Bo Weevil (hi-lo)

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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

BO WEEVIL hi-lo
By: Antoine Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew
Theresa Brewer
Key: Bb

3   4  4   4    4
6   7  7   7    7
On Sat-ur-day night 

  3   4  4   3
  6   7  7   6
Where I was born 

 4   -4 -4  -3 3
 7   -8 -8  -7 6
Down on the farm 

-3  -3   -3”  3
-7  -7   -6   6
Gui-tar plink-in’ 

 3  -3  -3   -3  -3”  3
 6  -7  -7   -7  -6   6
And we start-ed sing-ing 

  3   3   -3”  3   1
  6   6   -6   6   4
‘Til the break of dawn 

3  -3”   4    4    3
6  -6    7    7    6
A-bout twelve o-'clock

3   3    4    4    3
6   6    7    7    6
Ev-‘ry-thing gets hot 

4   -4   -4  -3 3
7   -8   -8  -7 6
Up steps old Jones 

-3   -3  -3  -3” -3”
-7   -7  -7  -6  -6
We start-ed clap-pin’ 

 3  -3  -3   -3  -3” -3”
 6  -7  -7   -7  -6  -6
And he start-ed sing-in’ 

3   3    3   3    -3”  3   3
6   6    6   6    -6   6   6
A sweet lit-tle, coun-try song 


4   4  -3   4   4   3
7   7  -7   7   7   6
Bo Wee-vil, Bo Wee-vil 

   4      4   -4  -4 -3-3”3
   7      7   -8  -8 -7-66
Where've you been all day 

 3   -3   -3   -3   -3” 3
 6   -7   -7   -7   -6  6
Your mom-ma’s been look-in’ 

-3  -3    -3     -3” 3
-7  -7    -7     -6  6
Has-n’t stopped look-in’

  3    3   -3” 3  3
  6    6   -6  6  6
Since you went a-way 


4   4  -3  4    4   3
7   7  -7  7    7   6
Bo Wee-vil Bo, Wee-vil 

  4    4   4  -4 -4 -3-3”3
  7    7   7  -8 -8 -7-66
Where did you go and stay 

  -3   -3 -3  -3” -3”
  -7   -7 -7  -6  -6
You’ll get a lick-in’ 

3   -3  -3 -3  -3”  3
6   -7  -7 -7  -6   6
As sure as I'm sit-tin’ 

3   3    -3” 3   4
6   6    -6  6   7
On this bale of hay

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