Bye Bye Bird (Low or SBS, D or C harp)
Simplified
-1 2 -2 2 -2
-1 2 -2 2 -2
-1 2 -2 2 -3
-1 2 -2 2 -2
-1 2 -2 2 -3', -3', -3'
3 -3 4 4 -4 4 -3 3
3 -3 4 4 -4 4 -3 3
3 -3 4 4 -4 4 -3 -4
3 -3 4 4 -4 4 -3 3
v2 Low D via 2 min harmonica (xx3) means tongue block 12
0:07 -(34)' -2 -(45)' -4-3-2 -(54)' -4'-3-2
0:19 -1 (12) (xx3) (12) (xx3) 2 -(123) -(123) -(123) (123) (23) (xx3) 2 (123)
0:23 -1 (12) (xx3) (12) (xx3) 2 -(34)'-(34) -(123) -(123) (123) -(123)
0:27 -(23)-(34)-(45)-(56) -(234) -(12) (12) -(123) (12)
0:30 -1 (12) (xx3) (12) (xx3) 2 -(123) -(123)-(123) -(123) -(123)-(123) (12)
0:33 -1 (12) 3 2 -(34)'-(34)~
0:36 (12) (xx3) (12) (xx3) 2 -(123) -(123)-(123) -(123) (123) (123) -(123)
0:39 -1 (12) (xx3) (12) (xx3) 2 -(234) -(234)-(234) (123)
0:42 -1 -3"-3' -(123) -(123)
0:43 -1 (12) (xx3) (12) (xx3) (12) -(34)'-(34) -(34) -(34)-(23)-(12)
0:44 (12) -3"-3'-(23) -(12)
0:46 -1 (12) (xx3) (12) (xx3) 2 -3"-3'-3" -2 -(12)-(12)
0:49 -1 -3"-3' -(23) -(23)
0:50 -1 (12) (xx3) (12) (xx3) (12) -(34)'-(34) -(34) -(34) -(34)'-(34) -2 -3'-3-3 -(123)-(123)
0:53 -1 (12) (xx3) (12) (xx4) (xx4) -(xx3) (xx3) (12) (234) (xx4) (xx4) -(23)
0:56 -3-2-1 (12) (xx3) (12) (xx3) (12) -(34)'-(34) -(34) -(12) -(12)-(23) -(12) (12)
0:59 Bye -(234) -(234) -(12) -(12) -(234) (123) -(234) (123) (123) (123)
1:02 Bye -(234) -(234)-(234) -(234)(123) (34) -(234) (34)(234)
1:06 Bye (123) (123)(123) (123) (123) -(12)-(123)
1:09 Bye -(123) -(123)-(123) -(123) -(123) (12) (23) -(12) -(123)
1:12 Bye -(123)~ etc
v3 Simplied with chords
-1 2 3 2 3 2 -(123) -(123)-(123) (123) -(123)
-1 2 3 2 3 2 -(123) -(123)-(123) (123) -(123)
-1 2 3 2 -3 -(123) -(123)-(123) (123) -(123)
-1 2 3 2 3 2 -(123) -(123)-(123) (123) -(123)
-1 2 -2 2 -3', -3', -3'
3 -3 4 4 -4 4 -3 3 -(123) -(123)-(123) (123) -(123)
3 -3 4 4 -4 4 -3 3 -(123) -(123)-(123) (123) -(123)
3 -3 4 4 -4 4 -3 -4 -(123) -(123)-(123) (123) -(123)
3 -3 4 4 -4 4 -3 3 -(123) -(123)-(123) (123) -(123)
Bring it On Home Sonny Boy Williamson (A harp)
Baby
-(3 4)~ bend like a train whistle -4>-3>-2
-(3 4)~ -4>-3>-2
I'm gonna bring it on home to you
-2 -2 -2 -4 -4 4 -3 -2 -2~
-2 -4 -4 4 -3 -2, 2 -2 -2 -3
-4 -4 4 -3 -2, 2 -2 -2 -2
4 4 4, 4 4 -4 4 4
-4 4 -3 -2 2 -2 -2 -2
2 -2 2 -4 -4 -4 -4
-4 -4 4 -3 -2 -2>-2"
Stormy Monday Allman Brothers G (C harp)
Note on the versions where they cut the harmonica solo, it sounds like they are applauding the guitar solo
Intro -2 2 -1, -2
Solo
7:40 -2">>-2, -2">-2 -2" -1, -2">-2~~
7:52 -1 2 -2 -3 4 -4 -5 6 -5 -4 5 -5 -4~ 4 -4 -3 4 -2
7:56 -5' 5 -5 -4 -3 4 -4 -2
8:00 -5'>-5 -4 5 -5 -4 5 -5 -4 4 -4 -3 4 -3 4 -3 -2~
8:06 -2 -3 4 -4>-4' -5 (2 3 4) -4 5 -4' 5 -6 -5' 5 -4 -2 -2"
8:13 -2>-2" -1 -3 -2 3 -3~~ 4 -4'>-4 -5' -4 4 -2 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 4
8:24 -2 -2 -2 -3 -2 -2 -2" -1>-1'>-1 2 -2
8:30 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4~ -2 -2 -3
8:34 4 -5 -4 -5 5 -4 -3 4 3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4 -3 -2
8:39 -2 -3 -4 -5 5 -4 -4' -5 5 -3 -2 -4 -5 -4 -3 4 -3 -2>-2"~~ 4 3 -2>-2">-2 -1 -1' -1
8:55 -2 -3 4 -4 -5 -4 4 -4 -3 -2 -3 -4 -5>-5' 5 -4 -5 -4 4 -4 -3~~ -4 4 -3
9:05 -4 -3 -2 -2" -2 -2" -1 -1' -1 -4 -4 -4 -3 -2 -4 -4 -4 -5 6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -4 -3 -2 Lord
You Don't Love Me Allman Brothers Band/Gary Moore Willie Cobbs et al (A minor, D harp 2nd or C harp)
-1 -1 -2"-2 -2-2"-2 -2-2"-2 -3'
-1 -1 -2" 6 -5 -4 -4' 4 -3' -2
Standing On Shaky Ground E (A harp)
Keys to the Highway G (C harp)
0:01 -4'>-4>-3>-2 -2" -1 -4'>-4~~ -3' -2 -2" -1 1 -1 -2 -3' -2 -3' -2 -2" -1 1 -1 -2 -1 -1
1:26 -3' -4>-4'>-3>-2 -3" -2~~ -2"
1:32 -2 -3 4 -3 -4'>-4>-4' -3' -2 -2" -2
1:39 -3' 4 -3' -4>-3>-2
1:42 -2 -2" -1 -1
1:45 -2 -3' -2 -3' 4 -3' -2 -2" -1>-1'>-1 -2 4 -3' -2 -2" -2" -1
2:35 -(23) -(23) -4~>-3>-2 -3">-3 -4 -5 6 -5>-4>-3 -2 -1 -3' -2" -2
Good Morning Little School Girl Sonny Boy I C (F harp) via Will Wilde
-(3'4) -(3'4) -2 -3 -2 -2"
-(3'4) -(3'4) -2 -3 -2 -2"
-1 -1 2 4 -(34)~
1 1 2 4 -(34) -2
-4'-4-5-4'-3-2 -4'-4-5-4'-3-2 -3 -2 -2 -1 -2 -2
-2" -3"' -2" -3"' -3"' -2" -1~
(34) (34)(34) (34)(34)(34)
-4'-4-4'-3-2 -2
-(123) -(123) -(3'4) 4 -(3'4) -2 -2 -2" -1 -1
Thrill is Gone Cm (GmH harp?)
Pride and Joy E (A harp) via Harmonica and Singing Lessons Youtube
-2 -2 -3' -3' -4 -4 5 5 6, -2 -2 -3' -3' 4 -3' 2x
1 1 2 2 3 3 -3' -3' 4, 1 1 2 2 4 -3'
-2 -2 -3' -3' -4 -4 5 5 6, -2 -2 -3' -3' 4 -3'
-1 -1 -2 -2 -3 -3 4 4 -4, -1 -1 -2 -2 4 -3'
-2 -2 -3' -3' -4 -4 5 5 6
1 -1' -1
Messin' with the Kid Junior Wells C (F harp)
signature riff
6 -5 -4 4 -3' -3" -2 -2" -2
solo
-4'-4-(45) -(45)-(45) -(45)-(45)
-4'-4-(45) -(45)-(45) -(45)-(45)
-4'-4-(45) -(45) -4' -3 -2 -2" -2 -1 -1'
-4'-4-(45) -(45)-(45) -(45)-(45)
-4'-4-(45) -(45) -4'-4-(45) -(45) -5 -4' -3 -2 (234) (234) -(34)'-(34)
-2-3'-3~ -2-2"-2 -3~ -4'-4 -5 -4-4'-3-2 -2 -(123)
-2 -4'-4~~~ -3 -2
-4'-4~~ -3 -2 -3"-3~ -2 -2" -2 -2'-2 -2
-3'-3~~ -2 -2" -1 -2" -2 -1 -2" -2
1 2 -2" -2" -2 2 1 2 -2" -2 2
-2 -3' -3' -3' -2 -3' -3' -4-3-2 -2"
-4'-4-3-2 -3 -2(3) -2(3) -3(4)-2-1 -2 -2
-3(4)-2-1 -2 -2"-1 -2 -1 -2"-1 -2-1-2"-1 -1
That's All Right E (A harp)
Hit the Road Jack Ray Charles C harp (Am 5th pos) pu=pick up
[2 5] -[1 4] [1 4] -3 x4
|: -3 -2 -3" -2 2 2
2pu -2, -3" -2 -3" -2
-3 -3 5 5 6 6 5
-3 -2 -3" -2 2
2 -2, -3" -2 -3" -2 2 2 :| 2x
5 5 -3 -3" -2 -3" -2 -3" -2 -3
-2 -3 -3 -3" -2 -3" -2 -3" -2 2
2 -2 -3" -3" -2 -3
-2 -3 -3 -3" -2 2 2
5 5
Easy Big Walter Bb Harp \bend down
|: -3, 4 -4, -4 5 -4 4 -3
5, -5 6, 6 6 -5 5 -4
-4 5 -4 -5, 5 -4 4
6 -5 5 -4 -3 -3" -2 -2
-3 -4 -5 6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -1 :| 3x
Like a trombone:
-2, -2" -2" -2", -3' -2 -3' -2 -3', -2 -2"
-2" -2, -3" 3 -3"-3'
-3'\ -3'\ -3'\ -2 -1
-4 5 -4 -5 -5, 5 -4 4
6 -5 5 -4 -3-3' -2, -1 -1
repeat part 1
BB King Style Soul Jam
G G G7 G7
C C C#dim C#dim
G E7 A7 D7
G C7 G D7
-(2 3 4) -(2 3 4) -(3 4 5) -(3 4 5)
(4 5 6) (4 5 6) (-4' 5 6) (-4' 5 6)
-(2 3 4) (-3 -4 5) (-4' 5 6) (4 -4 -6)
-(2 3 4) (-3' 4 5) -(2 3 4) (4 -4 -6)
Blues Scales and Chords (2nd position C harp as reference)
G Bb C Db D F G
