Tourelay (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

TOURELAY hi-lo
Trad. folk song
Key: C
Time: 3/4

1  1  2  3   3   -2”  -1   -1
4  4  5  6   6   -5   -4   -4
Oh pa-pa is out break-ing rocks

1   1    1
4   4    4
On the street

 1  1  2  3    4    4
 4  4  5  6    7    7
And ba-by is sleep-ing

4  -3 3   3    3
7  -7 6   6    6
So co-sy and sweet

3 4  4    4    4   3
6 7  7    7    7   6
O ba-by don’t cry now

 2  -2” 3 -3” 3
 5  -5  6 -6  6
But be ver-y good

 1   1   2  2    2    3
 4   4   5  5    5    6
And when pa-pa comes home

  -2”  -1   -1  1  1   1
  -5   -4   -4  4  4   4
He’ll bring you ci-ga-root

 4  -3 -3”   4  -3  3
 7  -7 -6    7  -7  6
Tou-re-lay, tou-re-lay

 2   3   4  4  4  4   4
 5   6   7  7  7  7   7
With my fil-la-ga-du-sha

 4   4 4   4   4   4   4  4  4
 7   7 7   7   7   7   7  7  7
Shin-a-ma-roo sha bal-der-al-da

 4   4  4   4  -3 -3”  4  -3” 3
 7   7  7   7  -7 -6   7  -6  6
Boom-de-ay tou-re-lay tou-re-lay

 2  -2”   3   3   3    4
 5  -5    6   6   6    7
And the pride of the house

2  -1  1   1  1
5  -4  4   4  4
Is pa-pa’s ba-by

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