Thomas Balinger
Published: 2017-03-18
Total Pages: 84
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Thomas Balinger Harmonica Songbook Shanties & Songs of the Sea A collection of shanties and songs of the sea, arranged for easy Blues Harp (10-channel diatonic harp, system Richter) in C. You'll find the classics" like Banks of Sacramento, Good night, ladies or What shall we do with the drunken sailor, but you'll also encounter songs not as common and maybe even some you might never have heard before. This book is aimed at the beginning to intermediate player. The songs have been transposed and arranged for easy playing - you can play all of them without having to master advanced playing techniques like bending and overblowing first. Whether you're a complete beginner or have been playing for some time: these songs you can play right away. All songs feature additional harmonica tablature. This system of graphical notation tells you exactly what to play, making it ideally suited for beginners and players who don't read standard notation. Plus chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams. If you happen to have any guitar playing friend(s), you can start playing these songs together right away! Songs 1. A drop of Nelson's blood 2. All for me grog 3. Banks of Sacramento 4. Banks of the Ohio 5. Blow the man down 6. Boney was a warrior 7. Boston Harbour 8. Botany Bay 9. Bound for South Australia 10. (Bound for the) Rio Grande 11. Bully in the alley 12. Cape Cod girls 13. Essequibo river 14. Good night, Ladies 15. Handsome Molly 16. Harbour Grace 17. Haul away, boys 18. Jack the Sailor (Jackie Monroe) 19. John Kanaka 20. Lowlands away 21. Maggie May 22. Miss Lucy Long 23. Molly Malone 24. My Bonnie lies over the ocean 25. New York girls 26. On board of the Kangaroo 27. Paddy lay back 28. Roll, Alabama, roll 29. Roller Bowler 30. Sailor on the deep blues sea 31. Santiana (Across the plains of Mexico) 32. Shenandoah 33. Spanish Ladies 34. The bottle-o 35. The coast of High Barbaree 36. The dead horse 37. The flying durchman 38. The forsaken mermaid 39. The Glendy Burk 40. The John B. sails 41. The mermaid 42. The Shanty Boy on the Big Eau Claire 43. What shall we do with the drunken sailor 44. Whip Jamboree 45. Whiskey Johnny