(I -2 3 6 9) 1 -1' -1 -2" -2/3 -3' 4 -4' -4 -5 6 6o 7 -7o -8 -9 9 10" 10
C Eb F F#/Gb G Bb C
(IV 1 4 7 10) 1 1o -2" -2' -2 3' 4 4o -5 5o 6 6o 7 8' -9 9' 9 10" 10
D F G Ab A C D
(V -1 -4 -8) 1 -1 -2" -2 -3"' -3" 4 -4 -5 6 -6' -6 7 -8 -9 9 -9o -10 10
(I G7 G B D F) -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 6 -7 -8 -9 9 10'
(IV C7 C E G Bb) 1 2 -2/3 -3' 4 5 6 6o 7 8 9 10" 10
(V D7 D F#/Gb A C) 1 -1 -2' -3" 4 -4 5o -6 7 -8 9' -10 10
Shellist V Lick
-1 2 -2" -2' -4 -4' 4
St James Infirmary Blues 3rd pos
-4 -5 -6, -6 -6, 6 -6 -5 -4
-4 -5 -6, -6 -6 -8 7 -6 6 -6
-4 -5 -6, -6 -6, 6 -6 -5 -4
-4 -5, -4 5, 4 -4
Walking Through the Park Muddy Waters G (C harp)
Intro according to Jason Ricci
-2 -2 -2, -1 -2" -2" -2", -1 -2 -2" -1 -2", -2 2x
4 4 4, -2 -3' -3' -3', -2 4 -3' -2 -3' 4 (-4' -4 -4' -3 -2)
-2 -2 -2, -1 -2" -2" -2", -1 -2 -2 -1 -2" -2
-4 -4 -4, 4 4 4, 4 -3' -2 -3'
-2, -3', 4, -3', -2, -2" -1
Blues scales
-2 -3' 4 -4' -4 -5 6, 6o 7 -8o -8 -9 9 (hexatonic minor)
-2 -3" -3' -3 -4 5 6 (hexatonic major)
-2 -3" -3' 4 -4' -4 -5 6 (heptatonic)
I -2 -3 -4 5 6 6 -5 -4 -3 -2
IV 1 2 -2 -3" 4 -4 4 -3" -2' -1
V -1 -2' -3" -3 -4 -4 4 -3' -2' -1
I -2 -3 -4 5 (-5 6)
IV 1 2 -2 -3" (-3 4)
V -1 -2' -3" -3 (4 -4)
V Riff
V -1 2 -2' -2 -4 -4' 4
Blues Scales
I -2 -3' 4 -4' -4 -5 6
IV 1 1o -2" -2' -2 -3' 4
V -1 -2" -2 -3"' -3" 4 -4
|Root|
I 1 -1' -1 -2" |-2| -3' 4 -4' -4 -5 |6| 6o 7 -7o -8 -9 |9| 10" 10
IV |1| 1o -2" -2' -2 -3' |4| 4o -5 5o 6 6o |7| 8' -9 9' 9 10" |10|
V 1 |-1| -2" -2 -3"' -3" 4 |-4| -5 6 -6' -6 7 |-8| -9 9 9o -10 10
Blues up and down
6 -5 -4 -4' 4 -3' -2 -2" -1 -1' 1 -1' -1 -2" -2 -3' 4 -4' -4 -5 6
Pentatonic
-2 -3' 4 -4 -5 6
3rd position minor pentatonic (blues)
-1 -2" -2 (-3"') -3" 4 -4 -5 6 (-6') -6 7 -8 -9 9 -10 10
Jon Gindick Riffs
2nd pos minor
-2 -3' 4 -4
-4 4 -3' -2
-4 -5
6 -5 -4 4 -3' -2
-4 4 -3' -4
-2 -3', -3' -2
-2" -2
3rd pos
-4 -5 -5 -4
4 -4 -5 -4 4 -4
2nd pos major blues
-2 -3 4 -4
-4 4 -3 -2
6 -5 -4 4 -3 -2
-2 -3', -3' -2
3rd pos major blues
-4 -5 4
-6 6 -5 -4 4 -4
-4 4 -3" 3 -2" 2 -1
Licks
Will Wilde
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 2 -1 -1 (wah)
-4, -5, ...
6, 5 -4 4 -3"-3 -1 -2 -2
-4 4 -3' -2 -3' 4 3 4 -3' -2 -3'
-3' 4 -4't
Sonny Terry
-2 2, 1 and a 2 e and a 3 and a 4
-4' -4 -5, -4' -4 6
-3" -3 -4, -3" -3 5
-2" -2 -3', -2" -2 4
-1' -1 -2", -1' -1 -2
-3' -2 -2" -1 1
-1 -2" -2
12 bar
-2 -1 -2" -2 4x
4 -2 -3' 4 2x
-2 -1 -2" -2 2x
-4 -3" 4 -4
4 -2 -3' 4
-2 -1 -2" -2
-2" -1 -1
Bo Diddly
-(123), -(123) -(123), -(123) (123) -(123)
We Want the Funk (George Clinton/Parlaiment Funkadelic)
-(234) (234) (234) -(123) (234) (234)
-(234) (234) (234) -(123) (234) (234)
-(234) (234) (234) -(123) (234) -(234), x2
-3'>-3 -2 2 -2 improvise here and repeat
Walking By Myself Jimmy Rogers A (D harp)
-3 -4, 6 -5 -4 -3, -3 -4, 6 -5
-4 5 -6 6, -5 -4 4 -4 -2
-2 -1 1 -1 -2 -1 -1 Repeat
Break
-3' -3' -2" -2 -3'
-1 -2" -2
-3' -3' -2" -2
-2-2-2 -2-2-2 -2-2-2"-1
-3' -3' -2" -2 -3'
-1 -2" -2
4 -3' -2" -2 -1
Solo
-2 x12 -2" -1
-6 -6, 6 6, -5 -4 -4'-3'-2
-4 -4' -3' -2 -3' -2 -3' -4 -2 2
-4 -4' -3' -2 -3' -2 -3' -2 2
-(45)-3 -2, -(45) 6x (45)
-5 -4 -3-2 -3 4
-2 -3 4 -4 -4
-3-2 -2 -2 -2" -1 -1' 1 -1
-2 2 -1 -1
-1~ 1 -3 -2~ -3-2-1
-2 5x -2" -6 6 5 -4-4' -3-2
-3-4-5-6 5 -5 -4 -4' -3 -4 5
-(45)-(45)' -4 -3-2 -2 -2 -2 -2-1
-1 -2" -3" -3 4 4 -2 -3' 4 -4 -4 -4'-3'-2
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1
Work With Me Annie Snooky Pryor A (D harp)
intro
-2" -2 -2 -2 -3
-2" -2 -2 -3
-3' -3' -2 2 -2 -3'
-2" -2 -2"-(23)
-1 -1 -1 percussive
-1 -1 -1-1 1 1 1
-2~ -2 2 -1 -1
Upper Octave Blues in First (A harp) Ben Bouman
7 9 9 10 9 8 7
7 9 9 10 9 8 7
-9 -10 10 -10 -9
7 9 9 10 9 8 7
6 -7 -8 -9 -8 -7 6
-9 -10 10 -10 -9
7 9 9 10 9 8 7
7 7 ~8 9 9 9 8, 10 10" 9 9 9' 9~ 8 9 8 7
7 7 ...
Little Red Rooster
Love Me Like You Say C (F harp)
Walkin' Blues
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Whammer Jammer J Geils with Magic Dick (A harp) via
Harp Surgery-4'-4 -[2 5]flutter -2-2"-1
9'9 10 10" 9' 9
-2 pick up
-1 2 -2 -2 -(12) -(12)-(12) -(12)(12) -3'-3' 4x (derdle-erder)
-1 2 4 -3 -2 2 (12) 4 -3
-1 2 -2 -2 -(12) -(12)-(12) -(12)(12) -3
-3-2-1 -1 2 -1 -(12) -(12)-(12) -(12)-(12) -(12)(12)
0:24 -2 -2 -1 2 -(12) -(12)-(12) -(12)-(12) -(12)(12)
-2 -3 -1 2 -(12) -(12)-(12) -(12)-(12) -(12)(12)
-2 -2 2 -1 -(12) -(12)-(12) -(12)-(12) -(12)(12)
tongue slapping throughout the following
0:31
-2 -2 -1 2 -1 -4 -3 4 -3 4 -1 4 -3 -2 2 -2 -3' 4 4 -3' -2 -1 -1
0:36
-1 2 -2 -3 -4 -4 5
-3"-3 -4 5
1 2 -2" -2, 1 2 -2" -2
0:43
-2 -3 -4 5
-2 -3 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 -3"-3
-2 -2" -1 1
0:48 -2 -3 -1 2 -2 -2" -1 -1
0:50 -[34]tr ~30x 16 beats
0:55 -[34]'tr ~15x 8 beats
0:57 -[34]tr ~13x 8 beats
0:59 -3 -3-2-1 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2-2" -1 -1
Play fast 1:03
-2 -3 -4 -5 -2 -3 -4 -5 -2 -3 -4 -5-6 5 -6 -4
-2 -3 -4 -5 -2 -3 -4 -5 -2 -3 -4 -5-6 5 -6 -4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 -3'-3" -2
-2 -3 -4 -5 -2 -3 -4 -5 -2 -3 -4 -5-6 5 -6 -4
1:13
-1-2-3-[45]'tr 8 beats ~12x
6 -5 -4 4 -2 -2" -1 -1
1:18 (f)
-4 -4 5 -5-6-5 565 -4-5-45654 -5-6 -5-6 -4-5-4 565 -5-6-5 565 1010"
1:21 10>10"
(g) 9, 9, 9 9 99 9 9 9 9 9 9>8
-2-3-4 -4 -4 -4' -4 -4-3-2 2 3 4 4 4 -3'
-2 -2' -2 -3' 4 4 -2 -2" -1 -1
6 -5 -4 -5 6, 6 -5 -4 -5 6, 6 -5 -4 -5 6 10>10"
9, 9, 9 99 9 9, 9 9 9
1:40 -2 -4' -4 -3 -2 -2 -4 -4 5 -5 5 -3" -2 -2 -2 -2-2" -1 -1
(m) -2 -4'-4 -2 -4'-4 -2 -4'-4 -2 -4'-4 -2 -4'-4-4' -3 -4'-4
1:50
-3'-4' -3'-4' -3", -3" -3", -2 -2, -2-2" -1 -1
-4 5 -5 5 -5 5 -3' -2 -2 -2-2" -1 -1
Wooooh! (16 beats)
-3' -3'-2 -2 -2 -2-2" -1 -1
/-4-4-4/-4-4-4/-4'-4-4/-4-4-4/-4'-4-4/-4-4-4/ -4'-3-2-1 -2-2"-1-1
-2 -2-2", 2 -2-2", 2 -2-2", 2 -2-2"
-2 -2-2", 2 -2-2", 2 -2-2", 2 -2-2"
-3"-3'-3", -2 -2-2", -3"-3'-3", -2 -2-2"
-2 -2-2", 2 -2-2", 2 -2-2", 2 -2-2"
-4'-4-4' -3 -2 -2-2", -2 -2-2", -2 -2-2" -1
6 5 -4 4 -3 -4 5 6 10>10"~~
Lively Up Yourself (C harp)
1 -1 -2, 2 -2 -3, 1 -1 -2 (repeat)
2 -2 2 -3 -3 -3 -3 4 2 -2 -2 -3
2 -2 2 -3 -3 -3 -3 4 2 -2 -2 -2'
2 -2 -2 2 -2 -3', 2 -2 2 -3' 3
2 -2 -2 2 -2 -3 (keep jamming)
Low Rider (C harp)
