Prelude #2 (Blue Lullaby) Harp Quartet
by George Gershwin · posted by EarthDogHarpin
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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
Requires one 12 hole Key of "C" Chromatic,
two 16 Hole Key of "C" Chromatics,
and either 1 Double Bass Hohner 268 or Suzuki SDB-39.
Tab Notations: none = blow - = draw
* = button in g = grace note
____= hold/sustain
. = on lower register (first 4 of 16 hole)
| | = measure
-.2/-.2*= draw 2 with slide half depressed
__|__ = hold note into the next measure
.2*x.4* = play 2 & 4 w button in, but not 3
Double Bass Notations: Blow only
L = lower harp
u = upper harp
1st Harpist: 12 hole
2nd Harpist: 16 hole
3rd Harpist: 16 hole
4th Harpist: Double Bass - Extended
4/4 time
2
1st: | | |
2nd: | | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2*|.2 .2* .4* .2*|
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
4
1st: | | 3* -4 3*|
2nd: | | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2*|.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10|u6 u10 u16 u10 |
1st: |-4 3* 3* -4 3*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
6
1st: |-4 3* 3* -4 3*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
1st: |-4 3* 4* 3* -4 3* 4* 3*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
8
1st: |g4* -4 3* 4* 4*|
2nd: | |
3rd: | .2 .2* .4* .2*|
4th: | u6 u10 u16 u10 |
1st: | 4* -6* -7* -6*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |-.3* -.4 -2 -.4|
4th: | u9 u14 u19 u14|
10
1st: | 4* -3* 3* 3 -2* -5* g-4*g-5*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |-.3* -.4 .4__________________|
4th: | u9 L10 u10 u17 |
1st: | 5*_________________|
2nd: |-.3* -.3 .3* -.3|
3rd: | .2 .2* -.2* -.3|
4th: |u13_________________|
12
1st: |__5*_______ 5* 6 5*|
2nd: |-.3* -.3 .3* -.3 |
3rd: | .2 .2* -.2* .2* |
4th: |u13___________________|
1st: |6 -6*___ 5* 6 5*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |.3* -.3 -.3* .3* |
4th: |u9 u13 L15 u9 |
14
1st: | 5* 6 5* -3 3* 2 1__|
2nd: |-.3 -.3* -.4 .4 |
3rd: | .1*________-.2/-.2*_______|
4th: |L10_______ u10__________|
1st: |_1*_______________________|
2nd: | 3* 3* -3*|
3rd: | .1* .2 .1* .2 .2*|
4th: |u16____ |
16
1st: |1*____ |
2nd: | 3* 3* -3*|
3rd: | .1* .2 .1* .2 .2*|
4th: |u2____ |
1st: | |
2nd: | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2*|
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10|
18
1st: | 7* -8 7*|
2nd: | 3* -4 3*|
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
1st: |-8 7* -5* 5* 7* -8 7*|
2nd: |-4 3* 3* -4 3*|
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
20
1st: |-8 7* -5* 5* 7* -8 7*|
2nd: |-4 3* 3* -4 3*|
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
1st: |-8 7* 8* 7* -8 7* 8* 7*|
2nd: |-4 3* 5* 3* -4 3* 5* 3*|
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
22
1st: |-8 7* -5* 5* 8* 8*|
2nd: |-4 3* 5* 5*|
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
1st: | 8* -10* -11* -10*|
2nd: | 5* -6* -7* -6* |
3rd: |-.3* -.4 -2* -.4 |
4th: | u9 u14 u19 u14 |
24
1st: |g-9*8* -7* 7* 7 -6* -9* g9*g-9*|
2nd: | 4* -3* 3* 3 2* -5* g4* |
3rd: | -.3* -.4 -.4*________________|
4th: | u9 L10 u10 u17 |
1st: |9* -9* 9* -9* 9*__________|
2nd: |5* 5* 5*__________|
3rd: |-.3* -3 .3* -.3|
4th: | u13__________________________|
26
1st: |__9*_____ 9* 10 9*|
2nd: |__5*_____ 5* 6 5*|
3rd: |-.3* -.3 .3* -.3 |
4th: |u13____________________|
1st: |10 10*_ 9* 10 9*|
2nd: | 6 -7*_ -7 7* 5* 6 5*|
3rd: |.3* -.3 -.3* .3* |
4th: |u9 u13 L15 u9 |
28
1st: | -7 8* 10 9* -7 7* 6 1*_|
2nd: |-.3 -.3* -.4 -.4* |
3rd: |.1________ -.2/-.2*__________|
