Summertime, low on A

by George Gershwin · posted by harmusman

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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

Summertime, a little different and a little more. It sounds low and easy on an A harp. A great number this, you can add bends as you like, and stretch the intonation with a few added words.

 5   4    5      -4"  4  -4" 5   4   -3" 2~~~~
Sum-mer//time---/an' the liv-in' is/ ea- sy--/

 5   -4' 4  -4' -4"  4    4   4  -4'  4 -3"~~~~
Fish are a/jump-in--/an' the cot-ton is/high--/

~ 5   5    5  -4 4  5    4  -4' 5  -4"  4 
- oh yo'/ dad-dy's rich-/an yo' ma is good-/

 -3" 2        2   3    2    3  -3" 4  -4"  4
look-in'--/-- So hush, lit-tle ba-by,/don' yo/

-3"~~~~~~~~~~~    5  5    4     5   5
cry---/----/-   /One of these/morn-in's/

 5  -4  4   -4 5 4   -3"  2~~~~~  5     4
you gon-na rise--up/sing-in'--/- then you'll/

  -4'  -4"  -4  -4    -4"~~~
spread yo' (lit-tle) wings--/ 

4     -3"   4     -3"  4   3~~~~~
an' you'll take- (to) the/sky---/

~~ 5   5    4     5   5~~~~
--but till that/morn-in'---/

   -4  -3  -4  5    4   -3"  2~~~~~~  2
there's a noth-in' can/harm you--/-- with/

2   3  2  3   -3" 4  5 -4' 4  -3~~~~~~~~~ 2~~~~
yo Dad-dy an' Mam-my/stand-in/by----/----/----/ 

Yours Harmusman

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