Annie Laurie

by Unknown · posted by PoTTerTea

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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)

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Tab

Mak----well...-ton's   braes   are  bon---nie, ..
  3 -2    -1*,    -1*      -5*     -5    -5      5,

 where  ear.....-ly    fa's ..  the   dew. ...
   -4*    -3*,     3     3,       -1*   -2.

 and  twas  there ..  that   An---nie   Lau---rie, ..
   3     -2     -1*,      -1*    -5*   -5    -5     5,  

 gave    me ..   her  prom...-ise   true. ...
  -4*     -3*,      3      3,      -2    -1*. 

 Gave   me ..  her  prom...-ise  true, ..
  -3*    -5*,     -5*   -6,      -6    7,

 which  ne'er .. for---got .. will   be. ..
   -3*    -5*,    -5*   -6,     -6     7.

 And  for   bon...-nie   An...-nie   Lau---rie, ..
  7    -6     -5*,   -5     5,    -5*   -3*     3,

 I'd ..   lay   me   down ..  and   dee. .........
  3 -2   -1*   -5*     3,        -2     -1*.

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 Musical interlude.

  Her    brow .. is   like     a   snow--drift, ..
  3 -2     -1*,   -1*  -5*   -5    -5       5,

 Her  throat ..   is  like   the  swan. ...
 -4*    -3*,       3    3    -1*    -2.

 Her    face ..  it    is ..   the   fair---est, .. 
  3 -2   -1*,   -1*  -5*,    -5     -5     5,

 that  e'er ..  the   sun .. shone  on. ...
  -4*   -3*,     3      3,      -2     -1*.

 That  e'er ..  the   sun .. shone  on. ...
  -3*   -5*,    -5*    -6,     -6       7.

 And  dark .. blue    is ..  her  eye. ...
 -3*    -5*,    -5*   -6,     -6     7. 

 And   for  Bon...-nie    Ann...-nie   Lau---rie, ...
   7    -6    -5*,    -5       5,     -5*  -3*     3, 

 I'd    lay     me   down ..   and ..  dee. ....................
  3 -2  -1*   -5*      3,        -2,       -1*.

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