Baby, It's Cold Outside (12 hole 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)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
Tab
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (12 hole Chromatic Duet) Words and Music by Frank Loesser From the Motion Picture “Neptune’s Daughter” Key of C Major Tenor C Range: G3 to A4 Standard C Range: G4 to A5 Tabbed for either two Tenor C, or two 12 hole Key of C Solo tuned Chromatics Notations: none = blow - = draw * = button in ___ = hold 1st harp: 3 6 -5 5 7_____________ Female: I really can’t stay,_________ Male: But baby, it’s cold outside. 2nd harp: 5 6 -5 5 6 5 5 1st harp: 3 -6 6 -6 -5 7___________ Female: I’ve got to go a-way.________ Male: But ba-by, it’s cold out-side. 2nd harp: -5 -6 -6 -5 -6 -5 -5 1st harp: 3 6 -5 5 7_____________________ 7 6 -5 Female: This eve-ning has been__________________ so very Male: Been hoping that you’d drop in____ 2nd harp: 6 6 -5 5 6 5 5_____ 1st harp: -5__________________ 5 Female: nice._______________ My Male: I’ll hold your hands, they’re just like ice. 2nd harp: -7 7 -5 -7 7 -5 6 -6__ 1st harp: -7 5 5 5 5 5 5______ Female: mother will start to wor - ry,____ Male: Beau- ti- ful, what’s your 2nd harp: _-6_ -7 5 5 5 5 1st harp: 5 -7 -7 5 5 5 5 5 5_______________ Female: my fath-er will be pacing the floor___________ Male: hur- ry? Listen to the 2nd harp: 5 5 -7 5 5 5 1st harp: 5 -7 5 5 5 5 5 5_____ 5
Female: So really I’d better scur-ry,___ or Male: fire-place_ roar._ Beau-ti-ful, please don’t_ 2nd harp: 5 5_____ 5_____ -7 5 5 5 5_____ 1st harp: -7 -7 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5_____ -5______________ Female: maybe just a half a drink__ more.___________ Male: hurry. Put___ some records on while I 2nd harp: 5 5 -7____ -5 -5-5 3 -3 -4 1st harp: 3 6 -5 5_______ 7___ Female: The neighbors might___ think, Male: pour.____ But baby, it’s bad out there. 2nd harp: 4________ 3 6 -5 5 6 5 5 1st harp: 3 -6 6 -5 7_________ Female: say, what’s in this drink?____ Male: No cabs to be had out there. 2nd harp: -6 -6 6 -5 -6 -5 -5 1st harp: 3 6 -5 5 -7________________ 7 7 Female: I wish I knew how_______________ to break Male: Your eyes are like star-light now_____ 2nd harp: 6 6 -5 5 6 5 5_______ 1st harp: -5 5________________ 5 Female: this spell.___________ I Male: I’ll take your hat, your hair looks_ 2nd harp: -7 7 -5 -7 7 -5 6_____ 1st harp: -7 5 5 5 5 5 5____ 5 -7 -5 Female: ought to say no, no, no, sir._ At least I’m Male: swell.______ Mind if I move in clos - er? 2nd harp: -6__________ -7 5 5 5 5 5______ 5__ 1st harp: -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5_________________ 3 6 -5 Female: gonna say that I tried._____________ I really Male: What’s the sense of hurting my__ pride? 2nd harp: -7 -5 -5 -5 3 -3 -4__ 4 1st harp: 5 7_________________ 6 -6 7 -7_____ Female: can’t stay,______________ ah, but it’s cold___ Male: Oh, baby, don’t hold out. Ba- by it’s cold___ 2nd harp: 5 6 -5 5 6 5* -7 -7 -7 -7_____ 1st harp: -4____ 5____ Female: out____-side. Male: out____-side. 2nd harp: -4____ 5____ 1st harp: 3 6 -5 5 7____________ Female: I simply must go,___________ Male: But baby, it’s cold out-side. 2nd harp: 5 6 -5 5 6 5 5 1st harp: 3 -6 6 -5___ 7__________ Female: the an-swer is___ no.________ Male: But ba-by, it’s cold out-side. 2nd harp: -5 -6 6 -5 -6 -5 -5 1st harp: 3 6 -5 5 7_________________ 7______ 6 5 Female: The welcome has been______________ so_____ ver-y Male: How lucky that you dropped in. 2nd harp: 6 6 -5 5 6 5 5 1st harp: -5_______________ 5 -7 5 Female: nice.____________ My sister Male: Look out the window at the storm. 2nd harp: -7 7 -5 -7 7 -5 6 -6 1st harp: 5 5 5 5 5 5 -7 -7 Female: will be sus - pi - cious, my brother Male: Gosh, your lips look de – li - cious. 2nd harp: -7 5 5 5 5 5 5 1st harp: 5 5 5 5 5 5____________ Female: will be there at the door._________ Male: Waves upon a tropical 2nd harp: -7 5 5 5 5 5 5 1st harp: 5 -7 5 5 5 5 5 5________ Female: My maiden aunt’s mind is vi – cious,___ Male: shore-line. Gosh, your lips are 2nd harp: 1 1 -7 5 5 5 1st harp: 5 -7 -7 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5__________ Female: or may be just a cig-a-rette more._______ Male: de - li- cious. Never such a blizzard 2nd harp: 5 5 5 -7-5 -5 -5 3 -3 1st harp: 3 6 -5 5_____ 7 Female: I’ve gotta get___ home, Male: be – fore._ But baby, you’d freeze out there. 2nd harp: -4__ 4_____ 3 6 -5 5 6 5 5 1st harp: 3 -6 6 -5 7_________ Female: say, lend me a comb._____ Male: It’s up to your knees out there. 2nd harp: -6 -6 6 -5 -6 -5 -5 1st harp: 3 6 -5 5 7_______________ Female: You’ve really been grand____________ Male: I thrill when you touch my 2nd harp: 6 6 -5 5 6 5 1st harp: 7___ 6 5 -5____________ 5 Female: but_ don’t you see?__________ There’s Male: hand.__ How can you do this thing to 2nd harp: 5______ -7 7 -5 -7 7 -5 6 1st harp: -7 5 5 5 5 5 5_____ Female: bound to be talk to – mor – row,__ Male: me?________ Think of my life long 2nd harp: -2_________ -7 5 5 5 5 1st harp: 5 -7 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5________________ Female: at least there will be plenty im-plied._____________ Male: sor ---- row,______ if you caught pneu- 2nd harp: 5_______ 5_________ -7 -5 -5 -5 1st harp: 3 6 -5 5 7______________ Female: I real-ly can’t stay,___________ Male: mon-ia and died.__ Get over that old doubt. 2nd harp: 3 -3 -4 5______ 5 6 -5 5 6 5* 1st harp: 6 -6 7 -7___________ Female: baby, it’s cold,________ Male: Baby, it’s cold,________ 2nd harp: -7-7 -7 -7___________ 1st harp: -7-7 -7 -8 -8 8________ Female: baby it’s cold out – side.____ Male: baby it’s cold out – side.____ 2nd harp: -7-7 -7 -8 -8 8________ Role reversal with Red Skelton & Betty Garrett http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDMDTWm1F90
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