Cattle Call

by Slim Whitman / Eddie Arnold · posted by BlueWest

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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

-6    -6    -6    -5    -4   4
Woo - hoo - woo - ooo - ti - de
7     7     7     8     -8  7    -8 7
Woo - hoo - ooo - oop - i - de - de
-6    7     -6    -5    -4   4
Woo - hoo - woo - ooo - ti - de
7   8    -8    7     5    -5
Yod-el - od-el- lo - ti - de

6   6  -6  6   5   -4   4   -4  5   -4  4  -3
The cattle are prowlin' the coyotes are howlin'
-2  -3    -4  -7  -6 6
Out where the dogies bawl
6     6     -6  6  5  -4    4 -4  5  -4 5  -3
Where spurs are a-jinglin', a cowboy is singin'
-2 -3   -5 5  -4   4
A lonesome cattle call

-6    -6    -6    -5    -4   4
Woo - hoo - woo - ooo - ti - de
7     7     7     8     -8  7    -8 7
Woo - hoo - ooo - oop - i - de - de
-6    7     -6    -5    -4   4
Woo - hoo - woo - ooo - ti - de
7   8    -8    7     5    -5
Yod-el - od-el- lo - ti - de

6  -6    6  -6  -5   6   -6  6    -5   6  5
He rides in the sun 'til his days work is done
5   5  5      -4 4   4  -4   5   -4
And he rounds up the cattle each fall
5     5     5     -4    4    3
Woo - hoo - woo - ooo - ti - de
6   -7  -6   6  -3  4
Singin' his cattle call

-6    -6    -6    -5    -4   4
Woo - hoo - woo - ooo - ti - de
7     7     7     8     -8  7    -8 7
Woo - hoo - ooo - oop - i - de - de
-6    7     -6    -5    -4   4
Woo - hoo - woo - ooo - ti - de
7   8    -8    7     5    -5
Yod-el - od-el- lo - ti - de

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