Michael Finnegan (chrom)

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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

MICHAEL FINNEGAN
Irish folk song
Key: C, D

Key: C
  3    4  4   4   4
There was an old man 
  4   6    7    6  -5  5
named Mi-chael Fin-ne-gan 
-5 -5   -5   -5  -4 -5   -4  -3  3
he had whis-kers On his chin-ne-gan 
3   4   4    4   4   6    7   6 -5  5
He cut them off but they grew in-a-gan 
 -5  -5  3    3    4  4   4
Poor old Mi-chael Fin-ne-gan 

(Be-gin-a-gain) 
  3    4  4   4   4
There was an old man 
  4   6    7    6  -5  5
named Mi-chael Fin-ne-gan 
-5 -5   -5   -5  -4  -5 -4 -3  3
He went fish-ing with a pin-a-gain, 
  3    4  4   4   4    6     7  6 -5  5
Caught a fish but it flopped it in-a-gain, 
 -5  -5  3    3    4  4   4
Poor old Mi-chael Fin-ne-gan

(Be-gin-a-gain) 

Key: D
 -3   -5  -5 -5  -5
There was an old man 
 -5   -6* -7   -6* 6  -5
named Mi-chael Fin-ne-gan 
 6  6  6    6    5*  6   5* -4 -3
Ran a race and tried to win a-gain
-3  -5   -5  -5   -6*   -7  -6*  6  -5
He fell down and bumped his shin a-gain
 6    6  -3  -3    -6* -6* -4  -4
Poor old Mi-chael Poor old Mi-chael
 6    6  -3  -3   -5  -5 -5
Poor old Mi-chael Fin-ne-gan

(Don’t be-gin-a-gain)

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