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When The Saints (tongue blocking)

by Traditional · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

BeginnerNo bends117 notesHoles 1–7Diatonic

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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
Oh, when the saints_______
Go mar ' ching in__________,
Oh, when the saints go____
mar - ching_ in_______
Lord__, I____ want_ to___ be___
in___ that__ num - ber,
When the saints_ go___ mar - ching_
in_______.
Now when the saints____
Go mar-ching home_____,
When the saints go mar - ching
home______,
When I wan - na be
in that Num - ber,
When the saints_ go___ mar - ching_
home_____.
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When The Saints

Please note my Tabs: / = one hole blocking  
                     // = two holes blocking  
                     /// = three holes blocking  
(3//6) =blowig hole 3 and 6, blocking hole 4 and 5  

# = take the tongue short from the holes (for rhytm)

Here you can hear it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eW6arR3LEk

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(1//4)(2//5) '(2//5)(3//6) # # # #
  Oh,  when    the   saints_______

(1//4)(2//5) '(2//5)(3//6) # # # #
  Go    mar ' ching   in__________,

(1//4)(2//5) '(45)(3//6)(2//5)#   
  Oh,  when   the saints go____   

(1//4)# (2//5)# -(1//4)#####
  mar -  ching_    in_______

(2//5)# -(1//4)# (1//4)# (1//4)# (2//5)#    
 Lord__,   I____   want_   to___   be___   

(3//6)# (3//6)# (3//6)# -5
  in___  that__  num -  ber,

(2//5) -(2//5)(3//6)# (2//5)# (1//4)# -(1//4)# 
 When    the  saints_   go___   mar  -  ching_

(1//4)#####
  in_______.


My variation:

(//7)(//7)(//7) '(//6)## ##
 Now when the    saints____

(//7)(//7)(//7) (//6)## ##
 Go   mar-ching  home_____,

(2//5) '(45)(3//6)(2//5)# (1//4)# (2//5)#
 When   the saints  go      mar -  ching    

-(1//4)#####
  home______,

(2//5)# -(1//4)# (1//4)# (1//4)# (2//5)#
  When      I       wan  -  na      be      

(3//6)# (3//6)# (3//6)# -(45)
  in     that    Num  -  ber,

(2//5) -(2//5)(3//6)# (2//5)# (1//4)# -(1//4)# 
 When    the  saints_   go___   mar  -  ching_   

(1//4)#####
  home_____.


Here you can hear it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eW6arR3LEk