The Yankee Doodle Boy

by Unknown · posted by mattd60

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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

 6  -5 -5   5   -4  5  -5 -3 
I’m a  Yan-kee Doo-dle Dan-dy,
-5 -5  -5  -5  -4   -3  3  4 
a  Yan-kee Doo-dle, do or die. 
6  6     6    <5 -5 6   7 -6 6    -5 
A real live neph-ew of my Un-cle Sam’s
  6  -5  5     -3   5  6 -5 
Born on the Fourth of Ju-ly 

  6   6 -5 -5  5   -4   5   -5    -3
I’ve got a Yan-kee Doo-dle sweet heart:
  -5   6  -5 -4  -3   3   4
She’s my Yan-kee Doo-dle joy.
 4   4   -5  6   5    6  -5  3
Yan-kee Doo-dle came to Lon-don, 
  4   4  -5   6   4   3 
just to ride the po-nies,
-3 -5 -3 -4   4   -5  -4  4 
I  am  a Yan-kee Doo-dle Boy.

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