Helpless (The Last Waltz)

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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

This is the harmonica intro to Neil Youngs & The Bands live version of Helpless on The Last Waltz. There is also a harmonica part in the middle of the song wich is pretty similar to the intro.

5> 4 5> 5> 4>
4 4> 5> 6> 6 6 6> 5>
4 4 4> 5> 5> 4 4 5> 5> 5> 4> 4>
5> 6> 5> 6> 6 6 6> 5>

Notes:
4>=Blow note
4=Draw note

I tabbed out this on a key E harmonica but that's definately not the key Neil Young uses, I think he plays it in the key of C.

I think that Neil bends some of the "6" notes.

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