Dear Father

by Neil Diamond · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: 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

Dear Father (Diatonic)
From the Soundtrack: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Key of C Major
Musical Range: E5 to E6

 5   -5  5   -5   6 
Dear Fa-ther we dream,
8   -5    -8   5      
we dream, we dream,
 7    5   6 
while we may.
 5  -5  5  -5  6
Who are we to need,
 8  -5   -8   5
we need, we need,
 7    5   6
while we wait –
 6    -5  6
while we wait –

spoken:  “Dear Father, we dream - ”

 5   -5  5   -5   6 
Dear Fa-ther we dream,
8   -5    -8   5      
we dream, we dream,
 7    5   6 
while we may.
 5  -5  5  -5  6
Who are we to need,
8  -5    -8  5
we need, we need,
 7    5   6
while we wait –
 6    -5  6
while we wait –

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound