Shady Grove

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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)

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Tab

Shady Grove
great old melody possibly derived from
"Mattie Groves" early 17th century.
Many different versions. Didn't see
one posted so try this one out...

lower
-4   -4  -4 -4   5  -4   4    
Peach-es in the sum-mer time, 
-4  -4  -5  6   -6
app-les in the fall,
-6 7  -6    6   -5   6  5  -4   
If I can't have the one I love, 
4  -4    -5   5   4  -4
I won't have none at all.
-4  -4   -4    5 -4  -4   4    
Shad-y Grove, my lit-tle love, 
-4  -4  -5   6  -6  -6
Shad-y Grove my dar-lin,
7   -6    6    6  5  5    -4    
Shad-y Grove, my lit-tle love, 
4  4  -5   5    4  -4  -4
I'm go-ing back to Har-len.

higher
-6   -6  -6 -6  -7  -6   6    
Peach-es in the sum-mer time, 
-6  -6   7 -8   8
app-les in the fall,
 8 9  8     -8   7  -8 -7  -6   
If I can't have the one I love, 
6  -6    7   -7   6  -6
I won't have none at all.
-6  -6  -6    -7  -6 -6   6    
Shad-y Grove, my lit-tle love, 
-6  -6   7   -8  8   8
Shad-y Grove my dar-lin,
9    8   -8   -8  -7 -7   -6   
Shad-y Grove, my lit-tle love, 
6   6   7  -7   6  -6  -6
I'm go-ing back to Har-len.

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