Ive Been Working on the Railroad

by Unknown · posted by mpurintun

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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

Tabbed by Mark Purintun For the full song, go to:
http://www.harpinanawhinin.com

Verse 1: 7 6 7 6 7 -8 8 7 -9 -9 7 -8 8 I've been workin' on the railroad all the live long day. 7 6 7 6 7 -8 8 7 8 8 8 -8 -8 8 -8 I've been workin' on the railroad just to pass the time away. Verse 2: -8 -8 7 -8 8 -8 7 6 -9 -9 -9 7 7 -8 -8 8 Don't you hear the whistle blowin'? Rise up so early in the morn. -6 -7 7 -7 7 -7 6 7 8 -9 8 -8 7 Don't you hear the whistle blowin',? Dinah blow your horn. Verse 3: 6 6 6 6 7 6 -6 -6 -6 -8 Dinah, won't you blow? Dinah, won't you blow? -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -7 7 -8 8 Dinah won't you blow your ho oo orn? 6 6 6 6 7 6 -6 -6 -6 -8 Dinah, won't you blow? Dinah, won't you blow? -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -7 7 Dinah won't you blow your horn? Verse 1: (again) 7 6 7 6 7 -8 8 7 -9 -9 7 -8 8 I've been workin' on the railroad all the live long day. 7 6 7 6 7 -8 8 7 8 8 8 -8 -8 8 -8

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