The Cuckoo Is A Pretty Bird (12th pos)

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 12th pos
English children’s song circa mid-1700s
Key: Fm
Time: 6/8
Harp: Eb

-4  -4  -5  -4  -5 -5 -3” -3” 4
-8  -8  -9  -8  -9 -9 -6  -6  7
Oh, the cu-ckoo is a pret-ty bird

-3”   3   -3” 4   -4
-6    6   -6  7   -8
She sings as she flies

-4   -5    -4   -5  -3”  4
-8   -9    -8   -9  -6   7
She brings you glad tid-ings

-3”  3  -3” 4   -4
-6   6  -6  7   -8
And she nev-er lies

 4    4    4   4   4   4   7   -6
 7    7    7   7   7   7   10  -10
She sucks all the pret-ty flow-ers

 -5   6   -5    6    -6
 -9   9   -9    9    -10
That make her voice clear

-6   6  -5  -4  -5   -3” 4
-10  9  -9  -8  -9   -6  7
And she nev-er sings cu-ckoo

 -3” -3”   3    -3” 4   -4
 -6  -6    6    -6  7   -8
‘Til the spring of the year

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