User:Antgeth/harmonica
i thought it would be cool if the wiki also had harmonica tabs... although the harmonica is somewhat more of a self-explanatory instrument than some others, tabs can still be useful.
so, for the time being, i'll post them here as i create them, until there are enough to warrant a Harmonica Tab: namespace.
note: since the majority of folks don't have chromatics, i'll try to limit myself to songs that be done on a standard 10-hole diatonic. (key-dependent of course). if there is actually some sort of interest, i could create tabs for harmonic- and/or natural-layout chromatics (key of C, as non-C chromatics are rare).
v1.0
For standard diatonic in the key of C.
3 4 -4 5 -5 6 In 1844, the Democrats were split 3 4 -4 5 -5 6 The three nominees for the presidential candidate 3 4 -4 5 -5 5 -5 5 -6 -4 Were Martin Van Buren, a former president and an abolitionist 5 -5 6 -6 -4 James Buchanan, a moderate 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -8 Lewis Cass, a general and expansionist -5 5 -5 6 -6 7 From Nashville came a dark horse riding up -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4 He was James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump 4 -4 5 -5 6 Austere, severe, he held few people dear 4 -4 5 -5 6 His oratory filled his foes with fear 4 -4 The factions soon agreed: -4 5 -5 "He's just the man we need -5 6 -6 -4 To bring about victory, -5 5 -5 6 -6 -4 Fulfill our manifest destiny, 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -8 And annex the land the Mexicans command" 7 5 -5 6 -6 -7 And when the poll was cast, the winner was -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4 Mister James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump 3 4 -4 5 -5 6 In four short years he met his every goal 3 4 -4 5 -5 6 He seized the whole southwest from Mexico 3 4 -4 Made sure the tariffs fell -4 5 -5 6 -6 -4 And made the English sell the Oregon territory -5 5 -5 6 -6 -4 He built an independent treasury 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -8 Having done all this he sought no second term 7 5 -5 6 -6 -7 But precious few have mourned the passing of -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 Mister James K. Polk, our eleventh president 5 -6 6 -5 5 -5 5 -4 4 Young Hickory, Napoleon of the Stump
v1β
For standard diatonic in the key of C.
7 -7 -6 6 It's your own worst enemy 7 -7 -6 6 -5 Ringing the bell on the door 5 -4 4 -4 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 And the person inside says nobody's home -7 -6 6 -6 5 -5 6 -4 5 -4 So your own worst enemy peeks inside 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 -4 And sees you softly weeping as some music fills the room 5 -5 6 7 -5 And the song they play 5 -5 6 7 -5 Is that guy with the messed up face 5 -5 6 -5 5 -5 5 -4 4 Going, "Precious and few are the moments that you -4 5 -5 5 4 -4 And your own worst enemy share." 7 -7 -6 6 Full bottle in front of me 7 -7 -6 6 -5 Time to roll up my sleeves -5 5 -5 5 And get to work 4 5 4 5 4 5 -4 And after many glasses of work 5 -5 5 -5 4 -5 I get paid in the brain 5 -5 6 7 -5 And the song they play 5 -5 6 7 -5 Is that guy with the messed up face 5 -5 6 -5 5 -5 5 -4 4 Going, "Precious and few are the moments that you -4 5 -5 5 4 -4 And your own worst enemy share." 5 -5 6 7 -5 And the song they play 5 -5 6 7 -5 Is that guy with the messed up face 5 -5 6 -5 5 -5 5 -4 4 Going, "Precious and few are the moments that you -4 5 -5 5 4 -4 And your own worst enemy share." 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 It's your own worst enemy
v1.0
For standard diatonic in the key of C.
(Note: "="s signify glissandos: basically, play the notes connected by =s in rapid(ish) succession. This is usually because there is more than one melody note for a syllable. Don't worry if this sounds confusing, just play along with the music and it should make sense.)
7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5 -4=4 I'm asleep, but she's talking to me 4 7 -7 -6 6 -6 7 6 She's walking 'round wearing all of my clothes 4 -4 5 6 -6 7 6 As she runs out of things to say 4 -4 5 6 -6 78=-8=7 And grabs my coat to walk away 7 -7 -6 -7 6 5 -4=4 "How 'bout another first kiss?" she said 7 -7 -6 -7 6 5 -4=4 "How 'bout another first kiss?" I said 7 -7 -6 -7 7 -6 I want another first kiss like this -6 6 5 -4 4 How 'bout another first kiss? 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5 -4=4 Other people were too sentimental 4 7 -7=-6=6 -6 7 6 And always worrying about their hair 4 -4 5 6 -6 7 6 Got tired of wasting all my time 4 -4 5 6 -6 7 8=-8=7 Now I'm not worrying at all 7 -7 -6 -7 6 5 -4=4 "How 'bout another first kiss?" she said 7 -7 -6 -7 6 5 -4=4 "How 'bout another first kiss?" I said 7 -7 -6 -7 7 -6 I want another first kiss like this -6 6 5 -4 4 How 'bout another first kiss? 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 3 -4=4 You could tell me we belong together 4 7 -7 -6 6 -6 7 6 And I could tell you you belong with me 4 -4 5 6 -6 7 6 But we've run out of things to say 4 -4 5 6 -6=7=8 -8=7 And we'll be happy anyway so 7 -7 -6 -7 6 5 -4=4 "How 'bout another first kiss?" she said 7 -7 -6 -7 6 5 -4=4 "How 'bout another first kiss?" I said 7 -7 -6 -7 7 -6 I want another first kiss like this -6 6 5 How 'bout another first kiss? 7 -7 -6 -7 6 5 -4=4 "How 'bout another first kiss?" she said 7 -7 -6 -7 6 5 -4=4 "How 'bout another first kiss?" I said 7 -7 -6 -7 7 -6 I want another first kiss like this -6 6 5 5=-4 4 How 'bout another first kiss?
v1.0
For standard diatonic in the key of D
(Note: Linnell hits a note in the lower octave (the sixth note of the scale) at the end of stanzas which can't be played on standard diatonics; I've tried to work around this by playing chord notes)
5 -5 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5 5 -4 4 5 I don't want to be first in line to see Mrs. Train 5 -5 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 I ex-pect that it doesn't matter to Mrs. Train -4 5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 5 -5 -5 -5 6 5 Being comfortable with yourself, and being patient and taking your time 4 -4 5 5 -5 5 -4 4 -2 -3 4 Are the things that Mrs. Train can un-derstand 6 6 -5 5 -4 5 5 4 -4 5 I've never seen a train like this be-fore 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 But then again, there's ne-ver been 4 -5 -5 -5 6 -6 -6 6 -5 6 A train like this be-fore like Mrs. Train 6 -7 -6 6 6 6 -6 6 -5 And someone's got to be the one to declare -5 -5 6 6 -5 5 4 -5 5 -4 -3 4 That they want to be next in line to see Mrs. Train [Repeat for further verses and choruses]
