Camptown Races (2nd pos)

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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

CAMPTOWN RACES 2nd pos
By: Stephen Foster
Key: D
Time: 2/4
Harp: G

 -4   -4  -3  -4   5    -4   -3
 -8   -8  -7  -8   8    -8   -7
camp-town la-dies sing this song, 

-3  -3”  -3  -3”
-7  -6   -7  -6
doo-dah, doo-dah! 

 -4   -4   -3   -4    5    -4    -3
 -8   -8   -7   -8    8    -8    -7
camp-town race track five miles long, 

-3” -3  -3”  3
-6  -7  -6   6
Oh, doo dah day! 

 -4   -4   -3    -4  -4  5   -4   -3
 -8   -8   -7    -8  -8  8   -8   -7
come down there with my hat caved in

-3  -3”  -3  -3”
-7  -6   -7  -6
doo-dah, doo-dah! 

-4  -4   -3   -4  -4  5   5   -4  -4 -3
-8  -8   -7   -8  -8  8   8   -8  -8 -7
Go back home with my pock-et full of tin

-3” -3  -3”  3
-6  -7  -6   6
Oh, doo dah day!

 3    3  -3  -4    6
 6    6  -7  -8    9
Goin’ to run all night,

 5    5    6  5  -4
 8    8    9  8  -8
Goin’ to run all day, 

-4 -4 -4 -3  -3 -4 -4   5   -4  -3
-8 -8 -8 -7  -7 -8 -8   8   -8  -7
I bet my mon-ey on the bob-tail nag, 

 -3” -3  4 -3  -3”-3”  3
 -6  -7  7 -7  -6 -6   6
Some-bod-y bet on the bay.

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