This notation is pretty simple; dark circles mean covered holes; empty circles mean uncovered holes; a '+' below means to blow harder to get the upper octave; a '#' below means this note is too low for the whistle chosen and you'll have to fake it :) The author of this program always plays accidentals by closing holes, so you'll never see half-covered holes.
When I was starting, I found notation like this to be very helpful, and I know plenty of people who have trouble reading music who find this notation easier. Good luck!
![[GIF Score]](/wscores/HARDTRAV-D.gif)
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(Choose a whistle key:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Ab
Bb
Cb
Db
Eb
Fb
Gb
A#
B#
C#
D#
E#
F#
G#)
Dulcimer tab
for this song is also available
Hard Travelin' (Woody Guthrie) I been a-havin'some hard travelin', I thought you knowed. I been a-havin'some hard travelin', Way down the road. I been a-havin'some hard travelin', Hard ramblin', hard gamblin', I been a-havin'some hard travelin', Lord. I been a-workin' in a hard rock tunnel, I thought you knowed; I been a-leanin'on a pressure drill, Way down the road. Hammer flyin', air hose suckin', Six feet of mud, I sure been a-muckin', I been a-havin' some hard travelin', Lord. I been a-workin' that Fittsburgh steel, I thought you knowed; I been a-workin' that red-hot slag, Way down the road. I been a-blastin', I been a-firin', I been a-duckin' red-hot iron, I been a-havin' some hard travelin', Lord. I been hittin' some hard harvestin', I thought you knowed; I been hittin' some rough handlin', Way down the road; Cut that wheat and stack that hay, Tryin' to make about a dollar a day, I been a-havin' some hard travelin', Lord. I been a-hittin' that Lincoln Highway, I thought you knowed; I been a-hittin' that sixty-six, Way down the road; Heavy load and a worried mind, Lookin' for a woman that's hard to find, I been a-havin' some hard travelin', Lord. Copyright Ludlow Music, Inc. RG
Thanks to Mudcat for the Digital Tradition!
