Wreck of the Old 97 Audio Example and Tab
by Fred Lewey · posted by marcy
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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.
Here's a real fun song for harmonica and one of the most popular train wreck ballads there is.
The audio example is in the key of G. This one's a favorite, hope you have as much fun
playing it as we do!
Wreck of the Old 97
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On one cloudless morning I stood on the mountain.
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Just a'watching the smoke below.
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It was coming from a tall, slim smokestack
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Way down on the Southern Railroad.