Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

by Harry Thacker Burleigh · posted by djlactose

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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

  8    7     8    7 7 -6  6
Swing low, sweet ch-ar-i-ot 
 7   7   7   7  8   8  9   9
Com-in' for to car-ry me home.
-10  9   8     9    7  7-6  6
 Sw-ing low, sweet cha-r-i-ot, 
 7   7	 7  -8	8   8 -8   7
Com-in' for to car-ry me home.
8   9	7 -6  7   7   7    7   7  7 -6 6
I look ov-er Jor-dan and what did I se-e,
 7   7   7   7	8   8  9   9
Com-in' for to car-ry me home.
9-10  9	 8  8   7   7	7   7  7 -6 6
A ba-nd of an-gels com-in' af-ter m-e,
 7   7   7   7	8   8 -8   7
Com-in' for to car-ry me home.

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