The Bear Went Over the Mountain

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Listen to the song— a recording linked by the tab’s author

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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

 4   5    5   5  -4  5   -5    5
The Bear went ov-er the moun-tain
 5   -4   -4  -4  4 -4    5    4
The Bear went ov-er the moun-tain
 4   5    5    5 -4  5   -5   -6
The Bear went ov-er the moun-tain
-6  6	-5   5	-4    4
To see what he could see
 4   6	 6  -6  -6    6
To see what he could see
-5  5    5  -5	-5    5
To see what he could see
-5   5  5    5  -5 -5   5   -6
The ot-her side of the moun-tain, 
 4   5  5   5   -4  5   -5   -6
The ot-her side of the moun-tain
-6   6   -5   5	 -4    4
Was all that he could see

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