Hello (16h Chromatic)

by Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin · 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

Key of F Minor    Range F3 to Ab5
Tabbed for a 16 hole Key of C Solo tuned Chromatic

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    * = button in    ____ = hold
. = on lower register; first 4 holes on a 16 hole Chromatic
-.3*_-.4* = slur; slide smoothly from one note to the next 


-.3*  -.3*_-.4*_     -.3* -.3*___
Hel &ndash; lo,_______     it&rsquo;s me,____

.3* .4  .4  .4  .4  .4 .4 -.3* -.3* .3*  -.3*  -.4*  -.3* .2* .3*
 I  was won-der-ing if af-ter all_ these years you&rsquo;d like to meet

.3*.4 .4 -.3*_.3*   -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3*_-.4*__
to go o-ver         ev &ndash; er &ndash;  y - thing,_____

.4   .4  .4   .4     .4  .4    .4 .4   -.3*_.3*
they say that time&rsquo;s sup-posed to heal ya

.3* .3* -.3*  -.3* -.3_.3* .3*  .2*
but  I  ain&rsquo;t done much___ heal-ing.

-.3* -.3*_-.4*_-.3*_-.4*_-.3*_.3*  -.3* -.3* -.3* -.4*
Hel - lo,________________________  can  you  hear me?

.3* .4 .4 .4 .4  .4   -.4*_-.3* -.3*-.3* .3* -.3*.4 -.3* .2* .3*
I&rsquo;m in Cal-i-for-nia, dream____-ing a - bout who we used to  be

.3*  .3* .4  .4   -.3*_.3*     .3*_-.3* -.3*
when we were young-er____      and_____ free,

.3*  .4  .4  .4  .4  .4 -.4*_-.3* -.3* -.3*
I&rsquo;ve for-got-ten how it felt_____ be - fore 

.3* -.3*  -.4* -.3* .2* .3*
the world fell  at  our feet.

.3*     .3* .4 .4   -.3*_.3*
There&rsquo;s such a diff-&lsquo;rence

1  -1*___1 1*_-.4*_-.3*_.3* .3* .4 .4 -.3*-.3*_.3* .3*________
be-tween__ us______________ and  a mil-li-on______ miles._____

-2  -2 3*   3*  -3* -3* -3*____3*_2*
Hel-lo from the oth- er side,______

2* 2*   2*   3*     3* -3* -3*  -3*_-4*_-3*_3*
I  must have called a thou-sand times_________

3* -5*  -3*_3* -3*&not;-4*  3* 3*_2*_-1*
to tell you___ I&rsquo;m___  sor-ry______

3*  3*  3* 3*    3    -2_-1* -1*  -1* -1* -5* -3*_3* -3*_-4*
for ev-&lsquo;ry thing that I&rsquo;ve__ done but when I  call__ you

3*  3*_2*_-1*   3*   3  -2_-1* -1*_-2
nev-er_______   seem to be____ home__

-2  -2 3*   3*  -3* -3*_-4*_-3*__3*_2*
Hel-lo from the out-side,_____________

2* 2*    2* 3*  3*  -3*  -3*  -3*__-4*_-3*_3*_
at least I  can say that I&rsquo;ve tried___________ 

3* -5*  -3*_3* -3*_-4*  3*_ 3*_2*_-1*
to tell you___ I&rsquo;m____  sor-ry_______

3*  3*    3   -2_-1* -1*   -1* -1* -5*  -3*_3* 3*   -3*_-4*
for break-ing your__ heart but it don&rsquo;t mat___-ter, it_____

3*__  3*_2*_-1*
clear-ly_______

3*   3*  3*   3   -2_-1* -1*__ -1* -2  1_-.3*_.3*__
Does-n&rsquo;t tear you a___ - part_ an &ndash; y &ndash; more.______

-.3* -.3*    -.3* -.3* .4
Hel -lo,     how are_ you?