-4 4 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -2
-4 4 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -2
-3 -3 -3 -3 -3 4 -4 -2 -3 4 -3 -2
-3 -3 -3 -3 -3 4 -4 -2 -3 4 -3 -2
-2" -2" -2", -2" -2" -2", -2">-2
Sunshine of Your Love Dm/G Blues Trochilus 2nd Position
|: 6 6 -5 6 -4 -4' 4 -2 -3 -2 (4x)
7 7 -6* 7 6 -5* -5 4 -4* 4 (2x) or switch to a C harmonica and repeat the above part 2x
6 6 -5 6 -4 -4' 4 -2 -3 -2 (2x)
-4 -4 -4 4 -4 -5 -4 4 -4 (3x)
-6 6 -6 6 -5 5 -5 5 -4 :|
Bring It On Home Zep Riff E (A harp)
4 -4 -5 6 3 -8 7 -7 7 -7 6
4 -4 -5 6 3 -8 7 -7 7
Piano Man (C harp) played with loose chords throughout (^ accent)
Intro
6, -5 6, -5 5 -5^ 5
4, -4 5 -4
5 -5 6, -5 6, -5 5 -5^ 5
4, -5 5, -4 4
Repeat for each verse
5 -5 6, -5 6, -5 5 -5^ 5
4, -5 5, -4 4
Ramp in with this at the end of the minor section
-4 5 -5
Heart of Gold (G harp)
Solo 1
5 5 6 -5 5 -(4 5) (4 5) (3 4)
6 7 -6 6 -6~ -6 6 (5 6)
(4 5) (4 5) (4 5) (5 6)x7 -(4 5) -(4 5) (4 5)
Solo 2
4 6 6 -5 5 -(4 5) 5 (4 5)
(7 (6)) (7 6) (8 (7)) -(8 7) (7 6) -(6 5) (6 5) -(6 5) (6 5) (5 4 3)
(7 8) (7 8) (6 7) (6 7) (5 6) (5 6) (4 5) (4 5) -(4 5) (4 5) -(4 5) (5 6) (5 6) -(4 5) (4 5)
Solo 3
(6 7) (6 7) (6 7) -6~ 6 (6 7) -6~ 6 -6~ -6~ 6>(5 6)>(4 5)
(6 7) (6 7) -(5 6) (5 6) (6 7) -(5 6) (5 6) -(5 6) (5 6) (4 5)
(6 7) 6 (6 7) 6 -6 6 -6 6 5>(5 4)
Love Me Do-5 5 -4 -2 -2 -2 -2
-5 -5 -5t 5 5 5t -4 -2 -2 -2 -2
-5 5 -4 -2 -2 -2 4 -3
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 4 -3
-2 etc
Train, Train Blackfoot
Intro G Harp
-3">-3>-3", -3">-3>-3", -3">-3>-3"-3">-3>-3", -2 2 -2 -2>-2" played as a chord like a train
(1 2 3) -(1 2 3) -(1 2 3) -(1 2 3) 7x then fast chug trill for 1
(1 2 3) -(1 2 3) -(1 2 3) -(1 2 3) 4x then fast chug trill for 1
(1 2 3) -(1 2 3) -(1 2 3) -(1 2 3) 3x then
-3">-3>-3", 3 -3 3 -3, -3 3 2 -2~ -2~
(1 2 3) -(1 2 3) -(1 2 3) -(1 2 3) ~20x acc
A harp
harp solo 1
-4>-4'>-4 -4 -4 -4 4 -3' -2
harp solo 2 after guitar solo
-[4 3] tr -[4 3] tr -[3 2] -6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4>-4'>-4 -3 -2
-3" like duh-dah, duh-duh-duh-dah, duh-duh-dah, duh-duh-dah, duh-duh-dah then
-2 -3 -[4 3]tr -5 5 -4 4 -4'>-4>-4'~~ 6 -5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4
-3" like duh-dah, duh-duh-duh-dah, duh-duh-dah, duh-duh-dah, duh-duh-duh-dah -2"
What I Like About You The Romantics A harp
harp solo following surprising long guitar jam of about 7 measures don't jump the gun here Hey!
-[4 5]tr (4 5) -[4 5]tr (4 5) -5 5 -4 5 -5 -5 5 5 -4 -2
-[4 5]tr (4 5) -[4 5]tr (4 5) -5 5 -4 5 -5 -5 5 5 -4 -2
-2 -4 -4 -4 5 5, -5 -5 -5 5
-2 -4 -4 -4 5 5, -5 -5 -5 5
-2 -4 -4 -4 5 5, -5 -5 -5 5
-2 -4 -4 -4 5 5, -5 -5 -5 5
Missionary Man Eurythmics (Eb harp)
solo 1
0:56 -2>-2">-2>-2">-2 -1 -1 -1>-1'
0:59 -[4 5]tr -1 -1 -1>-1'
1:03 -1 2 -1 -2>-2">-2>-2">-2 -1 -1 -1>-1'
1:07 -[4 5]tr -1 -1 -1>-1'
solo 2 with sync delay
2:30 -2" -2" -2">-2 -2
2:34 -2>-3>-4 6 -4>-3>-2 -3 4 -3
2:38 -[4 5]tr -5>-4>-3>-2 -2 -2" -2 -3 -2 -1
2:45 -1 -1 -2 -3">-3 4 -4 -3 -2 etc until 3:15
Roadhouse Blues The Doors E (A harp)
-2 -3 4 -4>-4' -3 -2 -2 -1>-1' etc
-2 -3 4 -4>-4' -3 -2 -3>-3'>-3 -2 -2
2 -2 -2 -3 -2 -2
-2 -3 4 -4 -4 4 -4 -4 4 -4 -3 -2 -2
Improvise freely with call and response from vocals and guitar
Long Train Runnin' C Harp Doobie Brothers
-4 Waah-ooh-wah, -4 wah-wah-wah
-4 ooh-ah-ta (x6)
-4>-3>-2 -2! -(4 3) -4>-3>-2 -2!
-3 4 -4 Ah-ooh-ta -4 Ah-ooh-ta/Ah-ooh (x8) -4
-5, -4>-3>-2
-[4 5]
-4 Ah-ooh-ah, -4 Wah, -4 Waah, -4 wah
(4 5)
-5>-4>-3>-4>-3>-2 do do do-do do-do
1:50 -4>-3>-2 (do-do-do-do-do-do) like a machine gun
Take the Long Way Home Supertramp (F Harp)
-2 -3 -4>-4'>-4 x3 4 -4 -3 -2 -2 -2
-4 -3 -2, -2, -2 2 -2, -2 2 -2 -3 2x
Three Little Birds Bob Marley
6 5 6, 4 -4 5 6 5 5 -4 4
6 5 6, 4 -4 5 6 5 5 -4 4
4 -6, -6 -6, -6 -6 -6 7 -6 6
4 -4 5 6 5 5 -4 4
5 5, 5 -5 5 5 -4 -4
6 6 -6, -6 -6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 -5
-6 7 -6 6, 5 -5 6 6 -5 -4
4 4 4 4 -4 4 5 -4 4
Get Up, Stand Up Bob Marley
4 -4 5 -5 4 -4 -5 4 -4 3x
-6 -6 6 -5 -6 6 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -4
The Times Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan (G harp)
7 7 7 7 -6 6 7 -8 7 -8 8
8 -9 9 9 9 9 -9 8 -8 -8 8 -8
7 7 7 7 -6 6 7 -8 7 -8 8
8 -9 9, 9 -9 8 -8, 7
Catch the Wind Donovan Eb harp
Intro
5 -5 5 -4 4 4 -5 5 4
Melody (the solo matches the melody)
6 6 6 6 6, 6 6 6 -5 5, -5 -5 5 4
5, 5 5, 4 -5, 5 -4, 4 5
6 6 6, 6 -5 6 6, 6 6 6 -5 5, 5 -5 5 4
5 5 5 5 4 -5 5 -4 4 4
Bridge
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5, 5 5 -4 4, 4 4 4, -4, -4, -4
Blowin' in the Wind Bob Dylan D harp
6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 -4 4
6 6 6 6 -6 6 -5 6
6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 -4 4
6 6 6 -5 5 -4
6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 -4 4
6 6 6 6 -6 6 -5 6
5 -5 -5 5 -4, 5 5 5 5 -4 4
5 -5 -5 5 -4 -4 4 -3 4
Knockin' on Heaven's Door Clapton version Key of G (C harp)
Improvise in 2nd position
-3>-3', -3 -4
5 -4 -3 -2
-2 -2 -3 -4
-3 -4, -3 -4
6 -6 6 -6 5 4 -3 etc
And When I Die Blood Sweat and Tears D Harp
0:00 -2 -3 -4 5, -2 -3 -3 -2, 2 -2 -3 -4 -3 -2, 2 -2 -2 -3~ -2 -2
2 -(1 2 3) 2 -(123), 2 -(1 2 3) rhythm at 0:35, 1:03, 1:18, 2:08, 2:27
1:31 -3 -4, -4 5 6, -3 -2 -2~~
2:36 -2 -3 4 -4~~, 4 -4 -3 -2 -2
2:58 -2 -2, -2 2, -1 -1, -2 -2, -2 -2, -2 -3 4x possibly -4 5 6 after the 2nd 1
3:13 -(1 2 3) pulses
Whiskey Man Molly Hatchet (D harp)
-4 -[4 5]tr -5 5 4 -4
Run Through the Jungle Creedence Key D (G harp)
1:27 -4'>-4, -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -2 -4 -2
1:34 -4'>-4, -4 -5 -4>-4' -4 -2 4 -4 -2
1:41 -4 -(4 5)' -2 -2 3x
1:52 -4 -3 -2 -2" -2
1:58 -4 -4' -3 -2 4x
repeat first solo with variations
Mississippi Kid Lynyrd Skynyrd E (A harp)
2:13 6 -5 5 -4 -5 -4 -3 -2 -2 -2 -3" -2~
2:17 6 -5 5 -4 -5 -4 -3 -2 -2 -2 -3" -4~
2:22 8'<8 9 8 7, 8 9 8 7
2:28 -3 -4 -3 -2, -2 -3 -4 -3 -2
2:33 -1 -1 -2">-2 -2>-2" -1 -1 -2 -1 -3">-3 -4 -4 5 6
2:37 6 -5 5 -4 -5 -4 -3 -2 -2~
As Long As I Can See the Light Creedence B (E harp)
There isn't a harmonica in this song, but there is a saxophone
Use a low E if you have it.
