Prelude #2 “Blue Lullaby” (Improved Version) Quartet
by George Gershwin · 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)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
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Prelude #2 “Blue Lullaby” (Improved Version) Quartet
By George Gershwin
Originally Published in the Key of C# Minor
Transcribed from originally published piano score
Adapted for Chromatic and Double Bass Harmonicas.
Requires one 12 hole Chromatic,
EITHER two 16 Hole Chromatics OR 2 Tenor C Chromatics,
OR one of each
AND Either 1 Double Bass Hohner 268, OR Suzuki SDB-39.
Tab Notations:
none = blow - = draw * = button in
-4*-5*= grace notes ____= hold/sustain
. = on lower register (first 4 of 16 hole C, or Tenor C)
| | = measure
__|__ = hold note into the next measure
-.2/-.2*= draw 2 with slide half depressed so as
to sound both notes
Double Bass Notations: Blow only
u = upper harp L = lower harp
1st Harp: 12 hole is in Blue
2nd Harp: Either 16 hole C, or Tenor C, is in Green
3rd Harp: Either 16 hole C, or Tenor C, is in Orange
4th Harp: Double Bass is in Purple4/4 Time
1
1st: | | | |
2nd: | | | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2*|.2 .2* .4* .2*|.2 .2* .4* .2*|
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |u6 u10 u16 u10 |u6 u10 u16 u10|
4
1st: | 3* -4 3*| -4 3* 3* -4 3*|
2nd: | | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* | .2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 | u6 u10 u16 u10 |
6
1st: |-4 3* 3* -4 3*|-4 3* 4* 3* -4 3* 4* 3*|
2nd: | | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
8
1st: |-4*-4 3* 4* 4*| 4* -6* -7* -6*|
2nd: | | |
3rd: | .2 .2* .4* .2*|-.3* -.4 -2 -.4|
4th: | u6 u10 u16 u10| u9 u14 u19 u14|
10
1st: | 4* -3* 3* 3 -2* -5* -4*-5*| 5*_________________|
2nd: | |-.3* -.3 .3* -.3|
3rd: |-.3* -.4 .4______________| .2 .2* -.2* -.3|
4th: | u9 L10 u10 u17 |u13_________________|
12
1st: |__5*_______ 5* 6 5*|6 -6*___ 5* 6 5*|
2nd: |-.3* -.3 .3* -.3 | |
3rd: | .2 .2* -.2* .2* |.3* -.3 -.3* .3* |
4th: |u13___________________|u9 u13 L15 u9 |
14
1st: | 5* 6 5* -3 3* 2 1__|
2nd: |-.3 -.3* -.4 .4 |
3rd: | .1*________-.2/-.2*_______|
4th: |L10_______ u10__________|
1st: | |
2nd: | 3* 3* -3*|
3rd: | .1* .2 .1* .2 .2*|
4th: |u16____ |
16
1st: |1*____ |
2nd: | 3* 3* -3*|
3rd: | .1* .2 .1* .2 .2*|
4th: |u2____ |
17
1st: | | 7* -8 7*|
2nd: | | 3* -4 3*|
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2*|.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10|u6 u10 u16 u10 |
19
1st: |-8 7* -5* 5* 7* -8 7*|-8 7* -5* 5* 7* -8 7*|
2nd: |-4 3* 3* -4 3*|-4 3* 3* -4 3*|
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
21
1st: |-8 7* 8* 7* -8 7* 8* 7*|-8 7* -5* 5* 8* 8*|
2nd: |-4 3* 5* 3* -4 3* 5* 3*|-4 3* 5* 5*|
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
1st: | 8* -10* -11* -10*|
2nd: | 5* -6* -7* -6* |
3rd: |-.3* -.4 -2* -.4 |
4th: | u9 u14 u19 u14 |
24
1st: |-9*8* -7* 7* 7 -6* -9* 9*-9*|
2nd: | 4* -3* 3* 3 2* -5* 4* |
3rd: |-.3* -.4 -.4*____________|
4th: | u9 L10 u10 u17 |
1st: |9* -9* 9* -9* 9*__________|
2nd: |5* 5* 5*__________|
3rd: |-.3* -3 .3* -.3|
4th: | u13__________________________|
26
1st: |__9*_____ 9* 10 9*|
2nd: |__5*_____ 5* 6 5*|
3rd: |-.3* -.3 .3* -.3 |
4th: |u13____________________|
1st: |10 10*_ 9* 10 9*|
2nd: | 6 -7*_ -7 7* 5* 6 5*|
3rd: |.3* -.3 -.3* .3* |
4th: |u9 u13 L15 u9 |
