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Skyfall (16 hole Chromatic)

by Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth · 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)

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Tab

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Skyfall (16 hole Chromatic)
Words & Music by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Originally published Key: C Minor/Eb Major
Vocal Range: G3 to C5
Tabbed for a Key of C Solo tuned 16 hole chromatic

Tab Notations:
none = blow    - = draw    * = button in
. = on lower register (first 4 holes on 16 hole chromatic)
__  = hold; sustain
-1___-1*_1__ = slide; slur; move smoothly from note to note.
-1*-11-.3*.4___ = notes -1*, -1, 1, and -.3* are all very quick,
short notes while note .4 is held (sustained)
slur smoothly and quickly from -1* to -1 to 1 to -.3* then
back up to .4 and hold
(A short-hand version of -1*_-1_1_-.3*_.4_________)


Slowly

-1*_  -1*_ 1   .4___.3*_
This  is__ the end,_____

1    -1_  -1*__  -1_ -1___-1*__ 1  1___
hold your breath and count_____ to ten,

-11_ -1_ 1__   -1___ 1_  -1*_____1
feel the earth move_ and then____

-1_1 -1_ 1__   -1_____1_
hear my_ heart burst____

1 3____-1_3___ 1_  -1_  -1_ 1   1___.3*_
a-gain._______ For this is_ the end,____

1_   1       -1_ -1*__  -1   -1___ 1_______
I’ve drowned and dreamt this mom__-ent,____

1_ -1_ 1   -1__ 1 -1___ -1*-11-.3*.4_____
so o__-ver-due, I owe__ them,____________

-1_   1  -1__ 1__ -1_______ 3____-23___
swept a-way,_ I’m sto______-len._______

1_  1_  1__ 3_____
Let the sky fall__

1_   1_ 1__  3*_____
when it crum-bles,__

1_ 1_   1__   4__3*2*___
we will stand tall,_____

2*_  -1*_ -2____ -1*-1*  2*__
face  it  all___ to-geth-er,_

-1*_ -1_ 1__ 3_____
Let_ the sky fall,_

1_   1_ 1__  3*_____
when it crum-bles,__

1_ 1_   1__   4__32*___
we will stand tall,____

2*_  -1*_ 2*__ -1*-1*  2*__
face  it  all_ to-geth-er__

-1*__ -1__ 1________
at___ sky_-fall,____

-1*__ -1__ 1________
at___ sky_-fall.____

1_  1_   -1*_ -1_   1  1_______
Sky-fall  is  where we start,__

1 -1_  1    -1__  1_  -1_   1 -1*_______
A thou-sand miles and poles a-part,_____

1_    -1_    1   -1__ 1   -1_  1   1____
where worlds col-lide and days are dark_

1_  1_  -1_  -1*_ -2_ 3__  1   -1* 2*_  2*3 1__.3_
you may have  my  num-ber, you can take my_ name,_

1   1      3   -1_ 1_   1  3________-3*_-2*_3____
but you’ll nev-er_ have my heart.________________

1_  1_  1__ 3_____
Let the Sky fall__

1_   1_ 1__  3*_____
when it crum-bles,__

1_ 1_   1__   4__3*_2*___
we will stand tall,______

-2_  -1*_ -2____ -1*-1*  2*__  -1*_ -1_ 1__ 3_____
face  it  all___ to-geth-er__, let  the sky fall__

1_   1_ 1__  3*_____
when it crum-bles,__

1_ 1_   1__   4__32*___
we will stand tall,____

2*_  -1*_ -2__ -1*-1*  2*__
face  it  all_ to-geth-er,_

-1*__ -1__ 1________
at___ sky_-fall.____

(interlude w back-up vocals…)

-1_   -1  -1__ -1_ 1_____ -1   -1_ -1*_ -1_ -1*_____
Where you go,_  I  go,___ what you see,  I  see,____

3 -2_  -2_ -2  -1 1___ 1_ 1_   1_  1_  -1*_ -1_ 1  -1*_____
I know I’d nev-er be__ me with-out the se – cu– ri-ty______

1_ 3_   -2_ 3_  -1*____ -3*_ -2_ -2 3_   -1*_____
of your lov-ing arms___ keep-ing me from harm,___

3   3_   3___ 3  3_ 3___ 3_  4_    -44-4__3___
put your hand in my hand and we’ll stand._____

1_  1_  1__ 3_____
Let the Sky fall__

1_   1_ 1__  3*_____
when it crum-bles,__

1_ 1_   1__   4__3*2*___
we will stand tall,_____

2*_  -1*_ 2*____
face  it  all___

-1*-1*  2*__ -1*_ -1_ 1__ 3_____
to-geth-er,_ let  the sky fall__

1_   1_ 1__  3*_____
when it crum-bles,__

1_ 1_   1__   4__32*___ 2*_  -1*_ 2*__ -1*-1*  2*__
we will stand tall,____ face  it  all_ to-geth-er,_

-1*__ -1__ 1___  4   -3* 4   4__-3*3_________
at___ sky_-fall, let the sky fall,___________

4  -3*  4_    4__-44-43_-2___
we will stand tall,__________

3__ 3__ 3______2*32*3*______33*3-3*_______4_
at sky-fall_________________________________

4_-3*4____-33-23-3*3__-2__-1*__-1____
Ooo.________________________________



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