E Harp (sax solo)
-4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3" -2 -2 -2, -2 2 -2 -3 -2
-4 -4 6, 5 6 5 -4 -3 -3"
-4 -4 -6, -6 6, 6 -5, -5 -4, -4 4 -3'
-2 -3'>-3 -4 5 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3" -2 -2 -2 2 -2
Have You Ever Seen the Rain Creedence C (F harp)
Heart of Rock and Roll Huey Lewis F? (F harp)
intro
-(123) -(123), -(123) -(123) (123) (123) -(123)
3:31
-[45]tr -4'>-4>4>-3
-[45]tr -3~ -2 -2
Workin' for a Livin' Huey Lewis A (D harp)
1:21 -4~ -5 -4'>-3>-2 -2
-4~ -4 -3 -3 -2 -2
-4~ -5 -4~ -4>-3>-2
6 5 6 5 -3 -3 -2 -3 -2~ -2" -1 -1' 2 -2 -3
-4' -4 -5 -4 -4' -2 -2" -3
-5 -5 5 -4 5 -5 -5 5
-6~~ 6 -5 5 -4 4 -3>-2
-(45)~ -4' -4 -4' -3 -2 1:44
2:20 (23) -(23) -(23) -4~ 4' -3 -2
(23) -(23) -(23) -4~ 4' -3 -2
(23) -(23) -(23) -4~ -5 4' -3 -2
(23) -(23) -(23) -4~ 4' -3 -2
(23) -(23) -(23) -2 -2" -1 -2
Turn the Page Bob Seger Em (A harp) Saxophone part
-6 -6'~ -5 4 -4 4 -4
-6 -6'~ -5 4 -4 4 -3' -3" -2" -2
Down on the Corner
Octopus' Garden
Stand by Me
Call Me the Breeze A (D harp)
Mississippi Queen
Rocky Mountain Way E (A harp)
Green River E (A harp)
Sharp Dressed Man C (F harp)
Hook Blues Traveler (D harp)
This is probably pretty far off but there may be a couple correct notes here and there.
This is song is based on Pacibell I V vi iii IV I IV V
Intro
-(234) -(234) (12) -(12) (23) -(12)
-2 -2 -3 -2 -3 -3 -3" -2 2 2 2 -(23) -(23) -(23)
2 -1 -1 2 -1 -1 2 -2 2 -(23)
2:30
6 -6 -7 7 -8-7-6-7-8 8 -8 -8-7-66
2:32
-6 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -7 -6
-6 6 -6 -7 -8 -7 -6 -7 7 -8 8 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
-1 2 -2 -3 4 -4 4
2:38
-3 3 -4 5 6 -6 -7 7 -7 7 -8 8 8' 8 -8 7
etc.
Money Pink Floyd B (E harp) sax solo
2:02 -4 -3' 4 -2 -2 -2 2 -3'
6 -4 -5 6 6 -2 2 -1 2 -2
2:13 -6 Ok this is as far as I've gotten
Desperado (G Blues Shifter)
Intro
-4 5 6 5 -6 6 5 4 -2 3* 4 3* -4 1 -1 2 -2 2 3* -2 2 2 -1 1 -1
Verse
5 -4 -4 4 5 4 4 3* 4 3* -4 4
4 4 5 6 5 -6 6 6 -2 -4 4 -4 -4
-4* -4 4 5 6* -4* 4 4 3* 4 3* -4 4
4 5 6 5 -6 6 6 5 -4 4 -2 -4 5 -4 4
4 4 7 7 7 7 -7 -6 6 4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 -4 4
5 -4 4 -4 4 4 4 4 -4 4 4 6 5 -4 4
4 4 7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 6 5 6 -6 -6 -7 7 5 -4 4
4 4 5 5 -6 6 5 4 -2 5 -4 -4
5 -4 -4 -4 4 5 4 4 3* 4 3* -4 4
4 5 6 6 6 5 -4 4 -2 5 -4 4 -4
4 5 6 6 -6 6 5 -4 4 5 -4 4 3* 4 3* -4 4
4 5 6 6 6 5 -4 4 3* 4 -4 5 -4 4
4 4 7 7 7 7 7 -7 -7 -6 6 4 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 6 5 -4 4
3* -4 4 4 4 -4 4 4 6 5
4 7 7 -8 8 -7 -6 -7 6 5 6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 6 5 -4 4 -4 -4
5 -4 -4 -4 4 5 4 4 3* 4 3* -4 4
4 5 6 6 6 5 -4 4 5 -4 4 -4
5 -4 4 5 6 5 -4 4 3* 4 3* -4 4
4 4 4 5 6 6 5 -6 6, -6 6 6 4 5 6 6 5 -6 6 -4 4 -4 5,
4 -4 5 [-4 5 -4 5 -4 5] -4 4 3* -2, 4
Outro
-4 5 6 5 -6 6 5 -2 3* 4 3* -4 4 5
Karma Chameleon Culture Club (Eb harp)
Intro
-1 2 -2 -3'>-3>-3' -2 -4>-4' 4 -3' -2 2 -2
Chorus
-1 2 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2
Solo
-1~ 1 -1, -2 -3 -4 4 -3 -2
-4 -4 -3
-1 2 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2, -4 -4 -4 -4 -3- 2 etc fade out
Conga by Gloria Estefan
6 -6'
-665-6-665-6-7 7 -6
6 65-46656-6 -76
-6 -665-6-665-6-7 7 -6
6 6 5 -4 6 6 5 6 -6 -7 6 -6
-6 -7 7 -7, -7 -6 6 -6
6 -6 -76-6 -6 -6
-6 -7 7 -7 -6
Give It To Me J Geils G/Gm/Dm (C harp)
-(34) chords swapping measures with the piano, song changes to G minor at about 2:00 then switches to a funk rhythm at about 2:58 Dm so 3rd pos. Harp solo
3:20 -4' -4>-3'>-2 Split trill -[24]<>-[35] -4 -5 -4>-3' -5 6
3:35 -5 -4~ -4~ -4~ -4~ -4~ 4 -4 -3' -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2"
3:43 -2~ -2~ bending the -2 to -2" about 9 times
3:51 -4>-3'>-2 -2, -2" -2 -2 3:55 -[45] Trill. Guitar solo
Brain Damage/Eclipse (Rhodes Phased Piano)
D G7 2x Grass
D E A7 D Games
D G7 2x Hall
D E A7 D D7 Paper
G A C 2x Dam
G Bm Em Asus A
D G7 2x Head
D E A7 D 2x D7 Blade
G A C 2x Cloud
G Bm Em A7 D
Bbmaj7 Asus A7
D Bbmaj7 Gm6 A A7 5x
D Bbmaj7 Gm6 D
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Adult Contemporary and Jazz
Some Enchanted Evening (Blues Trochilus)
|: 6 -5* -6 6 6 4, 6 -5* -6 6 6 -7
6 -5* -6 6 6 7, 7 7 7 -6 5 -4
-4 565. -4 -4 565. 4, -6 -77-8. 7 -7
-6 6 5 -4 5 :| 2nd end on 4,
-5 -5 -5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 4, -5 -5 -5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 6
6 -5* -6 6 6 4, 6 -5* -6 6 6 -7
6 -5* -6 6 6 7, 7 7 7 -6 5 -4
-4 565. -4 -4 565. 7 -6 -77-8. 7 -7
-6 7 -6 -8 7,
-5 -5 -5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -4 -5 -6 7 8
Fly Me to the Moon (Blues Trochilus)
|: 7 -7 -6 6 -5 6 -6 7 -7, -6 6 -5 5
-6 6 -5 5 -4, 5 -5 -6 6*, -5 5 -4 4
4* -4 -6 -6 7 -7 6, -3 4 -5 -5 -6 6 -5 5
7 -7 -6 6 -5, 6 -6 7 -7, -6 6 -5 5
-6 6 -5 5 -4, 5 -5 -6 6*, -5 5 -4 4
4* -4 -6 -6, 7 -7 (1st) _6, -6 4 4 -3 4 -4 4_ :|
(2nd) _8, 7 -8 -6 -6, -7 -8 7_
Play with button in except as noted `
*|: 7 -7 -6 6 -5 6 -6 7 -7, -6 6 -5 5
-6 6 -5 5 -4, 5 -5 -6 -6`, -5 5 -4 4
-4` -4 -6 -6 7 -7 6, -3 4 -5 -5 -6 6 -5 5
7 -7 -6 6 -5, 6 -6 7 -7, -6 6 -5 5
-6 6 -5 5 -4, 5 -5 -6 -6`, -5 5 -4 4
-4` -4 -6 -6, 7 -7 (1st) _6, -6 4 4 -3 4 -4 4_ :|
(2nd) _8, 7 -8 -6 -6, -7 -8 7_*
or bend -6', -4'
Girl From Ipanea (Blues Trochilus)
6, 5 5 -4 6 5 5 5 -4 6 5 5 -4 6 5 5 5 5
-4 -5, -4 -4 -4 4 5 4 4 4 -3' 4
6, 5 5 -4 6 5 5 5, -4 6 5 5 -4 6 5 5 5 5
-4 -5, -4 -4 -4 4 5 4 4 4 -3' 4
-5, -5* -5 -4* -5 -4* 4*, -4*
6*, -6 6* -5* 6* -5* 5, -5*
-6, -6* 6 6 -6 6 -5, 6
-6 -6* 7 4 -4 5 -5 6 6*
-6 -6* -3' 4 -4 5 -5 -5*
6, 5 5 -4 6 5 5 5, -4 6 5 5 -4 6 5 5 5 5
-4 -5, -4 -4 -4 4 5 4 4 4 -3' 4
Moon River (Low F harp I think)
6 -8 7 -7 -6 6 -5 6 4
-7 -6 6 -5 6 4 -4
5 4 6 5 -4 4 6 5 -4 4 5 6 7 -7 -6 -7 -6 6 -6
6 -8 7 -7 -6 6 -5 6 4
-7 -6 6 -5 6 4 -4 5 4 5 6 7 -8 7 -6
-7 -6 6 -5 6 4 -7 -6 6 -5 6 4 -5 -4 5 4
Over the Rainbow (Blues Shifter)
4 7 -7 6 -6 -7 7 4 -6 6
3* -5 5 4 -4 5 -5 -4 -3 4 -4 5 4
4 7 -7 6 -6 -7 7 4 -6 6
3* -5 5 4 -4 5 -5 -4 -3 4 -4 5 4
6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5
6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -6 -6
6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5
6 -5* -6 -5* -6 -5* -6 -5* -6 -7 -7 -8 6
4 7 -7 6 -6 -7 7 4 -6 6
3* -5 5 4 -4 5 -5 -4 -3 4 -4 5 4
6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5
6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -6 -7 7
Wonderful World
3 -3 4, 4 6, -6 -6 -6 6, -5 -5 -5 5 5 5, -4 -4 -4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -3 4 -4 5
4 4, 4 6, -6 -6 -6 6, -5 -5 -5 5 5 5, -4 -4 -4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -3 4 -4 4
4 4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 -4 5 5 5 5 5 4
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 -4 5 5 5 5 5
5 6 -6 -6 -6 6 4 -6 -6 -6 6 4 -6 -6 -6 6 5 -5 5 -4 6
