Air on the G String

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Listen to the song— a recording linked by the tab’s author

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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

The sheet music for this song includes 3 sharps (C#, F#, and G#)â€”below are two versions. The first is without the sharps (because they are very difficult to play on a diatonica harmonica) and the second is more accurate, but harder to play.

EASY VERSION (no sharps)
+7  -9  -8  -7  -6  +6  -6  +6  -5  +5
+8  +7  +6  -5  -7  -6  +8  -8
-8  -7  -5  +5  -6  +6  -8  +7  +7
-8  +8  -6  -6  -7  +7  +7  -7  -7  -6  
+6  -5  -5  +6  -6  +6  -5 +5
(repeat this section 1x)

+6  +6  -6  +6  -5  +6  +5  +8  +6  -5
-9  -9  +8  -8  +7  -8  -8  +7  -7  -6  +6  -5
+5  -5  +6  +6  -6  -7  -7  +7  -8  +7
-7  -6  +6  -5  +6  -6  -7  -6
-5  -6  -6  +7  -7  -6  -9  +8  -8
+7  -7  +8  +5  -5  +6  -6  +6  -5  +5
-6  +7  -7  -7  -8  +7  +7  +8  -8  -8
+5  +5  +6  -7  -8  -8  -7  +7  +7  -8  +8 
-6  -6  +7  +8  +9  -9  -6  +6  -7  -8  -5  +5
-7  +7  -8  +7  -7  -6  +6  -5  +6  -6  +6  -6  -6
(repeat this section 1x)



ADVANCED VERSION (includes sharps requiring advanced techniques; o = overblow/draw)
-7o +9â€™  -8   -7  -6  -6â€™  -6  -6â€™ +5o +5
+8  -7o  +6   +5o -7  +6o  +8  -8
-8  -7   +5o  +5  -6  -6â€™  -8  -7o -7o
+8â€™ +8   -6   -6  -7  -7o  -7o -7  -7  -6  
-6â€™ +5o  +5o  -6â€™ -6  -6â€™  +5o +5
(repeat this section 1x)

-6â€™  -6â€™ -6  -6â€™ +5o  -6â€™ +5  +8   +6  +5o
+9â€™  +9â€™ +8  -8  -7o  -8  -8  -7o  -7  -6  -6â€™  +5o
+5   +5o -6â€™ -6â€™ -6   -7  -7  -7o  -8  -7o
-7   -6  -6â€™ +5o -6â€™  -6  -7  -6
+5o  -6  -6  -7o -7   -6  +9â€™ +8â€™  -8
-7o  -7  +8  +5  +5o  -6â€™ -6  -6â€™  +5o +5
-6   -7o -7  -7  -8   -7o -7o +8   -8  -8
+5   +5  -6â€™ -7  -8   -8  -7  -7o  -7o -8  +8 
-6   -6  -7o +8  +9   +9â€™ -6  -6â€™  -7  -8  +5o  +5
-7   -7o -8  -7o -7   -6  -6â€™ +5o  -6â€™ -6  -6â€™  -6  -6
(repeat this section 1x)

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound