Scarborough Fair
Dive into the hauntingly beautiful melody of 'Scarborough Fair' on your harmonica with its mesmerizing folk tune and intricate fingerpicking patterns. This classic traditional song offers a great opportunity for harmonica players to explore soulful bends and expressive phrasing, capturing the essence of a timeless, melancholic ballad. Get ready to weave a tapestry of sound that will enchant your audience and showcase the versatility of the harmonica.
How to play the first line of Scarborough Fair on harmonica
Get a Em diatonic harmonica
This Scarborough Fair tab is written for a Em diatonic harmonica.
Read the hole numbers
Each number is a hole. A plain number (6) means blow out, a number with a minus sign (-5) means draw in.
Play the first line slowly
The first line is -4 -4: 0 blow and 2 draw notes. Play it slowly, one clean note at a time, then match the rhythm of the recording.
Carry on line by line
Once the first line sounds clean, learn the rest of the tab one line at a time. This tab needs no bends.
Questions about this tab
- What harmonica do I need for Scarborough Fair?
- A Em diatonic harmonica. The Scarborough Fair harmonica tab on this page is written for that harp.
- Is Scarborough Fair easy to play on harmonica?
- This song is marked beginner level. Its tab needs no bends.
- What are the first notes of Scarborough Fair on harmonica?
- The first line is -4 -4. Plain numbers are blow notes, numbers with a minus sign are draw notes.
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