Motherless Child

by Unknown · posted by chibluesteve

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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

 7    8   7  8    7  -8  8  -8  7   -6
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
 7   -8  -8  -8   7  -8  8  -8  7   -6
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
 7    8   7  8    7  -8  8  -8  7   -6
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
-6  7   -6 5  5   -7 -6 7   
A- long way- from home---
-6  7   -7 5  -6'  -6
A- long ways from home

 7    8   7  8    7   -8  8 -8 7    -6
Sometimes I feel like I’m al--most gone
 7   -8  -8  -8   7   -8  8 -8 7    -6
Sometimes I feel like I’m al--most gone
 7    8   7  8    7   -8  8 -8 7    -6
Sometimes I feel like I’m al--most gone
-6  7   -6 5  5   -7 -6 7   
A- long way- from home---
-6  7   -7 5  -6'  -6
A- long ways from home

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