The Lincolnshire Poacher (hi-lo)

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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

THE LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER hi-lo
English folk song
Key: G
Time: 6/8

 3   4  4   4 -3 -3”3 -2” 2
 6   7  7   7 -7 -6 6 -5  5
When I was bound ap-pren-tice

3  4   4   -4   -3    4
6  7   7   -8   -7    7
In fa-mous Lin-coln-shire

 3    4  -4   5    -5  6  5 4
 6    7  -8   8    -9  9  8 7
Full well I served my mas-ter

-4   5    5   5 -4 4  -4
-8   8    8   8 -8 7  -8
For more than sev-en years

 3   4  -4  5  -5  6 5   4
 6   7  -8  8  -9  9 8   7
Till I took up to poach-ing

-4  5    5    5 -4 4   -4
-8  8    8    8 -8 7   -8
As you shall quick-ly hear

5    -4  4  4    4   -3 -3”3  -2”  2
8    -8  7  7    7   -7 -6 6  -5   5
Oh, ‘tis my de-light of a shin-y night

3   3   4   4  -4 -3   4
6   6   7   7  -8 -7   7
In the sea-son of the year

5    -4  4  4    4   -3 -3”3  -2”  2
8    -8  7  7    7   -7 -6 6  -5   5
Oh, ‘tis my de-light of a shin-y night

3   3   4   4  -4 -3   4
6   6   7   7  -8 -7   7
In the sea-son of the year

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