John Brown's Body (hi-lo)
by Trad. folk · 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
JOHN BROWN’S BODY hi-lo
Trad. Folk
American marching song
Key: A
3 3 -2”2 3 4
6 6 -5 5 6 7
John Brown's bod-y lies
-4 5 5 5 -4 4
-8 8 8 8 -8 7
a-mould-‘ring in the grave,
-3” -3”-3 4 -3 4
-6 -6 -7 7 -7 7
John Brown's bod-y lies
-3” 3 -3” 3 2 3
-6 6 -6 6 5 6
a-mould-’ring in the grave,
3 3 -2” 2 3 4
6 6 -5 5 6 7
John Brown's bod-y lies
-4 5 5 5 -4 4
-8 8 8 8 -8 7
a-mould-‘ring in the grave,
4 4 -4 -4 4 -3 4
7 7 -8 -8 7 -7 7
but his soul is march-ing on.
3 -2” 2 3 4 -4 5 4
6 -5 5 6 7 -8 8 7
Glo-ry, glo-ry, hal-le-lu-jah!
-3” -3 4 -3 4 -3”3 2
-6 -7 7 -7 7 -6 6 5
Glo-ry, glo-ry, hal-le-lu-jah!
3 -2” 2 3 4 -4 5 4
6 -5 5 6 7 -8 8 7
Glo-ry, glo-ry, hal-le-lu-jah!
4 -4 -4 4 -3 4
7 -8 -8 7 -7 7
His soul is march-ing on.
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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