4 4, 4 6, -6 -6 -6 6, -5 -5 -5 5 5 5, -4 -4 -4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -3 4 -4 5, 5 5 5 4 -4 4, 4 4 -3 4 -4 4
Hallelujah
5 6 6 6, 5 6 -6 -6 -6
5 6 6 6, 5 6 -6 -6 -6
6 -6 -6, -6 -6 -6 6 6 -5 6 6
5 6 6 6, 6 -6 -6 -7
-7 7 7 7, 7 7 7 -8
7 -8 -8 -8 -8 8 8 8 -8 -8 7
5 6 -6 -6, -6 6 5 5
5 6 -6 -6, -6 6 5 -5 5 -4 4 -3 4
Summertime
-6 -5 -6, -6 6 -5 6 -6 -5 -4 -3"
-6 -6 -5 6, -5 -4 -5 -4 -5 6 5
-6 -6 -5 -6, -6 6 -5 6 -6 -5 -4 -3"
-3" 4 -3" 4 -4 -5 -6 6 -5 -4
Fancy
-6 -8 -6 -5 -6, -6 6 -5 6 -6 -5 -4 -3"
-6 -8 -6 -5 6 -6 6, -5 -4 -5 -4 -5 6 5
-6 -6 -5 -6>-5~, -6 6 -5 6 -6 -5 -4 -3"
-3" 4 -3" 4 -4 -5 -6 6 -5 -4'
(Play again +8va)
Close to You (Blues Trochilus)
|: 2 -2 -4 -4 4 -4 5 -3 -3 -4 -5* -3 -4 6
2 -2 -4 2 -2 5 -4 2 -2 -4 :|(2x)
6 6 -6 -6 -7 -7 -6 -6 6 6 -6 -6 -7 -7 -6 6
-8 -8 8 8 -9* -9* 8 -8 -9* 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 -9* 9 -10 :|
Fascination (Trochilus)
-3 4 5 6 7 -7 7 -7
-3 4 5 6 7 -7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6
4* -4 -5 -6 -8
4* -4 -5 -6 7
4* -4 -5 -6 -8 7 -7 -6 -5 -4 4 -3
-3 4 5 6 7 -7 7 -7
-3 4 5 6 7 -7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6
4* -4 -5 -6 -9 8 -8 7 -6 -5 5 -4
4* -4 5 -5 -6 -7 7
Note: 4* = -4'
Beyond the Sea
3 4, -3 4 -4t 5, 4 -4, -3 -3" 3t 5
-4 5 -5t 6 4 4 4 -6, -6 6 5 -4t 4, -3" 4 -4, 3
3 4, -3 4 -4t 5, 4 -4, -3 -3" 3t 5
-4 5 -5t 6 4 4 4 -6, -6 6 5 -4t 4, -3" 4 -4, 4
-3 5, -4* 5 -5*t 6* 5 -5*, -4* 4* -3t -3
-4 6, -5* 6 -6t -7 6 -6 -5* -5* 5 -4t 6
3 4, -3 4 -4t 5, 4 -4, -3 -3" 3t 5
-4 5 -5t 6 4 4 4 -6, -6 6 5 -4t 4, -3" 4 -4, 4
Blue Skies Irving Berlin 1926
5 -7 -6 6 -6 -7
-6 6 -6 -7 -4
-4 5 6
5 -7 -6 6 -6 -7
-6 6 -6 -7 -4
-4 5 6
6 -6 -7 7 -8
-8* -8 7 -8
7 -7 -6 -7
-6 6 -5 6
6 -6 -7 7 -8
-8* -8 7 -8
7 -7 -6 -7
-6 6 -5 6
5 -7 -6 6 -6 -7
-6 6 -6 -7 -4 -4 5 6
Classical
Blue Danube (Trochilus)
4 4 5 6 6, 9 9 8 8
4 4 5 6 6, 9 9 -9 -9
-3 -3 -4 -6 -6, -10 -10 -9 -9
-3 -3 -4 -6 -6, -10 -10 8 8
4 4 5 6 7, 10 10 9 9
4 4 5 6 7, 10 10 -10 -10
-4 -4 -5 -6 -6, -5* 6 8, 7 5 5, -4 -6, 6 4, 4 4
-9 8 8 -8 -8, -8 7* 7* -8 -8, 6 6 -6 6, 6 6 -8 7
-9 8 8 -8 -8, -8 8 9 -9 -9, 7 -8 -8
7 -7 -6 -5 -4 -6-6-6. 6 4
Hungarian Rhapsody #2 Liszt Main Theme (Blues Shifter)
6 -5* 6 -5 6 -5* 6 -5
6 -5* 6 5 6 -5* 6 5
6 -5* 6 -6 6 -5* 6 -6
6 -5* 6 7 6 -5* 6 7
a bit faster
6 -5* 6 -5 6 -5* 6 -5
6 -5* 6 5 6 -5* 6 5
6 -5* 6 -6 6 -5* 6 -6
6 -5* 6 7 6 -5* 6 7
a bit slower
6 -6 -4, -5 5 -4 6 4 5 -4 4
-3 4 -4 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -7 7 -8 8 -8 8 7
a bit faster
9 -10 -8 -9 8 -8 9 7 8 -8 7 (if using Trochilus play an octave lower)
Faster!
-7 7 -8 8 -9 9 -10 -10* 10 -10* 10 (watch your lip on the slide for this one)
Repeat the whole thing even faster
Eine Kleine Nachtmuzik (Blues Shifter)
4, -2 4, -2 4 -2 4 5 6
-5, -4 -5, -4 -5 -4 -3 -4 -2
7 7, 8 -8 7 7 -7 -7
-8 -9 -7 -8 7 7
8 -8 7 7 -7 -7
-8 -9 -7 7 7 /7 -7 -6 -7/ 7 7 /8 -8 7 -8/ 8 8 /9 -9 8 -9/ 9
6, -6, 6 -5 -5, -5 5 5, 5 -4 -4 -4 4 -3 3* -3 4 -4 5
6, -6, 6 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 4 -3 3* -3 4
6 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6, 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 (bouncy)
6 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6, 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6
-6, 5 -5, 6, -4 5 5 -5 6 -6 7 -7 -6 -6 6 5 6 6 -5 5 -4 4
6 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6, 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 (bouncy)
6 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6, 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6
-6, 5 -5, 6, -4 5 5 -5 6 -6 7 -7 -6 -6 6 5 6 6 -5 5 -4
4 -2 3* -3 4 4 -4 -4 5 -3 4 -4 5 5 -5 -5 6 6 6* 6* -6
3*, -4 4 -3 3* -2 6 -5* -5 5 6 -5* -5 5
3*, -4 4 -3 3* -2 6 -6 -7 7 6 -6 -7 7 -8, 9, 7
6 5 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9, -7, 7 (kind of like the beginning)
6 5 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9, -7, 7, 7, 7, 4 4 4!
Pier Gynt Morning Song (Trochilus)
6 5 -4 4 -4 5, 6 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 5
6 5 6 -6 5 -6 6 5 -4 4
6 5 -4 4 -4 5, 6 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 5
6 5 6 -6 5 -6 -7 6* -5* 5
-7 6* -5* 5 -5* 6* -7
-7 6* -5* 5 -5* 6* -5* 6*
-7 6* -7 7 -6 7 -8 -7 -6 6
6 5 -4 4 -4 5 6 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 5
6 5 6 -6 5 -6 7
Pier Gynt In the Hall of the Mountain King (Trochilus)
-4 5 -5 6 -6 -5 -6, 6* 5 6*, 6 -4* 6,
-4 5 -5 6 -6 -5 -6 -8 7 -6 -5 -6 7
Braham's Lullaby // Play these fast
5 5 6, 5 5 6
5 6 7 -7 -6 -6 6
-4 5 -5 -4, -4 5 -5
-4 -5 -7 -6 6 -7 7
4 4 7, -6 -5 6
5 4 -5 6 -6 5 6
4 4 7, -6 -5 5
5 /4 -5 6 -5/ 5 -5 5
Going Home
5 6 6, 5 -4 4, -4 5 6 5 -4
5 6 6, 5 -4 4, -4 5 -4 4 4
-6 7 7, -7 6 -6, -6 7 -7 6 -6
-6 7 7, -7 6 -6, -6 7 -7 6 -6
5 6 6, 5 -4 4, -4 5 6 5 -4
5 6 6, 7 -8 8, -8 7 -8 -6 7
-8 7 -8 -6 7
1812 Overture (Blues Shifter)
-2 4 -4 5 -4 4 -4 5 4 4
-2 4 -4 5 -4 4 -4 5 4 4
3* -4 5 -4 3* 2* 3* -4 3* 2* 3* -4
-2 4 -4 4 -2 2 -2 4 -2 2 -2 4
-2 4 -4 5 -4 4 -4 5 4 4
-2 4 -4 5 -4 4 -4 5 4 4
3* -4 5 -4 3* 2* 3* -4 3* 2* 3* -4
-2 4 -4 4 -2 2 -2 4 -2 2 -2 4
/3* 3* 3*/ 4 3* /-2 -2 -2/ -3 -2
-2 -2 -2 -3' 3* 4 -3 -4 4
6 -5* -5 5 -4* -4 -4' 4 -3 -3' 3 -2* -2
-2* 3* -3 4 /-2 -2 -2/ -4 -3 4 /-2 -2 -2/ -4 -3
4 -2 4 -4 5 -4 4 -4 5 -2 2 -2 4 -2 2 -2 4
5 4
Irish and UK
Kevin McHugh's Irish Jig G harp Paddy tuned ({} beat if 2 notes, pause after the first note.
Part A (play twice and at the end)
{5 6}{6 -6 6}{5 -4 5}{4 -4 5}
{-4 4 3}{-2 3}
1st {-4 4 3}{-2}
2nd {-4 5 -4}{4}
Part B
{5 5}{4 -4 5}{-5 -5}{-4 5 -5}
{5 5}{4 -4 5}{-4 5 -5}{6}
{5 5}{4 -4 5}{-5}{5}
{-4 4 3}{-2 3 4}{-4 5 -4}{4}
Ornaments
5 565
-5 -5-6-5
6 676
Kesh Jig G harp
Part A
{4 4}{4 -4 5}
{-4 -4}{-4 5 6}
{-6 6 6}{7 6 6}
{-6 6 5}{6 5 -4}
{4 4}{4 -4 5}
{-4 -4}{-4 5 6}
{-6 6 6}{7 6 5}
{-4 4 -3}{4}(-2) pickup repeat part A
Part B
{5 -4 5}{6 5 6}
{-6 7 -6}{6 5 4}
{5 -4 5}{6 5 4}
{-4 5 -4}{-4 4 -4}
{5 -4 5}{6 5 6}
{-6 7 -6}{6 5 4}
{7 -7 7}{-8 7 -8}
{8 7 -7}{7} repeat part B
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Patriotic
Yankee Doodle (Blues Shifter)
4 4 -4 5 4 5 -4 3 4 4 -4 5 4 -3
4 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 -3 3 3* -3 4 4
3* -3 3* 3 3* -3 4
3 3* 3 2* 2 3
3* -3 3* 3 3* -3 4
3* 3 4 -3 -4 4 4
This Land is Your Land
4 -4 5 -5 -5
-5 4 -4 5 5
6 6 5 -4 -4
-4 4 -4 5 5
4 -4 5 -5 -5
-5 4 -4 5 5
-4 -4 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 4
The Star Spangled Banner (Trochilus, or Country tuned)
6 5 4 5 6 7, 8 -8 7 5 -5* 6
6 6 8 -8 7 -7, -6 -7 7 7 6 5 4
6 5 4 5 6 7, 8 -8 7 5 -5* 6
6 6 8 -8 7 -7, -6 -7 7 7 6 5 4
8 8 8 -9 9 9, -9 8 -8 8 -9 -9
-9 8 -8 7 -7, -6 -7 7 5 -5* 6
6 6 7 7 7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -8 -9 8 -8 7 7 -7
6 6 7 -8 8 -9 9, 7 -8 8 -9 -8 7!
