12 Bar/Sonny Terry Blues Riff

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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

+6#3 =play holes 6&3 whilst blocking 4&5 with tongue:
-321 =play holes 1 2 3 together:
b =short bend: bb =long bend

-2 -3b +4 -4bb---+6#3

-4#6 -3 -2 -321 -321 -321

-2 -2 -3b +4 -4bb -4bb +6#3

-4#6 -4bb -3 -2 -2bb

-2 -3b +4 +4 +6#3

-4#6 -4bb -3 -2 +6#3

-2 -2 -3b +4 -4b -4b +6#3

-4#6 -5 +6 -5 +5 -4

-4#6 -5 -4 -3 -2

-3#6 -4 -3 -2 -1

-1bb -1bb -2 -3b -2 -1 -3b -2 -1 -3b -2 -1 +1 -1

-2--- -3b -4 +4 +5 +6 -6 +6

Have fun trying to play this: {i have}

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