Billy Magee Magaw (hi-lo)

by English-American 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

BILLY MAGEE MAGAW hi-lo
English-American folk song
Key: Cm
Time: 6/8

 -3”   -3”  -3”   -3”  -3  4  -3   4
 -6    -6   -6    -6   -7  7  -7   7
There were three crows sat on one tree

5 -6  -6 -6 -6   -6  -6 -6 -6
8 -10-10-10 -10  -10-10 -10-10
O Bil-ly Ma-gee, Bil-ly Ma-gee 

 4 -3  -3”  -3”   -3”  -3  4  -3   4
 7 -7  -6   -6    -6   -7  7  -7   7
There were three crows sat on one tree

5 -6  -6 -6 -6   -6 -6
8 -10-10-10 -10 -10 -10
O Bil-ly Ma-gee, Ma-gaw

  5    -6    -6   -6   -6  5   5   5
  8   -10   -10   -10  -10 8   8   8
There were three crows sat on one tree

 4   5    5     5   4    5     5   5
 7   8    8     8   7    8     8   8
And they were black as crows could be

 4   -4   5    -4     -4     4    4   -3
 7   -8   8    -8     -8     7    7   -7
And they all flapped their wings and cried

Caw, caw, caw

 4   -4   5    -4     -4     4    4   -3
 7   -8   8    -8     -8     7    7   -7
And they all flapped their wings and cried

-3” -3”-3”-3”  3  -3”
-6  -6 -6 -6   6  -6
Bil-ly Ma-gee, Ma-gaw

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