John Brown's Body (hi-lo)

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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.

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