Skyfall with Back-Up Vocals (16 hole Chromatic Duet)

by Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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+: 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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Skyfall with Back-Up Vocals (16 hole Chromatic Duet)
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_________)

Back-up vocals are in green.

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 .41___.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_ -1*______        -1   1 1_   -1*___
             Let the sky fall,____        when it crum-bles__
1_ 1_ 1__ 3_____         1_   1_ 1__ 3*_____
Let the Sky fall__         when it crum-bles,__

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

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

_______        -1   1 -1_ -1*___             -1 1    -1_   1___
(sustain)      when it crum-bles,_             we will stand tall,
1_   1_ 1__ 3*_____           1_ 1_   1__   4__32*___
when it crum-bles,__           we will stand tall,____

_________
(sustain)
2*_ -1*_ -2__ -1*-1* 2*__
face it all_ to-geth-er,_

               1   1   -1_ -1*___
               let the sky fall,_
-1*__ -1__ 1_____________________
at___ sky_-fall._________________

1    1 -1_ -1*___    1 1    -1_   1___    -1 1   -1_ -1*___
when it crum-bles,_    we will stand tall,   let the sky fall,_

-1   1 -1_ -1*___   -1 1    -1_   1___
when it crum-bles,_   we will stand tall.

-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_ -1*______        -1   1 -1_ -1*_
              Let the sky fall,____        when it crum-bles
1_ 1_ 1__ 3_____          1_   1_ 1__ 3*_____
Let the Sky fall__          when it crum-bles,_

_______         -1 1    -1_   1___
(sustain)       we will stand tall,
1_ 1_   1__   4__3*2*___
we will stand tall,_____

_________
(sustain)
2*_ -1*_ 2*____
face it all___

                            -1 1   -1_ -1*_____       -1
                            let the sky fall____       when
-1*-1* 2*__ -1*_ -1_ 1__ 3_____         1_   1_ 1__ 3*__
to-geth-er,_ let the sky fall__         when it crum-bles,

-1 -1_ -1*_____            -1 1    -1_   1________
it crum-bles,___            we will stand tall,____
           1_ 1_   1__   4__32*___        2*_ -1*_
           we will stand tall,____        face it

2*__ -1*-1* 2*__
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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