My Country Tis of Thee
4 4 -4 -3 4 -4
5 5 -5 5 -4 4
-4 4 -3 4
6 6 6 6 -5 5
-5 -5 -5 -5 5-4
5 -5 5 -4 4 5 -5 6
-6 -5 5 -4 4
America the Beautiful
6 6 5 5, 6 6 -4 -4
5 -5 6 -6 -7 6
6 6 5 5, 6 6 -4 -4
-8 7 -8 8 -6 -8
6 8 8 -8 7 7 -7 -7
7 -8 -7 -6 6 7
7 7 -6 -6, 7 7 6 6
6 -6 7 6 -8 7
Caissons
First Position to Second Position Melody Maker Translator:
1st -3" -3 4 -4 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -8 8
2nd MM 2 -2' -2 3 -3 4 -4 5 -5 6 -6 -7
Children and Folk Songs
Three Blind Mice
5 -4 4, 5 -4 4
6 -5 -5 5, 6 -5 -5 5
6 7 7 -7 -6 -7 7 6 6
6 7 7 -7 -6 -7 7 6 6
6 7 7 -7 -6 -7 7 6 6
-5 5 -4 4
Happy Birthday
6 6 -6 6 7 -7
6 6 -6 6 -8 7
6 6 9 8 7 -7 -6
-9 -9 8 7 -8 7
Three Little Fishies (Over the Dam)
-4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -5 6 6 -6 x3
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -5 -4
Waltzing with Bears
6 5 -5 6 6 6 7 -7 -6 6
6 6 -4 5 -5, -6 -6 6 6 6
6 5 -5 6 6 6 7 7 -8 8
8 -9 -9 -9 8 7 7 6 6 6 4
Oh, Susanna
4 -4 5 6 6, -6 6 5 4
-4 5 5 -4 4 -4
4 -4 5 6 6, -6 6 5 4
-4 5 5 -4 -4 4
-5 -5 -6 -6, -6 6 6 5 4 -4
4 -4 5 6 6, -6 6 5 4
-4 5 5 -4 -4 4
Dixie
6 5 4 4 4 -4 5 -5 6 6 6 5
-6 -6 -6, 6 -6, 6 -6 -7 7 -8 8
7 6 7 6 5 6 -4 5 4
6 -6 -7 7 8 -8 7 -6 7 -6 -8, -6 -8
6 -6 -7 7 8 -8 7 -6 -7 7
-6 6 5 7 5 5 -4
5 4, 5 -4, -6 6 5 7 8 -8 7
5 4, 5 -4, -6 6 5 8 7 -8 7
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
5 5 -6 -6 -7 7 -7 7 -6 6, 5 6
5 5 -6 -6 -7 7 -7 7 -8 8, 7 8
7 -8 8 8 8 -8 7 -8 -8 -8 -7 7 7 7 -7 -6 -7 -7 -7
-7 7 -8 8 -8 7 -7 5 -6 -6 -6, -6' -6
Nat Minor
3 3, 4 4 -4 5 -4 5 4 -3, 3 -3
3 3, 4 4 -4 5 -4 5 -5 6 5 6
5 -5 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 -4 5 5 5 -4 4 -4 -4 -4
5 -5 6, -5, 5, -4, 3 4 4 4 -3 4
Old Folks at Home (Suwannee River)
5 -4 4 5 -4 4 7 -6 7
6 5 4 -4
5 -4 4 5 -4 4 7 -6 7
6 5 4 -4 -4 4
-6 -7 7 6 6 -6 6 7
7 -6 -5 -6 6
5 -4 4 5 -4 4 7 -6 7
6 5 4 -4 -4 4
Shortnin' Bread
7 7, -6 6 -6, 7 7, -6 6
7 7 -6 -6 6 6 -6 -6, 5 -4 4
7, -6 6 -6 7 -6 6
7 7 -6 -6 6 6 -6 -6, 5 -4 4
4 4 -6 -6 6 6 -6 4 -6 6 -6
4 4 -6 -6 6 -6 5 -4 4
You Are My Sunshine
3 4 -4 5 5
5 -4 5 4 4
4 -4 5 -5 -6
-6 6 -5 5
4 -4 5 -5 -6
-6 6 -5 5 4
4 -4 5 -5 -4 -4 5 4
Bunesson (Morning has broken)
4 5 6 7, -8,-7 -6 6, -6 6
4 -4 5 6 , -6, 6 5 4 -4
6 5 6 7, -6, 6 5 -4 4, -4
5 -4 5 6, -6, -4 5 -4 4
Scarborough Fair (3rd pos)
-4 -4 -6 -6 5 -5 5 -4
-6 7 -8 7 -6 -7 6 -6
-8 -8 -8 7 -6 -6 6 -5 5
-4 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4
Old Man Tucker
7 7 7, 7 7 7 7, 7 7 -8 8 6 6 6
7 7 7, 7 7 7 7, 8 8 8 7 8 -8 7
8 8 8 8 7 -8 7 -6 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 6 6 -6 7
8 8 8 8 7 -8 7 -6 7
-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 6 6 6 -6 7
Laredo
6 6, -5 5 -5 6 -5 5, -4 4 -3 -2
-2 4, 4 -4 5 -5 5, -4 4 -4
6 6, -5 5 -5 6 -5 5, -4 4 -3 -2
-2 4, 4 4 -4 5 -5 5 -3 -4 4
Clementine
4 4 4 3
5 5 5 4
4 5 6, 6 -5 5 -4
-4 5 -5 -5
5 -4 5 4
4 5 -4 3 -3 -4 4
Can Can
4, -4 -5 5 -4 6 6
6 -6 5 -5 -4 -4
-4 -5 5 -4 4
7 -7 -6 6-5 5 -4
4, -4 -5 5 -4 6 6
6 -6 5 -5 -4 -4
-4 -5 5 -4
4 6 -4 5 4
Blow the Man Down
4 6, -6 6 5 4 5 6, -6 6 5
4 5 6, -6, -5 5 -5 -4
-5, 6 -5 -4 -3 -4 -5, 6 -5 -4
6 6 6 6 6, -5 5, -4 5 4
Drunken Sailor (3rd pos)
-6, -6 -6 -6, -6 -6 -6, -4 -5 -6
6, 6 6 6, 6 6 6, 4 5 6
-6, -6 -6 -6, -6 -6 -6, -7 7 -8
7 -6 6 5 -4, -4
-6, -6, -6 -6 -4 -5 -6
6, 6, 6 6 4 5 6
-6, -6, -6 -6, -7 7 -8
7 -6 6 5 -4, -4
Cockles and Mussels
3 4, 4 4 4 5
4 -4, -4-4 -4 -5
5 5, 56 6 -5 5 -4 -4 5 -4
3 4, 44 4 5
4 -4, -4-4 -4 -5
5 -4 6 5 4 6 5 4 -4, 4 -4 4
Der Fröhliche Wanderer
6 6 6 6 -5 -5 5 5
5 5 5 6 5 -5
6 6 -7 -7
-7 7 6 6
6 -6 -5 5 -4 4
6 6 -7, 6 6 7
6 6 -8, 6 6 8 -8 7 -7 7 -7
6 6 -7, 6 6 7
6 -6 -5 5 -4 4
Du, Du, Liegst Mir Im Herzen
5 5 5 -4 5 6 5
-4 -4 -4 6 -5 5
5 5 5 -4 5 6 5
-4 5 -5 6 6 -3 4
-6 6 -7 7
-4 5 -5 6 6 -3 4
Alouette
4 -4 5 5
-4 4 -4 5 4 3
4 -4 5 5
-4 4 -4 5 4
4 4 5 -5 6 6 6
6 -6 6 -5 5 4 4
6 6 6, 3 3 3
6 6 6, 3 3 3
6 -5 5 -4
4 -4 5 5
-4 4 -4 5 4 3
4 -4 5 5
-4 4 -4 5 4
Frere Jacques
4 -4 5 4, 4 -4 5 4
5 -5 6, 5 -5 6
6 -6 6 -5 5 4, 6 -6 6 -5 5 4
4 3 4, 4 3 4
Louisiana Fantasy Stevie Bernath (low F harp)
-1 2 -2 -(123) (234) -(123)
-1 2 -2 -7 -7 -6 6 5 -4 6 6 5 -4
-7 -7 -6 6 5 6 etc Do not play -5 or 7
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Spiritual
When the Saints
4 5 -5 6, 4 5 -5 6
4 5 -5 6, 5 4 5 -4
5 -4 4, 4 5 6 6 6 -5
5 -5 6 5 4 -4 4
Simple Gifts
3 4 4 -4 5 4 5 -5 6, 6 -5 5
-4 4 -4 3 -4 3 -4 5 -4 -3 3
3 4 4 -4 5 4 5 -5 6, 6 -5 5
-4 4 -4 -4 5 5 -4 4 4 4
6, 5, -4 5 -5 5 -4 4
4 -4 5, 5 -5 6, -5 5 -4, -4 5 -4 3
-4 4 -4 -4 5 5 -4 4 4 4
Jesus Loves Me
6 5 5 -4 5 6 6
-6 -6 7 -6 -6 6 6
6 5 5 -4 5 6 6
-6 -6 6 4 5 -4 4
6 5 6 -6 7
6 5 4 5 -4
6 5 6 -6 7
-6 6 4 5 -4 4
He's Got the Whole World
6 6 5 6, 5 4, 6 -6 6
5 6 5, -5 -5 -4 -3, 6 -6 6
6 6 5 6, 5 4, 6 -6 6
5 6 5, 6 6, -5 -4, 4
Michael Row Your Boat Ashore
4 5 6, 5 6 -6 6
5 6 -6, 6
5 6 6, 5 -5 5 -4
4 -4 5, -4, 4
Kumbaya
4 5 6 6 6, -6 -6 5
4 5 6 6 6, -5 5 -4
4 5 6 6 6, -6 -6 5
-5 5 4, -4 -4 4
Amazing Grace
6 7 7, 8 7 8, -8 7 -6 6
6 7 7, 8 7 8, -8 9 9
8 9 9, 8 7 8, -8 7, -6 6
6 77, 8 7 8, -8 7
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Practicing -3"
Old McDonald
4 4 4 3 -3" -3" 3
5 5 -4 -4 4 3 etc
Happy Birthday
3 3 -3" 3 4 -3
3 3 -3" 3 -4 4
3 3 6 5 4 4 -3 -3"
-5 -5 5 4 -4 4
Mary Had a Little Lamb
-3 -3” 3 -3” -3 -3 -3
-3” -3” -3”
-3 -4 -4
-3 -3” 3 -3” -3 -3 -3 -3
-3” -3” -3 -3” 3
Amazing Grace3 4, 5 4 5, -4 4, -3" 3
3 4, 5 4 5, -4 6
5 6, 5 4 5, -4 4, -3" 3
3 4, 5 4 5, -4 4
Danny Boy
-3 4 -4 5 -4 5 -6 6 5 -4 4 -3"
4 5 -5 6 -6 6 5 4 5 -4
-3 4 -4 5 -4 5 -6 6 5 -4 4 -3"
-3 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 -3 4
6 -6 -7 7 -7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5 4
6 -6 -7 7 -7 -7 -6 6 5 -4
6 6 6 8 -8 -8 7 -6 7 6 5 4
-3 4 -4 5 -6 6 5 -4 4
-3" -3 4 1st ending
-6 -7 7 2nd ending
Yankee Doodle
4 4 -4 5 4 5 -4 3 4 4 -4 5 4 -3
4 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 -3 3 -3" -3 4 4
-3" -3 -3" 3 -3" -3 4
3 -3" 3 -2" 2 3
-3" -3 -3" 3 -3" -3 4
-3" 3 4 -3 -4 4 4
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Some Melody Maker Second Position HTAB
Moon River
-4 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 -2
-5 5 -4 4 -4 -2 3
-3 -2 -4 -3 3 -2 -4 -3 3 -2 -3 -4 6 -5 5 -5 5 -4 5
-4 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 -2
-5 5 -4 4 -4 -2 3, -3 -2 -3 -4 6 -6 6 5
-5 5 -4 4 -4 -2, -5 5 -4 4 -4 -2 4 3 -3 -2
Over the Rainbow
-2 6 -5 -4 5 -5 6 -2 5 -4
2 4 -3 -2 3 -3 4 3 -2' -2 3 -3 -2
-2 6 -5 -4 5 -5 6 -2 5 -4
2 4 -3 -2 3 -3 4 3 -2' -2 3 -3 -2
-4 -3 -4 -3 -4 -3 -4 -3
-4 4 -4 4 -4 4 -4 4 -4 5 5
-4 -3 -4 -3 -4 -3 -4 -3
-4 -4' 5 -4' 5 -4' 5 -4' 5 -5 -5 -6 -4
-2 6 -5 -4 5 -5 6 -2 5 -4
