David Balfour -chromatic -

by Vladimir Cosma · posted by Magister_Wigbold

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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

Standard Chromatic; * = slide in
This is the main theme of the German four part TV-Production "David Balfour", 1978, basing upon two novels by Robert Louis Stevenson. Quite nice; play smooth and slowly.

 7*  7 -5* 5
 3* -5* 5 -5    -3* -6 -5 -5*
 7*  7 -5* 5
 3* -5* 5 -5    -3* -6 -5  6
-7*  7 -5* 5
 9   7*-6 -5
-3* -6 -5 -5*    5   7 -5*-6

 7*  7 -5* 5
 3* -5* 5 -5    -3* -6 -5 -5*
 7*  7 -5* 5
 3* -5  5 -5    -3* -6 -5  6
-7*  7 -5* 5
 9   7*-6 -5
-3* -6 -5 -5*    5   7 -5*-6

-6  7  7*   -6   -7*  7  7*  7 -6
 5 -5 -5*    5   -6 -5 -5* -5  5
-6  7  7*   -6   -7*  7  7* -7*  9
 9* -9* -10   9 -9 -9*

 7* 7 -5*  5
 3*-5* 5  -5    -3* -6 -5 -5*
 7* 7 -5*  5
 3*-5* 5  -5    -3* -6 -5  6
-7* 7 -5*  5
 9  7* -6 -5
-9 -7*  7 -5*
 5  7 -5* -6     3*  7 -5*-6    9  11 -9* -10

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