretty Bird (hi-lo)

by English children’s song circa mid-1700s · 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 CUCKOO IS A PRETTY BIRD hi-lo
English children’s song circa mid-1700s
Key: Fm
Time: 6/8

-3” -3” 4   -3” 4  4  2   2   3
-6  -6  7   -6  7  7  5   5   6
Oh, the cu-ckoo is a pret-ty bird

 2   -1   2   3   -3”
 5   -4   5   6   -6
She sings as she flies

-3”   4    -3”  4    2   3
-6    7    -6   7    5   6
She brings you glad tid-ings

 2  -1   2  3   -3”
 5  -4   5  6   -6
And she nev-er lies

 3    3    3   3   3   3   6    5
 6    6    6   6   6   6   9    8
She sucks all the pret-ty flow-ers

 4    -4   4   -4     5
 7    -8   7   -8     8
That make her voice clear

 5  -4   4  -3”  4   2   3
 8  -8   7  -6   7   5   6
And she nev-er sings cu-ckoo

  2   2    -1   2   3   -3”
  5   5    -4   5   6   -6
‘Til the spring of the year

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