2 4 -3 -2 3 -3 4 3 -2' -2 3 -3 -2
-4 -3 -4 -3 -4 -3 -4 -3
-4 4 -4 4 -4 4 -4, 4 -4 5 -5 6
Hallelujah
-3 -4 -4 -4, -3 -4 5 5 5
-3 -4 -4 -4, -3 -4 5 5 5
-4 5 5, 5 5 5 -4 -4 4 -4 -4
-3 -4 -4 -4, -4 5 5 -5
-5 6 6 6, 6 6 6 -6
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6
-3 -4 5 5, 5 -4 -3 -3
-3 -4 5 5, 5 -4 -3 4 -3 3 -2 -2' -2
Amazing Grace
-1 -2, -3 -2 -3, 3 -2, 2 -1
-1 -2, -3 -2 -3, 3 -4
-3 -4, -3 -2 -3, 3 -2, 2 -1
-1 -2, -3 -2 -3, 3 -2
Georgia
-3 -4, -3 3, -3 5 -4 -3 -2
-2 3 -3 -4 5, -4 -3 -2, 2 -2 -2
-3 -4, -3 3, -3 5 -4 -3 -2
-2 3 -3 -4 5, -4 -3 -2, 2 -2 -2
2 -2 3, -3 -2, 2 -2 -2'
2 -2 3, -3 -4, -3 -4 -4'
2 -2 3, -3 -4 -3 -4 -5, -5 -4, -3 -4, -3 -3 3
-3 -4, -3 3, -3 5 -4 -3 -2
-2 3 -3 -4 5, -4 -3 -2, 2 -2 -2
America the Beautiful
-4 -4 -3 -3, -4 -4 3 3
-3 4 -4 5 -5 -4
-4 -4 -3 -3, -4 -4 3 3
-6 6 -6 -7 5 -6
-4 -7 -7 -6 6 6 -5 -5
6 -6 -5 5 -4 6
6 6 5 5, 6 6 -4 -4
-4 5 6 -4 -6 6
Danny Boy
-2' -2 3 -3, 3 -3 5 -4 -3 3 -2 2
-2 -3 4 -4, 5 -4 -3 -2 -3 3
-2' -2 3 -3, 3 -3 5 -4 -3 3 -2 2
-2' -2 3 -3 4 -3 3 -2 -2' -2
-4 5 -5 6 -5 -5 5 -4 5 -4 -3 -2
-4 5 -5 6 -5 -5 5 -4 -3 3
-4 -4 -4 -7 -6 -6 6 5 6 -4 -3 -2
-2' -2 3 -3 5 -4 -3 3 -2
1st _2 -2' -2_ 2nd _5 -5 6_ end
Summertime
5 4 5, 5 -4 4 -4 5 4 3 2
5 5 4 -4, 4 3 4 3 4 -4 -3
5 5 4 5, 5 -4 4 -4 5 4 3 2
2 -2 2 -2 3 4 5 -4 4 4 3
5 -6 5 4 5, 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 3 2
5 -6 5 4 -4 5 -4, 4 3 4 3 4 -4 -3
5 5 4 5 4, 5 -4 4 -4 5 4 3 2
2 -2 2 -2 3 4 5 -4 4 4 3
Tequila
3 -4 -4 4 5 4 -4 3
3 -4 -4 4 5 4 -4
3 -4 -4 4 5 4 -4 3
3 -4 -4 4 5 4 -4
3 -3 -4 -5' -4
3 -3 -4 -5' -4
3 -3 -4 -5' -4
5 5 5 5 5 5 -6
Drunken Sailor
5, 5 5 5, 5 5 5, 3 4 5
-4, -4 -4 -4, -4 -4 -4, -2 -3 -4
5, 5 5 5, 5 5 5, -5 6 -6
6 5 -4 -3 3, 3
5, 5, 5 5 3 4 5
-4, -4, -4 -4 -2 -3 -4
5, 5, 5 5, -5 6 -6
6 5 -4 -3 3, 3
Natural Minor Tabs
3rd to Nat Minor Conversion
-1 2 -2" -2/3 -3" 4 -4 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -8 8 -9 9 -10 10' 10
1 -1 2 -2" -2/3 -3 4 -4 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -8 8 -9 9 -10 10" 10
Drunken Sailor
6, 6 6 6, 6 6 6, 4 5 6
-5, -5 -5 -5, -5 -5 -5, -3 -4 -5
6, 6 6 6, 6 6 6, -6 -7 7
-7 6 -5 -4 4, 4
6, 6, 6 6 4 5 6
-5, -5, -5 -5 -3 -4 -5
6, 6, 6 6, -6 -7 7
-7 6 -5 -4 4, 4
Tequila
3 4 4 -3 -4 -3 4 3
3 4 4 -3 -4 -3 4
3 4 4 -3 -4 -3 4 3
3 4 4 -3 -4 -3 4
3 -3' 4 5 4
3 -3' 4 5 4
3 -3' 4 5 4
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 6
Scarborough Fair
4 4 6 6 -4 5 -4 4
6 -7 7 -7 6 -6 -5 6
7 7 7 -7 6 6 -5 5 -4
4 6 -5 -4 5 -4 -3 4
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
3 3, 4 4 -4 5 -4 5 4 -3, 3 -3
3 3, 4 4 -4 5 -4 5 -5 6 5 6
5 -5 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 -4 5 5 5 -4 4 -4 -4 -4
5 -5 6, -5, 5, -4, 3 4 4 4 -3 4
Christmas Songs
Joy to the World
7 -7 -6 6, -5 5 -4 4
6 -6, -6 -7, -7 7
7 7 -7 -6 6 6 -5 5
7 7 -7 -6 6 6 -5 5
5 55 5 5 5-56
-55 -4-4 -4 -4 -45-5
5 -4 4 7 -6 6 -5 5 -5 5 -4 4
Stille Nacht
6 -6 6 5, 6 -6 6 5
-8 -8 -7, 7 7 6
-6 -6 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5
-6 -6 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5
-8 -8 -9 -8 -7 7 8
7 6 5 6 -5 -4 4
Do You Hear What I Hear
4 -4 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 5
4 4 6 6 7 6
5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 5
4 4 6 6 7 6
6 -6 5 5 6 -6 6 -5 5
5 -4 4 4 -4 4 -4 5
5 -4 4 4 -5 5 -4 4
Here We Come A-Wassailing
4 -4 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 4 6 6 6 6
6 -6 -6 6 5 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 -5
5 -5 6 7 -6 6 5 -5 6 6 7 -6 6
5 -5 6 -6 5 -5 -4 4 -3 4 -4 5 4 -5
5 -5 6 -6 5 -5 -4 4 -3 4
O Christmas Tree (O Lutefisk as it's known in Wisconsin)
3 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5
5 -4 5 -5 -3 -4 4
3 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5
5 -4 5 -5 -3 -4 4
6 6 5 -6 6 6 -5 -5
-5 -5 -4 6 -5 -5 5 5
3 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5
5 -4 5 -5 -3 -4 4
Frosty
6 5 -5 6 7
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 -6 6 7 5
6 -6 6 -5 5 -5 6
6 5 -5 6 7
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 -6 6 7 5
6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4
6 -6 -6 7 7 -7 -6 6 5 -5 -6 6 -5 5
5 -4 -4 6 6 -7 -7 -8
-8 -8 -8 7 -7 -6 6
6 5 -5 6 7
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 -6 6 7 5
6 -6 6 -6 -7 8 7
6 6 6, 6, 6
-6 6 6, 6 6
-6 6 5 6 -4
6 6 -6 -7 7
Feliz Navidad
6 7 -7 7 -6
-6 -8 7 -6 6
6 7 -7 7 -6
-5 -6 -6 6 6 6 6 -5 -5 5
6 7 -7 7 -6
-6 -8 7 -6 6
6 7 -7 7 -6
-5 -6 -6 6 6 6 6 -5 -5 5
8 8 8 8 -8 7 7 -6 -6 -6
-8 -8 -8 -8 7 -6 -6 6 6 6
8 8 8 8 -8 7 7 -6 -6 -6
-8 7 -7 -7 7 -8 -8 7
8 8 8 8 -8 7 7 -6 -6 -6
-8 -8 -8 -8 7 -6 -6 6 6 6
8 8 8 8 -8 7 7 -6 -6 -6
-8 7 -7 -7 7 -8 -8 8 -8 7
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
-6 -7 7 -6 -5 -7 6 5 -6 -5 -4 -6 6
7 -6 -5 -7 6 5 -6 -5 -4 -6 6
5 5 5 5 -6
-6 -7 7 7 7 -7 -6 6
6 -6 6 5 7 -6 6
6 -6 6 -6 6 7 -7
-5 6 -5 -4 -7 -6 6
6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 5
6 -6 6 5 7 -6 6
6 -6 6 -6 6 7 -7
-5 6 -5 -4 -7 -6 6
6 -6 6 -6 6 -8 7
-6 -6 7 -6 6 5 6
-5 -6 6 -5 5
-4 5 6 -6 -7 -7 -7
7 7 -7 -6 6 -5 -4
6 -6 6 5 7 -6 6
6 -6 6 -6 6 7 -7
-5 6 -5 -4 -7 -6 6
6 -6 6 -6 6 -8 7
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
6 7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 -6
-6 -8 -8 8 -8 7 -7 6
6 8 8 -9 8 -8 7 -6
6 6 -6 -8 -7 7
6 7 7 7 -7
-7 7 -7 -6 6
-8 8 -8 7 9 6
6 6 -6 -8 -7 7
Up On the Housetop
6 6 -6 6 5 4 5 6
-6 -6 6 5 -4 6 6
6 6 -6 6 5 4 5 6
-6 -6 -6 6 5 -4 6 4
-5 -5 -6, 6 6 6 5
-4 -4 -5, 5 6 6 4 5
6 6 -6 6 5 -5 6 -6
6 6 -6 6 5 5 -4 6 4
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts)Trochilus
4 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5 5 5
4 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4
4 4 -4 4 -4 5 6 -6 -7
-6 6* 6* -6* 6* 6 -5 6
6 -5 5 -4
4 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5 5 5
4 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4
4 4 -4 4 -4 5 6 -6 -7
-6 6 5 -6 6 -5 -3 4
4 -3 4 -6* -6 6 -5* 6
4 -3 4 -6* -6 -6* -6 -6* -6 6 -5 6
4 -3 4 6* 6 6* 6 -5 -4* -5
-4* -5 -4* -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4
5 4 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5 5 5 5
4 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4
-3 4 -3 4 -4 4 -4 5 6 -6 -7 7 -6 6 4 -4 4
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 3rd pos Trochilus
-4 -4 -6 -6 6 -5 5 -4
4 -4 5 -5 6 -6
-4 -4 -6 -6 6 -5 5 -4
4 -4 5 -5 6 -6
-6 -6* 6 -6 -6* 7 -8 -6
6 -5 -4 5 -5 6
-5 6 -6 -6* -6 -6 6 -5 5 -4
-5 5 -4 6
-5 6 -6 -6* 7 -8 -6 6 -5 5 -4
Deck the Halls Trochilus
6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
-4 5 -5 -4 5 -4 4 -3 4
6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
