Fair Elender (hi-lo)

by Trad. folk Gerry Garcia · 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

FAIR ELENDER hi-lo
Trad. folk song
Gerry Garcia
Key: C
Time: 3/4

 3  -3”   -3  4   -4   5    4   4  -3”3
 6  -6    -7  7   -8   8    7   7  -6 6
Fa-ther, come fa-ther come rid-dle to me

 -4   5   6  6  5-4 45 -4
 -8   8   9  9  8-8 78 -8
Come rid-dle it all as one

-4   5   6    5   5  -4  4  4  -3”3 3   4
-8   8   9    8   8  -8  7  7  -6 6 6   7
And tell me wheth-er to mar-ry Fair El-len

4    5   -4    4    -3”  3
7    8   -8    7    -6   6
Or bring the Brown girl home

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound