Chi Mai (from Le Professionnel)

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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

(  + = blow  |  - = draw  |  ' = bend  |  # = overblow  )
Warning: a few notes are lost due to the sheer insanity of trilling -6'+5#-6' and such.
Time: 3/4    Tempo: q.96

(section 1, intro-like)
|+7   +7   |+7   +7   |+7   +7   |+7   +7   |
|+8        |+8   +8   |     -8 +7|-8        |
|+7   -6   |     -7 +7|+7   -5   |     -7 -6|-7   +5    |  |
|     -6 +6|-6   -4   |     +8   |-8        |+8         |  |

(section 2)
|+8        |+8   +8   |     -8 +7|-8        |
|+7   -10  |    -7  +7|-5        |
|-7-6-7 -7-6-7 -7-6-7 |-7   +5   |          |
|-6        |-6+6-6 -6+6-6 -6+6-6 |-4   -4   |  |
|-6'       |-6'    -6'    -6'    |     -6   |  |  |

(section 3, an instrument change in original track)
|+5    -4+5-5+5|-4     +4-3|+4        |  |
|-6    +6-6-7-6|+6     -5+5|-5        |
|          +5-4|+5   -6    |-7     +5#|-6'  |
|        -6 -7 |+7   +8    |-8    -6  |-7   |  |

Section 2 repeats a couple times, fading into numerous -6.

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