Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Chromatic)

by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

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Original Key of C Major for a C Chromatic 
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Original Artist: Judy Garland 
Musical Range: C5 to C6 

With Special Thanks to djlactose for the original diatonic tab


     5     8  -8  7  -7   -8  8 
1.  Some-where o- ver the rain-bow
2.  Some-where o- ver the rain-bow

    5    -7  7
1.  way  up  high
2. skies are blue

    5      -6 6 
1.  there's a land
2.  and   the dreams  

     5   -5   6    -6 
1.  that  I  heard of  
2.  that you dare  to   

    -5    -4   4   -5    6    5 
1.  once  in   a   lull - a – by.
2.  dream real-ly  do   come true.

7    6   7    6    7  6   7  6 
Some-day I'll wish up-on  a star
  
7   -6   7  -6 
and wake up where

7   -6     7   -6  7  -7   -7 
the clouds are far be-hind me.
 
7     6    7    6    7    6  7   6  
Where trou-bles melt like le-mon drops,  

7  -6   7  -6  -7  -6   -7  -6
a- way  a-bove the chim-ney tops,

7      -6    7      -7   -8  
that's where you'll find me.

5    8    -8   7   -7  -8   8 
Some-where o – ver the rain-bow  

5    -7    7
blue-birds fly.

5     -6   6 5   -5  6    -6 
Birds fly  o-ver the rain-bow.

-5   -4   5  -5   6     5 
Why, then oh why, can't I?  

7  6   7  6   7   6    7     6 
If hap-py lit-tle blue-birds fly  

7  -6   7   -6  7 
beyond the rain-bow  

-6   7  -7   -8    8 
why, oh why, can't I? 

 	
  Alternate version with button:    * = button in

     5     8  -8  7  -7   -8  8 
1.  Some-where o- ver the rain-bow
2.  Some-where o- ver the rain-bow

    5    -7  7
1.  way  up  high
2. skies are blue

    5      -6 6
1.  there's a land
2.  and   the dreams

     5   -5   6    -6
1.  that  I  heard of
2.  that you dare  to 

    -5    -4   4   -5    6    5
1.  once  in   a   lull - a – by.
2.  dream real-ly  do   come true.

7    6   7    6    7  6   7 6
Some-day I'll wish up-on  a star

7   6*   7  6*
and wake up where

7   6*     7   6*  7  -7   -7
the clouds are far be-hind me.

7     6    7    6    7    6  7   6
Where trou-bles melt like le-mon drops 

7  6*   7 6*   -7  6*   -7  6*
a- way  a-bove the chim-ney tops

7      6*    7      -7   -8
that's where you'll find me.

5    8    -8   7   -7  -8   8
Some-where o – ver the rain-bow

5    -7    7
blue-birds fly.

5     -6   6 5   -5  6    -6
Birds fly  o-ver the rain-bow

-5   -4   5  -5   6     5
why, then oh why, can't I?

7  6   7  6   7   6    7     6
If hap-py lit-tle blue-birds fly

7 6*   7   6*   7
beyond the rain-bow

6*   7  -7   -8    8
why, oh why, can't I? 

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