.3*  .4 .4 .4 .4  -.4* -.4*_-.3* -.3*-.3* .3* -.3* -.4* -.3*
It&rsquo;s so typ-i-cal  of  me_______ to  talk a &ndash; bout my - self 

-.2 .3* .3* .4 .4      .4   .3*    -.3*
I&rsquo;m sor-ry.  I hope    that you&rsquo;re well._

.3* .4  .4 .4 .4   .4 .4 -.3*-.3* -.3*
Did you ev-er make it out of that town 

.3*   -.3* -.4* -.3* -.2 .3* .3*    .3*  .4 .4__  -.3*_.3*
where noth-ing  ev - er  hap-pened? It&rsquo;s no se__- cret__

1    -1* -1*  1  1*_1_-.3*_.3* .4  .4  -.3* -.3* .3* .3*________
that the both of us___________ are run-ning out  of  time.______

-2 -2  -2 3*   3*  -3* -3*-3*___3*_2*
So Hel-lo from the oth-er side,______

2* 2*   2*   3*     3* -3* -3*  -3*_-4*_-3*_3*
I  must have called a thou-sand times_________

3* -5*  -3*_3* -3*&not;_-4*  3* 3*_2*_-1*
to tell you___ I&rsquo;m____  sor-ry______

3*  3*  3* 3*    3    -2_-1* -1*  -1* -1* -5* -3*_3* -3*_-4*
for ev-&lsquo;ry thing that I&rsquo;ve__ done but when I  call__ you

3*  3*_2*_-1*   3*   3  -2_-1* -1*_-2
nev-er_______   seem to be____ home__

-2  -2 3*   3*  -3* -3*_-4*_-3*__3*_2*
Hel-lo from the out-side,_____________

2* 2*    2* 3*  3*  -3*  -3*  -3*__-4*_-3*_3*_
at least I  can say that I&rsquo;ve tried___________ 

3* -5*  -3*_3* -3*_-4*  3*_ 3*_2*_-1*
to tell you___ I&rsquo;m____  sor-ry_______

3*  3*    3   -2_-1* -1*   -1* -1* -5*  -3*_3* 3*   -3*_-4*
for break-ing your__ heart but it don&rsquo;t mat___-ter, it

3*__  3*_2*_-1*
clear-ly_______

3*   3*  3*   3   -2_-1* -1*__ -1*  2*  2*_3*__4
Does-n&rsquo;t tear you a___ - part_ an &ndash; y &ndash; more.___

5*__-5*__5*_5_5*_5__ 3* 3* 3*__4
ooo,________________ an-y-more,_

5*_-5*__6*_-5*_7*___3* 3* 3* 3*__4
ooo,__________________ an-y-more,_

5*_-5*__5*_5_5*_5___ -3* -3* -3*3*_2*_3*___-3*  -3* -3* -3*_4______
ooo,________________ an &ndash; y - more,___________  an &ndash; y - more._____

-2  -2 3*   3*  -3* -3* -3*____3*_2*
Hel-lo from the oth- er side,______

2* 2*   2*   3*     3* -3* -3*  -3*_-4*_-3*_3*
I  must have called a thou-sand times_________

3* -5*  -3*_3* -3*&not;-4*  3* 3*_2*_-1*
to tell you___ I&rsquo;m___  sor-ry______

3*  3*  3* 3*    3    -2_-1* -1*  -1* -1* -5* -3*_3* -3*_-4*
for ev-&lsquo;ry thing that I&rsquo;ve__ done but when I  call__ you

3*  3*_2*_-1*   3*   3  -2_-1* -1*_-2
nev-er_______   seem to be____ home__

-2  -2 3*   3*  -3* -3*_-4*_-3*__3*_2*
Hel-lo from the out-side,_____________

2* 2*    2* 3*  3*  -3*  -3*  -3*__-4*_-3*_3*_
at least I  can say that I&rsquo;ve tried___________ 

3* -5*  -3*_3* -3*_-4*  3*_ 3*_2*_-1*
to tell you___ I&rsquo;m____  sor-ry_______

3*  3*    3   _2_-1* -1*   -1* -1* -5*  -3*_3* 3*   -3*_-4*
for break-ing your__ heart but it don&rsquo;t mat___-ter, it_____

3*__  3*_2*_-1*
clear-ly_______

3*   3*  3*   3  -2_-1*  -1*_ -1* 2* 1_-.3*_.3*__
does-n&rsquo;t tear you a___ - part an-y-more.________

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