Chitlins con Carne

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Listen to the song— a recording linked by the tab’s author

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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


G Harp
Choice of octaves where there are double lines.
2 2 -2 2 -3” 2 -3” -3 2 -2   
5 5  6 5 -6  5 -6  -7 5  6
                

2 2 -2 2 -3” 2     (-2 -3)
5 5  6 5 -6  5     (6 7)


2 2 -2 2 -3” 2 -3” -3 2 -2   
5 5  6 5 -6  5 -6  -7 5  6
                

2 2 -2 2 -3” 2     (-2 -3)
5 5  6 5 -6  5     (6 7)

2 2 -2 2 -3” 2 -3” -3 -4
5 5  6 5 -6  5 -6  -7 -8
              
-3’       -2 2
-6         6 5


2 2 -2 2 -3” 2 -3” -3 2 -2   
5 5  6 5 -6  5 -6  -7 5  6
                

2 2 -2 2 -3” 2     (-2 -3)
5 5  6 5 -6  5     (6 7)

2 2 -2 2 -3” 2 -3” -3 2 -2   
5 5  6 5 -6  5 -6  -7 5  6

2 2 -2 2 -3” 
5 5  6 5 -6      (-2 -3)

2 2 -2 2 -3” 2 -3” -3 -4
5 5  6 5 -6  5 -6  -7 -8
-3”     -2        
-6       6    
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-7 -8 8 -8 8 8

9 8 -8 -7 -7 -6 6 5 -4 -4 5 5   (6 7)

7 8 7 6

5 6 -6

9 8 -8 -7 -6 6 5 -4 -3 -3”    -2 2

(Notes not available for the last
phrase of this section.)
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Bass line:
(Each bar starts with a dotted quarter 
Followed by 5 eights.)
5 -3 -4 -4 5 -4 // 5 -3 -4 -4 5 -4

5 -3 -4 -4 5 -4 // 5 -3 -4 -4 5 -4

-6 5 6 6 -6 6 // -6 5 6 6 -6 6

5 -3 -4 -4 5 -4 // 5 -3 -4 -4 5 -4

-7 -6’ -6 -6 -7 -6 // -3” 5 6 6 -6

5 -3 -4 -4 5 -4 // rest 1 bar

Repeat

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