4th: |L10_______ u10________________|
1st: |_1*_______________________________|
2nd: | 3* 3* -3* |
3rd: | .1* .2 .1* .2 -.2*__|
4th: | u6____ |
30
1st: |_1*______________________________|
2nd: | 3* 3* 2* |
3rd: | .1* .2 .1* .2 -.3* .1*|
4th: | u6____ |
1st: |-2* -2* -2* -2*|
2nd: |-.4 -.4 .4* .4*|
3rd: |.1* -.2* |
4th: |u9 L11__u11|
32
1st: | 2* 2* 2* 2* |
2nd: |-.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 |
3rd: | |
4th: |u13 u13 u14 u13 L18 L18 u17 |
1st: |-2* -2* -2* 2* |
2nd: |.4* .4* .4* -.4 |
3rd: | |
4th: |L18 u13 u14 u16 u18 u18 u17|
34
1st: | 2 2 2 2 |
2nd: |-.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* |
3rd: | |
4th: |u16 u11 u13 L15 u17 u17 u16|
1st: | -1* -1* -1* -1* |
2nd: |-.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 |
3rd: | |
4th: |u15 u16 u9_____ u10 L12 u14|
36
1st: |-1* -1* 2* 2* |
2nd: |-.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 |
3rd: | |
4th: |u15 u16 u14 gu14gL15 u14 u13 u12|
1st: |-2* -2* -2* -2* |
2nd: |-.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* |
3rd: | |
4th: |u13________u13 u11 u13 u14|
38
1st: | 3* 3* 3* 3|
2nd: |-.4 -.4 -.4 -.4|
3rd: | |
4th: |L15 L15 L15 L15 gu16L15 u14 |
1st: |-2* -2* -2* -2*|
2nd: | 1 1 1 1 |
3rd: | |
4th: | gu17 L18 L18 L18 L18 u18 |
40
1st: | 2* 2* 2* 2*|
2nd: |-.4 -.4 -.4 -.4|
3rd: | |
4th: |L17 u17 u10 u12 u13 u6|
1st: | 1_________ -1__________|
2nd: |-.3*_______ -.4_________|
3rd: | |
4th: | u8 u9 u10__ u8 u9 u10 |
42
1st: | 1 |
2nd: |-.3 |
3rd: | |
4th: | u9 u10 u11 u12|
1st: |-4* -4 |
2nd: | 3* 3 |
3rd: |-1* -1 |
4th: |u15 u16 u17 u16__ u15 u16 L17|
44
1st: |-3* 3* |
2nd: |-2* 3 |
3rd: | 1* -1 |
4th: |u16_______|
1st: | |
2nd: | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2*|
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10|
46
1st: | 3* -4 3*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
1st: |-4 3*______ 3* -4 3*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
48
1st: |-4 3*______ 3* -4 3*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
1st: |-4 3* g-4* 4* 3* -4 3* g-4* 4* 3*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
50
1st: |-4 3* 4* 4* |
2nd: | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
1st: | 4* -6* -7* -6*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |-.3* -.4 -1* -.4|
4th: | u9 u14 u19 u14|
52
1st: |g5*g-5* 5* -3* 3* 3 -2* -5* g5*g-5*|
2nd: | |
3rd: | -.3* -.4 -.4*_____ |
4th: | u9 L10 u10 u17 |
1st: | 5* -5* 5* -5* 5*__________|
2nd: |-.3* -.3 .3* -.3 |
3rd: | .2* .2* -.2* .2*|
4th: |u13____________________________|
54
1st: |_5*_______ 9* 10 9*|
2nd: | .2 .2* 5* 6 5*|
3rd: |-.3* -.3 .3* -.3 |
4th: |u13__________________|
1st: |10 g10* -10_________ 9* 10 9*|
2nd: | 6 -6* -7 7* 5* 6 5*|
3rd: |.3* -.3 -.3* .3* |
4th: |u9 u13 L15 u9 |
56
1st: | 5* 6 5* -3 3* 2 1*__|
2nd: |-.3 -.3* -.4 .4 |
3rd: |.1*_________-2/-2*__________|
4th: |L10_________ u10____________|
1st: |_1*_____________________________|
2nd: | 3* 3* -3*|
3rd: | .1* .2 .1* .2 -.2* |
4th: |u6___ |
58
1st: |_1*____________________________|
2nd: | 3* 3* -3|
3rd: | .1* .2 .1* .2 -.2* |
4th: |u1___ |
1st: | 3* 7* |
2nd: | -1* -5* |
3rd: |.2*x.4* .2* .3* 1* 2* 3* 4*|
4th: |u6 u10 u6___________________|
60
1st: | 7* 11*_______________|
2nd: |-5* -9*_______________|
3rd: | 2* 3* 4* 6*_______________|
4th: |_u6___________________________|
1st: |_11*________________|
2nd: |_-9*________________|
3rd: |__6*________________|
4th: |L19____________u6___|
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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