Bad Apple

How hard is it?

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

-4 5 -5 6 -6= -8 7 -6= -4=
-6 6 -5 5 -4 5 -5 6 -6= 6 -5 5 -4 5 -5 5 -4 -4' 5
-4 5 -5 6 -6= -8 7 -6= -4=
-6 6 -5 5 -4 5 -5 6 -6= 6 -5 5 p -5 p 6= -6
repeat

[
7  -8 -6 6 -6= 6 -6 7 -8 -6 6 -6=
6 -6 6 -5 5 4 -4= 4 -4 5 -5 6 -6 -4 p
2x repeat

7  -8 -6 6 -6= 6 -6 7 -8 -6 6 -6=
-8 8 -9 8 -8 7 -6= 6 -6 -5 5 4 -4 p
-6 7
]

repeat []

NB: For this melody I used "=" to indicate that the note
is played twice as long as others (quarter notes vs. eightth notes).
In the linked demonstration video, your track is blue.

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