Black and White

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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

3   4   5  3      3   4    5  3
The ink is black, the page is white
3 4 -4   5  -5    5  -4   4   -3
Together we learn to read and write
3  4    5  3      3   4   5   3
A child is black, a child is white
3   4     -4    5     -5-5 5   -4 4 -3 3 3 -3b -3  4 -4 4 -3b 4 -4 4
The whole world looks upon the sight,  a beautiful sight
3   3   -3 -4   3   3  4   5
And now a child can understand
4    3    3  -3  -4  -5 -6  6   -4    6   -6  -6 6
That this is the law of all the land, all the land

3   4     5  3      3   4     5  3
The world is black, the world is white
3  4     5  -5  5   -4   4  -3
It turns by day and then by night
3 4     5  3      3  4    5  3
A child is black, a child is white
3 4  -4  5    -5   5  -4  4   -3 -3b 3 3  3 -3b -3  4
Together they grow to see the light,   to see   the light
3   3   -3 -4   3  3  4    5
And now at last we plainly see
4     3   -3  -4   -5 -6 6 -4  6 -6 -6 6
We'll have a dance of Liberty, Liberty!

3   4     5  3      3   4     5  3
The world is black, the world is white
3  4     5  -5  5   -4   4  -3
It turns by day and then by night
3 4     5  3      3  4    5  3
A child is black, a child is white
3   4     -4    5     -5-5 5   -4 4 -3 3 3 -3b -3  4 -4 4 -3b 4 -4 4
The whole world looks upon the sight,  a beautiful sight

6   7     8  6      6   7     8  6
The world is black, the world is white
6  7     8  -9  8   -8   7  -7
It turns by day and then by night
6  7    8  6      6  7    8  6
A child is black, a child is white
6 7 -8   8    -9   8  -8  7   -7 -6 6 6  6 -6 -7  7
Together they grow to see the light,  to see the light

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