-4 5 -5 -4 5 -4 4 -3 4
-4 5 -5 -4 5 -5 6 -4
5 -5* 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6
6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
-6 -6 -6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4
Silver Bells Trochilus
7 -6 6 5, 7 -6 6 5
8 -8 7 -6 -6 -6
-8 7 -7 6 -5* -5 6 -5 -5 5
7 -6 6 5, 7 -6 6 5
8 -8 7 -6 -6 -6
-8 7 -7 6 -5* -5 6 -8 7
5 -5 6, -6 -7 7
-7 -7 7 -8 7 -7 7 6
5 -5 6, -6 -7 7
-7 -7 7 -8 7 -7 7
There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays Trochilus
5 -5 6 5 4 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5
4 -4 5 -4* 5 -6 6 -5 5 -4
5 -5 6 5 6 -8 7 -7 -6 7 5 6
-8 7 -7 6 -6 -5 6 5 -5 -4 4
4 -5 6 -6 7 7 -7 -8 7 7 -7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
5 -5 6 6 -5* 6 -7 -6 6 -5 5
4 -5 6 -6 7 7 -7 -8 7 7 -7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
6 -6 -7 -8 -8 8 -8 7 -7 -6 6 6 6 -6 6 -5
5 -5 6 5 4 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5
4 -4 5 -4* 5 -5 -6 6 -5 5 -4
5 -5 6 5 6 -8 7 -7 -6 7 5 6
-8 7 -7 6 -6 -5 6 5 -5 -4 4
-8 7 -7 6 -6 -5 6 5 -5, -8, 7
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
6 5 -5 6 6
6 -6 -7 7 7
5 -5 6 6 6
-6 6 -5 -5
5 6 4 5 -4 -5 -3 4
6 5 -5 6 6
6 -6 -7 7 7
5 -5 6 6 6
-6 6 -5 -5
5 6 4 5 -4 -5 -3 4
7 -8 7 -7 7 - 6 -6
7 -8 7 -7 7 -6
-8 8 -8 7* -8 -7 -7 -7
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
6 5 -5 6 6
6 -6 -7 7 7
5 -5 6 6 6
-6 -5 -5 -5
5 6 4 5 -4 -5 -7 8 (10)
Greensleeves Trochilus
-6 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -7 6 -6
-7 7 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 6 5
-6 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -7 6 -6
-7 7 -7 -6 6* 6 6* -6 -6
9 9 -9 8 -8 -7 6 -6 -7
7 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 6 5
9 9 -9 8 -8 -7 6 -6
-7 7 -7 -6 6* -5* 6* -6 -6
ver 2 is a little lower
5 6 -6 -7 7* -7 -6 -5* -4 5
-5* 6 5 5 -4 5 -5* -4 -3
5 6 -6 -7 7* -7 -6 -5* -4 5
-5* 6 5 5 -4* -4 -4* 5 5
-8 -8 7* -7 -6 -5* -4 5 -5*
6 5 5 -4 5 -5* -4 -3
-8 -8 7* -7 -6 -5* -4 5
-5* 6 5 5 -4* 4* -4* 5 5
There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays Trochilus
5 -5 6 5 4 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5
4 -4 5 -4* 5 -6 6 -5 5 -4
5 -5 6 5 6 -8 7 -7 -6 7 5 6
-8 7 -7 6 -6 -5 6 5 -5 -4 4
4 -5 6 -6 7 7 -7 -8 7 7 -7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
5 -5 6 6 -5* 6 -7 -6 6 -5 5
4 -5 6 -6 7 7 -7 -8 7 7 -7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
6 -6 -7 -8 -8 8 -8 7 -7 -6 6 6 6 -6 6 -5
5 -5 6 5 4 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5
4 -4 5 -4* 5 -5 -6 6 -5 5 -4
5 -5 6 5 6 -8 7 -7 -6 7 5 6
-8 7 -7 6 -6 -5 6 5 -5 -4 4
-8 7 -7 6 -6 -5 6 5 -5, -8, 7
O Holy Night Trochilus
5 5 5 6
6 -6 -6 -5 -6 7 6
5 -4 4 5 -5 6 -5 -4 4
5 5 5 6
6 -6 -6 -5 -6 7 6
6 -5* 5 -7 6 -6 -7 7 -7 5
6 6 -6 -4 6 -6 6 7 6 -6 6
6 6 -6 -4 6 -6 6 7 6 -6
7 -7 -6 -7
-7 -8 -6 -6 -6 7 7
7 8 -8 6 7 -7 -6 6 6 -6 6 6
7 -8, 6 9 -9 8 -8 7 -7 7 -8 7 10
I'll Be Home for Christmas Trochilus (2nd pos)
7 -7 -8 7 6 6
-6 6 -6* -6 -4
-4 5 6, -5 5 6 7
-7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -6
7 -7 -8 7 6 6
-6 6 -6* -6 -4
-8 7 -8 7 6 -6
-6 -8 8 7 -8 7
Jingle Bells Blues Shifter or Paddy Tuned
5 5 5, 5 5 5
5 6 4 -4 5
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5
55 5 -4 -4 5 -4 6
5 5 5, 5 5 5
5 6 4 -4 5
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5
55 6 6 -5 -4 4
-2 5 -4 4 -2
-2 -2 -2 5 -4 4 3*
3* -5 5 -4 -3
6 6 -5 -4 5
-2 5 -4 4 -2
-2 -2 -2 5 -4 4 3*
3* 3* -5 5 -4 6 6 6 6
-6 6 -5 -4 4 6
O Come All Ye Faithful Blues Shifter or Paddy Tuned
4 4 -2 4 -4 -2
5 -4 5 -5 5 -4
4 4 -3 3* -3 4 -4 5
-3 3* -2 -2
6 -5 5 -5 5
-4 5 4 -4 -3 3* -2
4 4 -3 4 -4 4 -2
5 5 -4 5 -5 5 -4
5 -5 5 -4 4 -3 4 -5
5 -4 4 4
Let It Snow Blues Shifter
-2 -2 6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -2
-2 -2-4 4 -4 4 -3 -2
-2 -2-6 -6 6 -5 5 -4
-7 -6 6, 6 -5 5, 5 -4 4
-2 -2 6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -2
-2 -2-4 4 -4 4 -3 -2
-2 -2-6 -6 6 -5 5 -4
-7 -6 6, 6 -5 5, 5 -4 4
-3 4 -4 5 -4 -3 6 -4
-3 -4 4 4 -3 3* -2 3* -3
-3 4 -4 5 -4 -3 6 -4
6 -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 6
Melody Maker
-2 -2 6 6 -5' 5 -4 4 -2
-2 -2-4 4 -4 4 -3 -2
-2 -2-6 -6 6 -5' 5 -4
-7 -6 6, 6 -5' 5, 5 -4 4
-2 -2 6 6 -5' 5 -4 4 -2
-2 -2-4 4 -4 4 -3 -2
-2 -2-6 -6 6 -5' 5 -4
-7 -6 6, 6 -5' 5, 5 -4 4
-3 4 -4 5 -4 -3 6 -4
-3 -4 4 4 -3 3 -2 3 -3
-3 4 -4 5 -4 -3 6 -4
6 -5 5 -5 5 -5 6
We Need a Little Christmas Blues Shifter
2 3 4 5 5
2 3 4 5 5 5 5, 5 -5 6 -5 5
2* -2 -3 -4 -4
2* -2 -3 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 5
-5 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -4
6 6 6 6 6 4
-5 -5 -5 -5 -3
4 -3 4 -4 5 -5
6 6* -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -4
6 6 6 6 6 6 4, 4
1st -4 5 -5* 5 -4 4 -3-3 3* -3 4 -4 4 -3 3* 33 2*
2nd -4 5 -5 6 -6 -3 4
Notation remarks:
- draw
* button
' single bend
" double bend
o overblow or draw
. or t the preceding notes are triplets
, note is longer than the others, like a whole note
~ extended fast vibrato
() play as a chord or double stop
x play this many times
|: :| repeat the part between the symbols
2nd Second ending
[]tr Trill these notes
> bend to or slide to
/Enclosed notes are sixteenth notes/
_Alternate ending_
Old Sesame Street F/A (Bb 2nd/A 1st)
(2nd pos Bb Paddy)
-4 -3 -2, -2 3* -3, -4 -3 -2
-4 -3 -2, -2 3* -3, -4' -4 5
-4 5 -5 5 -4 -3 3* 3* -3 4 -3 3* -1 -1 -1 (repeat)
bridge
-2' -2' -3 -4* 4* -3 -2'
-2' -2' -3 -4* 4* -4* 5
-2' -3 4* -4* 4* -3 4* -5
-3 4* -4* 4* -3
-3 4* -4* 4* -3
(repeat verse)
bridge (A harp 1st)
3 3 4 5 -4 4 3
3 3 4 5 -4 5 -5
3 4 -4 5 -4 4 -4 6
4 -4 5 -4 4
4 -4 5 -4 4
(D 2nd Paddy)
-1 -1 -2 -3 3* -2 -1
-1 -1 -2 -3 3 -3 4
-1 -2 3* -3 3* -2 3* -4
-2 3* -3 3* -2
-2 3* -3 3* -2
Trochilus (key of F, 1st pos)
(verse)
6 5 4, 4 -4 5, 6 5 4
6 5 4, 4 -4 5, -5* 6 -6
6 -6 -6* -6 6 5 -4
-4 5 -5 5 -4 -2 -2 -2 (repeat)
-(3 4) -(3 4) (4 5) (4 5) -(4 5) -(4 5) (4 5) -(4 5) (4 5)
bridge in A (still on F harp)
-3 -3 5 6* -5* 5 -3
-3 -3 5 6* -5* 6* -6
-3 5 -5* 6* -5* 5 -5* -7
5 -5* 6* -5* 5
5 -5* 6* -5* 5
-(4 5) -(4 5) (4 5) -(4 5) (4 5) -(3 4)
Richter to Power Draw Tuning conversion
C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Bb B C
1 -1' -1 1o 2 -2" -2' -2/3 -3"' -3" -3' -3 4 -4' -4 4o 5 -5 5o 6 -6' -6 6o -7 7 -7o -8 8' 8 -9 9' 9 -9o -10 10" 10' 10
1 -1' -1 1o 2 -2" -2' -2/3 -3"' -3" -3' -3 4 -4' -4 4o 5 -5 5o 6 -6' 7/-6 -7' -7 8 -8' -8 8o 9 -9" -9' -9 9o 10 -10" -10' -10
A A#/Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Bb B C
-6 6o -7 7 -7o -8 8' 8 -9 9' 9 -9o -10 10" 10' 10
7/-6 -7' -7 8 -8' -8 8o 9 -9" -9' -9 9o 10 -10" -10' -10