Tom Dooley (With Bending)
by Kingston Trio · posted by Troy121101
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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.
b = Bending notes
(Chorus)(Repeat Tabs Throughout the song and enjoy)
6 6 6 -6 7 8 8
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
6 6 6 -6 7 -8b -8 -8b -8 -8b
hang down your head and cry,
6 6 6 -6 7 -8 -8
hang down your head Tom Dooley,
-8 -8 8 7 -6 7b
poor boy you're bound to die.
(Verse I)6 6 6 -6 7 8 8
I met her on the mountain,
8 6 6 -6 7 -8b -8 -8b -8 -8b
and there I took her life,
-8 6 6 -6 7 -8 -8
I met her on the mountain,
-8 -8 8 7 -6 7b
and stabbed her with my Knife.(Chorus)
(Verse II)
This time tomorrow
I reckon where I be
Hadn't a been for Grayson
Id'a been in Tennessee
(Chorus)
(Verse III)
This time tomorrow
I reckon where I be
Down in some lonesome valley
Swingin' from a wide oak tree
(Chorus X2)
-8 -8 8 7 -6 7
Poor boy you're bound to die
-8 -8 8 7 -6 7 (carry out)
Poor boy you're bound to (pause) Die (carry out)