Shortnin' Bread (chromatic)

by Trad. children's song · posted by WaltP

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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

SHORTNIN’ BREAD
Trad.
Key: C  

  8   -7  -7   7    -7  8   8  -7  7
Three lit-tle chil-dren ly-ing in bed 
 8   -7    7  -7  -7   6  6   -5   5
Two were sick and the oth-er most dead. 
 8    -7 -7   7  -7    8   8  -7   7
Sent for the doc-tor, the doc-tor said, 
   8   -7    7   -7    6    -5    5
"Feed them chil-dren short-nin' bread." 
 5   5   -7  -7  7  7   -7     5   -7      
Mam-my's lit-tle ba-by loves short-nin', 
   7  -7
short-nin' 
 8   8   -7  -7   7  7   -7    6   -5     5
Mam-my's lit-tle ba-by loves short-nin' bread 
 5   5   -7  -7   7  7   -7    5   -7      
Mam-my's lit-tle ba-by loves short-nin', 
  7   -7
short-nin' 
 8   8   -7  -7   7  7  -7     6   -5     5
Mam-my's lit-tle ba-by loves short-nin' bread.

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