Skyfall with Back-Up Vocals (12 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 (12 hole Chromatic Duet)
Words & Music by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Key of 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
__ = hold; sustain
-5___-5*_5__ = slide; slur; move smoothly from note to note.
-5*-55-3*4___ = notes -5*, -5, 5, and -3* are all very quick,
short notes while note 4 is held (sustained)
slur smoothly and quickly from -5* to -5 to 5 to -3* then
back up to 4 and hold
(A short-hand version of -5*_-5_5_-3*_4_________)
Back-up vocal harp in green.

Slowly

-5*_ -5*_ 5   4___3*_
This is__ the end,___

5    -5_ -5*__ -5_ -5___-5*__ 5 5___
hold your breath and count_____ to ten,

-55_ -5_ 5__   -5___ 5_ -5*_____5
feel the earth move_ and then____

-5_5 -5_ 5__   -5_____5_
hear my_ heart burst____

5 7____-5_7___ 5_ -5_ -5_ 5 4___3*_
a-gain._______ For this is_ the end,__

5_   5       -5_ -5*__ -5   -5___ 5_______
I’ve drowned and dreamt this mom__-ent,____

5_ -5_ 5   -5__ 5 -5___ -5*-55-3*4_____
so o__-ver-due, I owe__ them,__________

-5_   5 -5__ 5__ -5_______ 7____-67___
swept a-way,_ I’m sto______-len._______

5_ 5_ 5__ 7_____
Let the sky fall__

5_   5_ 5__ 7*_____
when it crum-bles,__

5_ 5_   5__   8__7*6*___
we will stand tall,_____

6*_ -5*_ -6____ -5*-5* 6*__
face it all___ to-geth-er,_

-5*_ -5_ 5__ 7_____
Let_ the sky fall,_

5_   5_ 5__ 7*_____
when it crum-bles,__

5_ 5_   5__   8__76*___
we will stand tall,____

6*_ -5*_ 6*__ -5*-5* 6*__
face it all_ to-geth-er__

-5*__ -5__ 5________
at___ sky_-fall,____

-5*__ -5__ 5________
at___ sky_-fall.____

5_ 5_   -5*_ -5_   5 5_______
Sky-fall is where we start,__

5 -5_ 5    -5__ 5_ -5_   5 -5*_______
A thou-sand miles and poles a-part,_____

5_    -5_    5   -5__ 5   -5_ 5   5____
where worlds col-lide and days are dark_

5_ 5_ -5_ -5*_ -6_ 7__ 5   -5* 6*_ 6*7 5__3_
you may have my num-ber, you can take my_ name,

5   5      7   -5_ 5_   5 7________-7*_-6*_7____
but you’ll nev-er_ have my heart.________________

             -5 5   5_ -5*______        -5   5 5_   -5*___
             Let the sky fall,____        when it crum-bles__
5_ 5_ 5__ 7_____         5_   5_ 5__ 7*_____
Let the Sky fall__         when it crum-bles,__

_______         -5 5    -5_   5___
(sustain)       we will stand tall,
5_ 5_   5__   8__7*_6*___
we will stand tall,______

_________                                    -5 5   -5_ -5*_
(sustain)                                    let the sky fall_
-6_ -5*_ -6____ -5*-5* 6*__ -5*_ -5_ 5__ 7_____
face it all___ to-geth-er__, let the sky fall__

_______        -5   5 -5_ -5*___             -5 5    -5_   5___
(sustain)      when it crum-bles,_             we will stand tall,
5_   5_ 5__ 7*_____           5_ 5_   5__   8__76*___
when it crum-bles,__           we will stand tall,____

_________
(sustain)
6*_ -5*_ -6__ -5*-5* 6*__
face it all_ to-geth-er,_

               5   5   -5_ -5*___
               let the sky fall,_
-5*__ -5__ 5_____________________
at___ sky_-fall._________________

5    5 -5_ -5*___    5 5    -5_   5___    -5 5   -5_ -5*___
when it crum-bles,_    we will stand tall,   let the sky fall,_

-5   5 -5_ -5*___   -5 5    -5_   5___
when it crum-bles,_   we will stand tall.

-5_   -5 -5__ -5_ 5_____ -5   -5_ -5*_ -5_ -5*_____
Where you go,_ I go,___ what you see, I see,____

7 -6_ -6_ -6 -5 5___ 5_ 5_   5_ 5_ -5*_ -5_ 5 -5*_____
I know I’d nev-er be__ me with-out the se – cu– ri-ty______

5_ 7_   -6_ 7_ -5*____ -7*_ -6_ -6 7_   -5*_____
of your lov-ing arms___ keep-ing me from harm,___

7   7_   7___ 7 7_ 7___ 7_ 8_    -88-8__7___
put your hand in my hand and we’ll stand._____

              -5 5   -5_ -5*______        -5   5 -5_ -5*_
              Let the sky fall,____        when it crum-bles
5_ 5_ 5__ 7_____          5_   5_ 5__ 7*_____
Let the Sky fall__          when it crum-bles,_

_______         -5 5    -5_   5___
(sustain)       we will stand tall,
5_ 5_   5__   8__7*6*___
we will stand tall,_____

_________
(sustain)
6*_ -5*_ 6*____
face it all___

                            -5 5   -5_ -5*_____       -5
                            let the sky fall____       when
-5*-5* 6*__ -5*_ -5_ 5__ 7_____         5_   5_ 5__ 7*__
to-geth-er,_ let the sky fall__         when it crum-bles,

-5 -5_ -5*_____            -5 5    -5_   5________
it crum-bles,___            we will stand tall,____
           5_ 5_   5__   8__76*___        6*_ -5*_
           we will stand tall,____        face it

6*__ -5*-5* 6*__
all_ to-geth-er,_

-5*__ -5__ 5___ 8   -7* 8   8__-7*7_________
at___ sky_-fall, let the sky fall,___________

8 -7* 8_    8__-88-87_-6___
we will stand tall,__________

7__ 7__ 7______6*76*7*______77*7-7*_______8_
at sky-fall_________________________________

8_^-7*8____-77-67-7*7__-6__-5*__-5____
Ooo.________________________________

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