Air On the G String (Chromatic)

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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)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Air   By: Johann Sebastian Bach
Key of C Major in 4:4 time
Range: G4 to Bb5

Notations:  | | = measure    4 beats to a measure
(sus) = sustain
(hold sus) = hold for full four count
* = button in

1
|  6(hold sus)  |  6(hold sus)  |

|  6 -7 -6 -5 5 -4 4  |  -4 -3 3  |
5
|  7(hold sus)  |  7 6 -3* -3 -5 5* 7 -6  |

|  -6(hold sus)  |  -6 -5 -3 3 4 -4 -6 6  |

|  6(sus) -6* 7  |  5 5 -5 6 6 -5 -5 5  |
11
|  -4 -3 -3 -4 4 4 -4 -3  |  3(hold sus)  |

|  6(hold sus)  |  6(hold sus)  |
15
|  6 -7 -6 -5 5 -4 4  |  -4 -3 3  |  7(hold sus) |

|  7 6 -3* -3 -5 5* 7 -6  |  -6(hold sus)  |
20
|  -6 -5 -3 3 4 -4 -6 6  |  6(sus) -6* 7  |

|  5 5 -5 6 6 -5 -5 5  |

|  -4 -3 -3 -4 4 4 -4 -3  |  3(hold sus)  |
25
|  -4(sus) -4 4 -4 -3 -4 3  |  7(sus) -3*  |

|  -3  7 -7 7 -6 6  |  -6 -6 6 -5 4 -4 -3  |

|  3* -3 -4 -4 5 -5  |  -5 6 -6(sus) 6  |
31
|  -5 4 -4 -3 -4 5 -5 5  |  -3(hold sus)  |

|  5(sus)  5 6 -5 5  |  -7(sus)  7 -6*  |
35
|  6 -5 7 3 -3 -4 4  |  -4 -3 3(sus)  |

|  5(sus) 6 -5  |  -5(sus) -6 6  |

|  6(sus) 7 -6  |  -6(hold sus)  |
41
|  3(sus) 3 -4 -5 -6  |  -6 -5 6(sus) 6 -6 7  |

|  5(sus)  5 6 7 -7*  |  -7(sus) 5 |
45
|  -4 -5 -6(sus) -3  |  3 -5 6 -6 -6 6 -5  |

|  4 -4 -3 -4 4 -4 4  |  4(hold sustain)  |

|  -4(sus) -4 4 -4 -3 -4 3  |  7(sus) -3*  |
51
|  -3  7 -7 7 -6 6  |  -6 -6 6 -5 4 -4 -3  |

|  3* -3 -4 -4 5 -5  |  -5 6 -6(sus) 6  |
55
|  -5 4 -4 -3 -4 5 -5 5  |  -3(hold sus)  |

|  5  5 6 -5 5  |  -7  7 -6*  |
59
|  6 -5 7 3 3 -4 4  |  -4 -3 3  |

|  5(sus) 6 -5  |  -5(sus) -6 6  |
63
|  6(sus) 7 -6  |  -6(hold sus)  |

|  3(sus) 3 -4 -5 -6  |
66
|  -6 -5 6(sus)  6 -6 7  |

|  5(sus)  5 6 7 -7*  |

|  -7(sus) 5  |  -4 -5 -6(sus) -3  |

|  3 -5 6 -6 -6 6 -5  |  4 -4 -3 -4 4 -4 4  |
72
|  4(hold sustain)  |

Hear this piece:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlHMKV1-gJ4&NR=1

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