Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary (hi-lo)

by Trad. Children’s song · 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

MISTRESS MARY, QUITE CONTRARY hi-lo
Trad. children’s song
Key: D
Time: 3/4

 3    3   3  2     3    3   3  -1
 6    6   6  5     6    6   6  -4
Mis-tress Ma-ry, quite con-tra-ry 

 1   -1   2   -2” -3”  3
 4   -4   5   -5  -6   6
How does your gar-den grow? 

 4    -3  4    -3”  -3” -3” -3    3
 7    -7  7    -6   -6  -6  -7    6
With cock-le shells and sil-ver bells   

 4   -2”   2   -1  2 -1  1
 7   -5    5   -4  5 -4  4
And fair maids all in a row.

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