Cockles and mussels (Molly Malone)
by Traditional / Dubliners · posted by dodjy
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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.
Diatonic G harmonica
3 4 4 4 4 5
In Dublin's fair city
4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -5
Where girls are so pretty
-4 5 -4 4 6 -5
I first set my eyes on
5 5 -4 4 -4
sweet Molly Malone
3 3 4 4 4 4 5
As she pushed her wheelbarrow
4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -5
Through streets dark and Narrow
5 -4 5 6 -5 5 6
Crying cockles and mussels
-5 5 4 -4 4
Alive, alive-O!
3 4 44 5
Alive, alive-O!
4 -4 -4-4 -5
Alive, alive-O!
5 -4 5 6 -5 5 6
Crying cockles and mussels
-5 5 4 -4 4
Alive, alive-O