Säkkijärven Polkka

by Viljo Vesterinen · posted by Gildor_Inglorion

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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

G, G, C, G, F, D#, D# D;
3  3  4  3  -2  -1< -1<  -1
G, F, D#, D, D#, C, C;
3  -2  -1<  -1  -1< 1  1
G, G, C, G, F, D#, D# D;
3  3  4  3  -2  -1< -1<  -1
G, G, A, B, C, C;
3  3  -3  -4  4  4

G, C, C, D, C, B, B;
3  4  4  -5  4  -4  -4 
G, D, D, D#, D, C, C;
3  -5  -5  -5<  -5  4  4
G, C, C, D, C, B, B;
3  4  4  -5  4  -4  -4
G, G, A, B, C, C;
3  3  -3  -4  4  4

C, B, C, D, D#, D, D#, E, F, E, F, G, G#, G, F, G#, G, F, D#, D, D#, D, C, B, C, C;
4  -4  4  -5  -5<  -5  -5< 6 -6  6 -6  7  7<  7  -6  7<  7  -6  -5< -5 -5<  -5  4  -4  4  4
C, B, C, D, D#, D, D#, E, F, E, F, G, G#, G, F, G#, G, F, D#, D, D#, D, C, B, C, C;
4  -4  4  -5  -5<  -5  -5< 6 -6  6 -6  7  7<  7  -6  7<  7  -6  -5< -5 -5<  -5  4  -4  4  4

G, G, G, C, C, G, G, G, C, C, G, G, G, G#, G, F, D#, D, D;
3   3   3   1  1   3   3   3  1   1   3   3   3   3<  3 -2 -1< -1 -1
F, F, F, D, D, F, F, F, D, D, F, F, F, G, F, D#, D, C;
-2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2  2 -2 -1< -1  1
G, G, G, C, C, G, G, G, C, C, G, G, C, A#, G#, G, F;
3   3   3   1  1   3   3   3  1   1   3   3  4 -4<   3<  3   -2
G#, G#, G#, G, G, F, D#, D, C, D#, D, C, B, D, C, C;
 3<  3<  3<   3   3 -2  -1< -1  1  -1< -1  1 -*4  -1  1  1

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