David Balfour -diatonic-

by Vladimir Cosma · posted by Magister_Wigbold

How hard is it?

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

Ad: Want to make David Balfour -diatonic- sound awesome on your harmonica? Master tight single notes, rock solid bending and more with easy video lessons → click here.

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

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. 
You can use a harp in C. For those who haven't climbed "the mountains of bending" and the "peaks of overblows" I`ve added in () a alternative. Well, Ok, yes, Karajahn and collegues including their ears will rotate in their graves, but so the melody is playable and you can exercise it 'til you're able to overblow for instance :)) and if you like it. [o = overblow; ' = bend)

 7 -7 6 -5
 4 6 5 5o (-5)   -4 -6 5o (-5) 6
 7 -7 6 5
 4 6 5 5o (-5)   -4 -6 5o (-5) -6' (6)
-8 -7 6 5
 8 7 -6 5o (-5)
-4 -6 5o (-5) 6   5 -7 6 -6
 7 -7 6 5
 4 6 5 5o(-5)    -4 -6 5o (-5) 6
 7 -7 6 5
 4 6 5 5o (-5)   -4 -6 5o (-5) -6' (6)
-8 -7 6 5
 8 7 -6 5o (-5)
-4 -6 5o (-5) 6   5 -7 6 -6
-6 -7 7 -6  -8  -7 7 -7 -6
 5 5o (-5) 6  5  -6 5o (-5) 6 5o (-5) 5
-6 -7 7  -8  -7 7 -8 8
-9 9 -10   8 9' (-9) 9
 7 -7 6 5
 4 6 5 5o (-5)   -4 -6 5o (-5) -6' (6)
-8 -7 6 5
 8 7 -6 5o (-5)
 9' (-9) -8 -7 6
 5 -7 6 -6   4 -7 6 -6   8 10' (10) 9 -10

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