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Wind That Shakes the Barley (Reel) - Harmonica Tabs & Lesson

Updated: Jun 15, 2021

Hello! In today's harmonica lesson we'll be playing along to the Irish folk reel 'The Wind that Shakes the Barley' on a D diatonic harmonica. I hope you enjoy playing along to the backing track and following the tab on the screen.



Here are the tabs for The Wind That Shakes the Barley:


A x2:

6 6 -6 6 5 -4 5

4 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 -6

6 6 -6 6 5 -4 4

-9 8 -8 7 -6 -7 7 (-6)


B x1:

-8 8 8 7 -9 -9 -8 8 8 7 -8 7 -6 7

8 8 7 -9 -9 -10 9 8 7 8 -8 7 -6 7

8 8 7 -9 -9 -8 8 8 7 -8 7 -6 7

7 -8 8 -9 9 8 -10 8 9 8 -8 7 -6 -7 7 -6 6


Thanks for studying with me today. I hope you enjoyed learning this song!


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