The Coal Black Rose (2nd pos)

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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

THE COAL BLACK RMinstrel folk songOSE 2nd pos
Minstrel folk song
Key: G
Time: 2/4

-3  -4 4  5   -3  -4 -3”
-7  -8 7  8   -7  -8 -6
Lub-ly Ro-sa’ Sam-bo cum,

 -3   -3   -4  -4  4  5
 -7   -7   -8  -8  7  8
Don’t you hear de ban-jo

-3   -3”   3
-7   -6    6
Tum, tum, tum

-3  -4 4  5   -3  -4 -3”
-7  -8 7  8   -7  -8 -6
Lub-ly Ro-sa’ Sam-bo cum,

 -3   -3   -4  -4  4  5
 -7   -7   -8  -8  7  8
Don’t you hear de ban-jo

-3   -3”   3
-7   -6    6
Tum, tum, tum

-3  4   4   -3   -3”   3
-7  7   7   -7   -6    6
Oh Rose de coal black Rose

-3”-3 -3 -3  -3    4
-6 -7 -7 -7  -7    7
I wish I may be covtch’d

5  4  -3   -3”  3
8  7  -7   -6   6
If I don’t lub Rose

-3  4   4   -3   -3”   3
-7  7   7   -7   -6    6
Oh Rose de coal black Rose

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