Chad Gadya

by Unknown · posted by TigerhawkT3

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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

This song is commonly sung during the Jewish holiday of
Passover.

Note names and lyrics are included as a guide. The "then
came the ____" line  (appears as "the ____ came" in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Gadya) that begins each
verse (only the first two verses are included here) is
always F-E-E-E, while the "that ate/bit/etc. the ____"
parts that form the additional lines in each verse are
D-E-E-E.

 E    F  G  C G  F
 5   -5  6  7 6 -5
Chad Gad-ya-a-a- a

 E    D  C
 5   -4  4
Chad Gad-ya.

 F E   E  E   D  E   E   G   F
-5 5   5  5  -4  5   5   6  -5
Di-za-bin ab-ba bit-rei zuz-ei

 E    F  G  C G  F
 5   -5  6  7 6 -5
Chad Gad-ya-a-a- a

 E    D  C
 5   -4  4
Chad Gad-ya.

  F   E    E   E    D   E   E   E
 -5   5    5   5   -4   5   5   5
Then came the cat that ate the goat

 D E   E     E     D   E  E  G   F
-4 5   5     5    -4   5  5  6  -5
My fa-ther bought for two zu-zi-im

 E    F  G  C G  F
 5   -5  6  7 6 -5
Chad Gad-ya-a-a- a

 E    D  C
 5   -4  4
Chad Gad-ya.

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound