Black Is the Colour ocarina tab

Traditional. Written for the 12-hole Alto C ocarina. Challenging: 39 notes, B3 to D5, 6 sharps or flats.

The traditional Scottish air (not John Jacob Niles' 1930s melody), one verse.

Black Is the Colour ocarina notes

G G C C E E G E C B C, G G Bb C Bb D D C Bb G, G G Bb C Bb Bb D C G, G G C E G E C B C

Letter names, phrase by phrase. The interactive tab shows the octave and a fingering chart for every note.

Melody source: Digital Tradition via abcnotation.com: 'Black is the Colour' (K:D)