Hi-Le, 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

HI-LE, HI-LO
Trad. folk song
Key: C
Time: 3/4

1 2    3    3     3    4    3    2
Come, bro-thers, fill your glas-ses
 3   3 -2  2 -1 2  -2  3
And drink the red wine up
 1  2     3    3    3    3  3 4  6
There’s naught on earth sur-pas-ses
 5   -5   -5  -4-3  -4   4
The cheer-ful brim-ming cup
-1   -1    -1 4 -3 -2* 3-4 -1
No thought ac-cord the mor-row
-1   -1   -1   4 -3 -2* 3
But live your lives to-day
 -2   2    2  -2 2 -2  3 4  6
Good wine dis-pels all sor-row
 5   -5   5  -4  -4 -3 -4
And cour-age has full sway

1  1   2  2   3  3   4  6
Hi-le, hi-lo  Hi-le, hi-lo
 5   -5  -5  -4-3-4 4
With us ‘tis ev-er so
1  1   2  2   3  3   4  6...
Hi-le, hi-lo  Hi-le, hi-lo
 5   -5  -5  -4-3-4 4
With us ‘tis ev-er so

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