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Baby, It's Cold Outside (16 h Chromatic Duet)

by Frank Loesser · 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
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (16 hole Chromatic Duet)
Words and Music by Frank Loesser
From the Motion Picture “Neptune’s Daughter”
Key of C Major      Range: G3 to A4
Tabbed for two 16 hole Key of C Solo tuned Chromatics


Notations:
none = blow    - = draw    * = button in    ___ = hold 
. = on lower register (first 4 holes on a 16 hole chrome) 


1st harp: .3 2   -1 1     3_____________
 Female:   I really can’t stay,_________
   Male:                  But baby, it’s cold outside.
2nd harp:                 1   2 -1  1    2    1  1

1st harp:  .3   -2  2  -1 -1 3___________
 Female:   I’ve got to go  a-way.________
   Male:                   But ba-by, it’s cold out-side.  
2nd harp:                  -1  -2 -2  -1   -2   -1  -1

1st harp:  .3   2   -1   1   3_____________________ 3      2 -1
 Female:   This eve-ning has been__________________ so     very
   Male:                     Been hoping that you’d drop in____
2nd harp:                    2    2  -1  1    2     1    1_____

1st harp:  -1__________________                         1
 Female:   nice._______________                         My
   Male:        I’ll hold your hands, they’re just like ice.
2nd harp:       -3   3    -1   -3     3       -1   2    -2__

1st harp: -3  1  1    1     1  1     1______
 Female:  mother will start to wor - ry,____
   Male:                       Beau- ti- ful, what’s your
2nd harp: _-2_                 -3    1   1    1      1

1st harp:  1  -3   -3 1    1  1  1   1   1_______________
 Female:   my fath-er will be pacing the floor___________
   Male:      hur- ry?                       Listen to the 
2nd harp:     1    1                         -3 1   1  1

1st harp:          1  -3  1  1  1   1   1    1_____             1
Female: So really I’d better scur-ry,___ or Male: fire-place_ roar._ Beau-ti-ful, please don’t_ 2nd harp: 1 1_____ 1_____ -3 1 1 1 1_____ 1st harp: -3 -3 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1_____ -1______________ Female: maybe just a half a drink__ more.___________ Male: hurry. Put___ some records on while I 2nd harp: 1 1 -3____ -1 -1-1 .3 -.3 -.4 1st harp: .3 2 -1 1_______ 3___ Female: The neighbors might___ think, Male: pour.____ But baby, it’s bad out there. 2nd harp: .4_______ .3 2 -1 1 2 1 1 1st harp: .3 -2 2 -1 3_________ Female: say, what’s in this drink?____ Male: No cabs to be had out there. 2nd harp: -2 -2 2 -1 -2 -1 -1 1st harp: .3 2 -1 1 -3________________ 3 2 Female: I wish I knew how_______________ to break Male: Your eyes are like star-light now_____ 2nd harp: 2 2 -1 1 2 1 1_______ 1st harp: -1 1________________ 1 Female: this spell.___________ I Male: I’ll take your hat, your hair looks_ 2nd harp: -3 3 -1 -3 3 -1 2_____ 1st harp: -3 1 1 1 1 1 1____ 1 -3 -1 Female: ought to say no, no, no, sir._ At least I’m Male: swell.______ Mind if I move in clos - er? 2nd harp: -2__________ -3 1 1 1 1 1______ 1__ 1st harp: -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1_________________ .3 2 -1 Female: gonna say that I tried._____________ I really Male: What’s the sense of hurting my__ pride? 2nd harp: -3 -1 -1 -1 .3 -.3 -.4 .4 1st harp: 1 3_________________ 2 -2 3 -3_____ Female: can’t stay,______________ ah, but it’s cold___ Male: Oh, baby, don’t hold out. Ba- by it’s cold___ 2nd harp: 1 2 -1 1 2 1* -3 -3 -3 -3_____ 1st harp: -.4___ 1____ Female: out____-side. Male: out____-side. 2nd harp: -.4___ 1____ 1st harp: .3 2 -1 1 3____________ Female: I simply must go,___________ Male: But baby, it’s cold out-side. 2nd harp: 1 2 -1 1 2 1 1 1st harp: .3 -2 2 -1___ 3__________ Female: the an-swer is___ no.________ Male: But ba-by, it’s cold out-side. 2nd harp: -1 -2 2 -1 -2 -1 -1 1st harp: .3 2 -1 1 3_________________ 3______ 2 1 Female: The welcome has been______________ so_____ ver-y Male: How lucky that you dropped in. 2nd harp: 2 2 -1 1 2 1 1 1st harp: -1_______________ 1 -3 1 Female: nice.____________ My sister Male: Look out the window at the storm. 2nd harp: -3 3 -1 -3 3 -1 2 -2 1st harp: 1 1 1 1 1 1 -3 -3 Female: will be sus - pi - cious, my brother Male: Gosh, your lips look de – li - cious. 2nd harp: -3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1st harp: 1 1 1 1 1 1____________ Female: will be there at the door._________ Male: Waves upon a tropical 2nd harp: -3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1st harp: 1 -3 1 1 1 1 1 1________ Female: My maiden aunt’s mind is vi – cious,___ Male: shore-line. Gosh, your lips are 2nd harp: 1 1 -3 1 1 1 1st harp: 1 -3 -3 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1__________ Female: or may be just a cig-a-rette more._______ Male: de - li- cious. Never such a blizzard 2nd harp: 1 1 1 -3-1 -1 -1 .3 -.3 1st harp: .3 2 -1 1_____ 3 Female: I’ve gotta get___ home, Male: be – fore._ But baby, you’d freeze out there. 2nd harp: -.4__ .4___ .3 2 -1 1 2 1 1 1st harp: .3 -2 2 -1 3_________ Female: say, lend me a comb._____ Male: It’s up to your knees out there. 2nd harp: -2 -2 2 -1 -2 -1 -1 1st harp: .3 2 -1 1 3_______________ Female: You’ve really been grand____________ Male: I thrill when you touch my 2nd harp: 2 2 -1 1 2 1 1st harp: 3___ 2 1 -1____________ 1 Female: but_ don’t you see?__________ There’s Male: hand.__ How can you do this thing to 2nd harp: 1______ -3 3 -1 -3 3 -1 2 1st harp: -3 1 1 1 1 1 1_____ Female: bound to be talk to – mor – row,__ Male: me?________ Think of my life long 2nd harp: -2_________ -3 1 1 1 1 1st harp: 1 -3 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1________________ Female: at least there will be plenty im-plied._____________ Male: sor ---- row,______ if you caught pneu- 2nd harp: 1_______ 1_________ -3 -1 -1 -1 1st harp: .3 2 -1 1 3______________ Female: I real-ly can’t stay,___________ Male: mon-ia and died.__ Get over that old doubt. 2nd harp: .3 -.3 -.4 1______ 1 2 -1 1 2 1* 1st harp: 2 -2 3 -3___________ Female: baby, it’s cold,________ Male: Baby, it’s cold,________ 2nd harp: -3-3 -3 -3___________ 1st harp: -3-3 -3 -4 -4 4________ Female: baby it’s cold out – side.____ Male: baby it’s cold out – side.____ 2nd harp: -3-3 -3 -4 -4 4________ Role reversal with Red Skelton & Betty Garrett http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDMDTWm1F90
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