The Battle of New Orleans
by Jimmie Driftwood/Johhny Horton · posted by WillliamHowardTaftOF
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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
Verse
4 5 5 5 4 -4 5 -4 4 -3''
4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 -4 5 -4 4 -3''
4 4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Chorus 1 ("we fired our guns")
2 2 3 3 3 3 -3'' -3'' -3'' -3'' 3 2
2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 -1 1 1 1 1
2 2 3 3 3 3 -3'' -3'' -3'' -3'' 3 2
2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 -1 1 1 1 1
Chorus 2 ("Yeah they ran through the briars"):
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4
4 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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