Stand By Me (riff and solo)

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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

bass line: 

4 4 3 -3 4 4 4 -3 -3" -3" 3 -3" -3" -3" 3 -2" -2" -2" -3" 3 3 3 -3 4 4 3 -3 4 4

repeat for the whole song

If you can't do bends then here's the same bass line but without bends (you can also change between the two and play this in the chorus for example):

7 7 6 -7 7 7 7 -7 -6 -6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 -5 -5 -5 -6 6 6 6 -7 7 7 6 -7 7 7

solo:

7 -8 8 8 -8 7 7 -7 -6 -6 -7 -7 -6 5 4 -3" -3 4 -3 -7 -7 7
3 4 -4 5 6 7 -8 8 -8 7 7 -7 -6 -6 -7 -7 -6 5 4 -3" -3 4 -3 -3 4 

(some parts of the solo go too high/low for the harmonica so I had to change it a bit. With this version you still play the same notes just higher/lower for some parts)

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