A Highland Lad My Love Was Born (hi-lo)

by Scottish folk song by Robert Burns · posted by WaltP

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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

A HIGHLAND LAD MY LOVE WAS BORN hi-lo
W: Robert Burns
Scottish folk melody “The White Cockade”
Key: A
Time: 2/4

1-1 2   2    2 -11  2    2   2
4-4 5   5    5 -44  5    5   5
A High-land lad my love was born

 4   3   2   -2”2 -11 2   -1  -1
 7   6   5   -5 5 -44 5   -4  -4
The Law-land laws he held in scorn

 1  -1   2    2  -2”2 -11  2   3   4
 4  -4   5    5  -5 5 -44  5   6   7
But he still was faith-fu’ to his clan

4-4 5  -44-3 -44 -3-3” 3    2    2
7-8 8  -87-7 -87 -7-6  6    5    5
My gal-lant braw John High-land man

2 -2” 3  2   4    2    3    3    3
5 -5  6  5   7    5    6    6    6
Sing hey my braw John High-land man

 -3” 3  2   4   -3 4  -4   -1  -1
 -6  6  5   7   -7 7  -8   -4  -4
Sing ho my braw John High-land man

 1 -1   2   2 -2”2-1 12  3   4
 4 -4   5   5 -55 -4 45  6   7
There’s no’ a lad in a’ the lan’

4-4  5 -4 4-3 -44-3-3” 3    2    2
7-8  8 -8 7-7 -87-7-6  6    5    5
Was match wi’ my John High-land man

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