Roddy McCorley (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

RODDY MCCORLEY hi-lo
Irish folk song
Key: E

4-4  5  -45   3   4 -4   5   -4  4
7-8  8  -88   6   7 -8   8   -8  7
Ho, see the fleet foot hosts of men

 3   -3”   4    4  -4  4
 6   -6    7    7  -8  7
Who speed with fac-es wan

5 -5  6     6    6  5 6   -6   -6   6
8 -9  9     9    9  8 9  -10  -10   9
From farm-stead and from fish-er’s cot

5  4  -3”  -5   5   -4
8  7  -6   -9   8   -8
Up-on the banks of Bann

5 -5  6    6     6   5 6  -6  -6    6
8 -9  9    9     9   8 9  -10 -10   9
They come with venge-ance in their eyes

 5   4    -3”  -5   5   -4
 8   7    -6   -9   8   -8
Too late, too late are they

 4   -4    5  -4 5   3  4-4  5   -4  4
 7   -8    8  -8 8   6  7-8  8   -8  7
For young Rod-dy M’-Cor-ley goes to die

3   3    -3”  4    4   -4  4
6   6    -6   7    7   -8  7
On the Bridge of Toome to-day

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