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Telstar (Instrumental)

by The Tornados · posted by Billy_Idle

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+
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)

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Tab
Telstar (Instrumental) / The Tornados

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of A) so you can Play Along With The Tornados

* Tabs for the easier Key of C also included (See below)



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Telstar


(Key of A)


-2* -2* -2* -2*  -2*   3   3*  -3

[0:32]

-3   2 -2*   2 -5 5* -4 -3 -4   2 -5 5* -4 -3 -4   2  6

-6*   6 -3  6 -5   5*  -2 -2* 4* -4

 5*   5* -5  5* -4 -3 -4   -2* -3 3* -2* 2

[1:00]

-3   2 -2*   2 -5 5* -4 -3 -4   2 -5 5* -4 -3 -4   2  6

-6*   6 -3  6 -5   5*  -2 -2* 4* -4

 5*   5* -5  5* -4 -3 -4   -4  4* -4 -3 -4

[1:24]

 6  -6* 6   -3 -4 (4* -4 4*) 2

-3 -4 4* 4* -4 5* -5 5*   5* -4 (-3 -4 4*) -4  2

 5* -5  6 6  6 6 -6*  6  -3 -4 (4* -4 4*) 2

-3 -4 4* 4* -4 5* -5 5*   5* -4 (-3 -4 4*) -4   2

[1:52]

-3   2 -2*   2 -5 5* -4 -3 -4   2 -5 5* -4 -3 -4   2  6

-6*   6 -3  6 -5   5*  -2 -2* 4* -4

 5*   5* -5  5* -4 -3 -4   -4  4* -4 -3 -4

[2:18]

 6  -6* 6   -3 -4 (4* -4 4*) 2

-3 -4 4* 4* -4 5* -5 5*   5* -4 (-3 -4 4*) -4  2

-3  -3  -3  (-3 -3 -3 -4 4* -5)


[2:34]

-5  -3 -4   -3 7 -6* 6 -5 6   -3 7 -6* 6 -5 6   -3  -7

-8  -7 -5 -7 7   -6* -3* -4 -6* 6

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

-5  -7  -9

______________________________________________________


(Key of C)


-3 -3 -3 -3  -3   -3*   -4  4

[0:32]

4   3 -3   3 -6 6 -5 4 -5   3 -6 6 -5 4 -5   3  7

-7   7 4  7 -6   6  3* -3 6 -5

 6   6 -6  6 -5 4 -5   -3 4 -4 -3 3

[1:00]

4   3 -3   3 -6 6 -5 4 -5   3 -6 6 -5 4 -5   3  7

-7   7 4  7 -6   6  3* -3 6 -5

 6   6 -6  6 -5 4 -5   -5  6 -5 4 -5

[1:24]

 7  -7 7   4 -5 (6 -5 6) 3

4 -5 6 6 -5 6 -6 6   6 -5 (4 -5 6) -5  3

 6 -6  7 7  7 7 -7  7  4 -5 (6 -5 6) 3

4 -5 6 6 -5 6 -6 6   6 -5 (4 -5 6) -5   3

[1:52]

4   3 -3   3 -6 6 -5 4 -5   3 -6 6 -5 4 -5   3  7

-7   7 4  7 -6   6  3* -3 6 -5

 6   6 -6  6 -5 4 -5   -5  6 -5 4 -5

[2:18]

 7  -7 7   4 -5 (6 -5 6) 3

4 -5 6 6 -5 6 -6 6   6 -5 (4 -5 6) -5  3

4  4  4  (4 4 4 -5 6 -6)


[2:34]

-6  4 -5   4 -7* -7 7 -6 7   4 -7* -7 7 -6 7   4  8

-9  8 -6 8 -7*   -7 4* -5 -7 7

-7  -7 -7* -7 7 -6 7   7 -7 7 -6 7 -6

-6  8  -10


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