The Bull Dog (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)

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Tab

THE BULL DOG hi-lo
Trad. folk song
Key: A
Time: 2/4

4  -4   5    5  5   5   5
7  -8   8    8  8   8   8
Oh the bull-dog on the bank

 4  -4   5    4   5   4   3
 7  -8   8    7   8   7   6
And the bull-frog in the pool

3   -3  -4  -4  -4 -4   -4
6   -7  -8  -8  -8 -8   -8
Oh the bull-dog on the bank

 6   6   6    -5  5  -4   4...
 9   9   9    -9  8  -8   7...
And the bull-frog in the pool

4  -4   5    5  5   5   5
7  -8   8    8  8   8   8
Oh the bull-dog on the bank

-4   4   -5   -5  -5 -5   -5
-8   7   -9   -9  -9 -9   -9
And the bull-frog in the pool

-5   5    5    5     5   -4   -4
-9   8    8    8     8   -8   -8
The bull-dog called the bull-frog

-4  4   -4  5  -4   4
-8  7   -8  8  -8   7
A green old wa-ter fool


 4   -4   5  5  5  -4 4  4
 7   -8   8  8  8  -8 7  7
Sing-ing tra-la-la-la-la-la

 -3   4  -4  -4 -4 -5 5  -4 5...
 -7   7  -8  -8 -8 -9 8  -8 8...
Sing-ing tra-la-la-la-la-la-la

 4   -4   5  5  5  5
 7   -8   8  8  8  8
Sing-ing tra-la-la-la

 -4   4
 -8   7
Sing-ing

 4   -4   5  5  5  5
 7   -8   8  8  8  8
Sing-ing tra-la-la-la

 -4   4  -5  -5 -5  5  5  5  5
 -8   7  -9  -9 -9  8  8  8  8
Sing-ing tra-la-la-Tra-la-la-la

-4  -4 -4 -4  4  -4 5  -4 4
-8  -8 -8 -8  7  -8 8  -8 7
Tra-la-la-la Tra-la-la-la-la

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