Lou'siana Belle (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

LOU’SIANA BELLE hi-lo
By:  Stephen C. Foster
Key: D
Time: 2/4

1    2   3  3   3  3   -3” -3”   3
4    5   6  6   6  6   -6  -6    6
Oh, Lou’-si-an-a’s de same old state

 3   -3  -3  4   4   -4
 6   -7  -7  7   7   -8
Whar mas-sa us’d to dwell

3   2  3  3  3  -3” -3”4  3
6   5  6  6  6  -6  -6 7  6
He had a lub-ly cul-‘lud gal

 3 -3”-3  4   4  -4 -3  4
 6 -6 -7  7   7  -8 -7  7
‘Twas de Lou’-si-an-a Belle


4    3     -3”  -3”  3
7    6     -6   -6   6
Oh Belle, don’t you tell

 -3”   -3”  3  3    -2”  -2”   2
 -6    -6   6  6    -5   -5    5
Don’t tell mas-sa, don’t you Belle

4    3    3  -3”  -3”-3”-3” 3
7    6    6  -6   -6 -6 -6  6
Oh Belle, de Lou’-si-an-a Belle

-3   -3   -3  4  4   4
-7   -7   -7  7  7   7
I’s gwine to mar-ry you

-4   -4 -4 -3  4...
-8   -8 -8 -7  7...
Lou’-si-an-a Belle

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