28
1st: | -7 8* 10 9* -7 7* 6 1*_|
2nd: |-.3 -.3* -.4 -.4* |
3rd: |.1________ -.2/-.2*__________|
4th: |L10_______ u10________________|
1st: |_1*_______________________________|
2nd: | 3* 3* -3* |
3rd: | .1* .2 .1* .2 -.2*__|
4th: | u6____ |
30
1st: |_1*______________________________|
2nd: | 3* 3* 2* |
3rd: | .1* .2 .1* .2 -.3* .1*|
4th: | u6____ |
1st: |-2* -2* -2* -2*| 2* 2* 2* 2* |
2nd: |-.4 -.4 .4* .4*| -.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 |
3rd: |.1* -.2* | |
4th: |u9 L11__u11| u13 u13 u14 u13 L18 L18 u17 |
1st: |-2* -2* -2* 2* |
2nd: |.4* .4* .4* -.4 |
3rd: | |
4th: |L18 u13 u14 u16 u18 u18 u17|
34
1st: | 2 2 2 2 |
2nd: |-.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* |
3rd: | |
4th: |u16 u11 u13 L15 u17 u17 u16|
1st: | -1* -1* -1* -1* |
2nd: |-.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 |
3rd: | |
4th: |u15 u16 u9_____ u10 L12 u14|
36
1st: |-1* -1* 2* 2* |
2nd: |-.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 |
3rd: | |
4th: |u15 u16 u14 u14L15u14 u13 u12|
1st: |-2* -2* -2* -2* |
2nd: |-.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* |
3rd: | |
4th: |u13________u13 u11 u13 u14|
38
1st: | 3* 3* 3* 3|
2nd: |-.4 -.4 -.4 -.4|
3rd: | |
4th: |L15 L15 L15 L15 u16L15 u14 |
1st: |-2* -2* -2* -2*|
2nd: | 1 1 1 1 |
3rd: | |
4th: | u17L18 L18 L18 L18 u18 |
40
1st: | 2* 2* 2* 2*| 1_________ -1__________|
2nd: |-.4 -.4 -.4 -.4|-.3*_______ -.4_________|
3rd: | | |
4th: |L17 u17 u10 u12 u13 u6| u8 u9 u10__ u8 u9 u10 |
42
1st: | 1 |-4* -4 |
2nd: |-.3 | 3* 3 |
3rd: | |-1* -1 |
4th: | u9 u10 u11 u12|u15 u16 u17 u16__ u15 u16 L17|
44
1st: |-3* 3* | | 3* -4 3*|
2nd: |-2* 3 | | |
3rd: | 1* -1 |.2 .2* .4* .2*|.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u16_______|u6 u10 u16 u10|u6 u10 u16 u10 |
47
1st: |-4 3*______ 3* -4 3*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
48
1st: |-4 3*______ 3* -4 3*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
1st: |-4 3* -4*4* 3* -4 3* -4*4* 3*|
2nd: | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |
50
1st: |-4 3* 4* 4* | 4* -6* -7* -6*|
2nd: | | |
3rd: |.2 .2* .4* .2* |-.3* -.4 -1* -.4|
4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 | u9 u14 u19 u14|
52
1st: |5*-5*5* -3* 3* 3 -2* -5* 5*-5*|
2nd: | |
3rd: | -.3* -.4 -.4*_____ |
4th: | u9 L10 u10 u17 |
1st: | 5* -5* 5* -5* 5*__________|
2nd: |-.3* -.3 .3* -.3 |
3rd: | .2* .2* -.2* .2*|
4th: |u13____________________________|
54
1st: |_5*_______ 9* 10 9*|
2nd: | .2 .2* 5* 6 5*|
3rd: |-.3* -.3 .3* -.3 |
4th: |u13__________________|
1st: |10 10*-10_________ 9* 10 9*|
2nd: | 6 -6* -7 7* 5* 6 5*|
3rd: |.3* -.3 -.3* .3* |
4th: |u9 u13 L15 u9 |
56
1st: | 5* 6 5* -3 3* 2 1*__|
2nd: |-.3 -.3* -.4 .4 |
3rd: |.1*_________-2/-2*__________|
4th: |L10_________ u10____________|
1st: |_1*_____________________________|
2nd: | 3* 3* -3*|
3rd: | .1* .2 .1* .2 -.2* |
4th: |u6___ |
58
1st: |_1*____________________________|
2nd: | 3* 3* -3|
3rd: | .1* .2 .1* .2 -.2* |
4th: |u1___ |
1st: | 3* 7* |
2nd: | -1* -5* |
3rd: |.2*x.4* .2* .3* 1* 2* 3* 4*|
4th: |u6 u10 u6___________________|
60
1st: | 7* 11*_______________|_11*________________|
2nd: |-5* -9*_______________|_-9*________________|
3rd: | 2* 3* 4* 6*_______________|__6*________________|
4th: |_u6___________________________|L19____________u6___|
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