Alfie (Harmonica)

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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)

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Tab

Alfie / Stevie Wonder 

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of Bb) so you can Play Along With Stevie!

Well, we can dream about playing like Stevie but does it get any sweeter?



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Alfie

'>' denotes slide-out then slide-in note (slide up)
'+' denotes rapid slide out-in-out note (trill)
'( )' indicates rapid timing between notes


[0:12]

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

-6  7 -6 -3   -7 7+ -6   -3 -3* -4*   -4

-5 -6 -9+ -7* -7*   -8* -7* -7 -7* -8*   6* 6*

>-7* 7+  5 -5   -5* -6  7   7  >-8* -7+   >-7*

 7+  5 -5   -5 -5* -6  7   -6   (-5 5* -5) -6  7   -6*

[1:06]

-6+ -5* -5 -5* -6   -2  3 -3 -3* >-4* -3 -2 3 3 -2    >-5* >-7*

-6  7 -6 -3   -7  7  -6  >-4* -3* -4*   -4

>10* >10* >10*  -9* -9 9 -9+ 9 9 -9   -7* -8* -8* -7*

-8* -7* -7 -7* -8*  (XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)  7 -7 -7* 8  6* 6*

>-7* 7+ 5 -5   -5* -6  7  7   >-8* -7+

>-7* 8  -7  6  7  6* 5*   5 -5 -6 -7 8 -9  -7 7 -7   >-8* -7  6* 6* 

[2:03]

-3  5  >-8*  -7  6  7  6* 5*

 5 5  -5 -6  >-8* -7*   -7 -7* -8* -7   -7   7 -7 7+ 7+   -6*

[2:28]

(-6 -6* -6 -5* -5 -5*) [repeat 7 times] 6*

>10*  -9* -9 9 -9+ 9 9 -9   -7* -8* -8* -7*

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

 7 -7 -7* >-8*   -7* -7   7  6*    7 -7 -7*

(-7* -8*)(-7* -8*)  -9 -9+ -9+ -9+ -9+   (XXXXXXXXX) -7*

[3:04]

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

(-8* -8 -7* -7 -7* -8) [repeat 4 times]

-7+ -7+ -7+ -7+  -11+ -11+ -11+ -11+ -11*

>-7*   7+  5 -5   5 -5 -5* -6  7  7

 3+ 2* 2*    6* -5* -5 -4* -3*  >-4* -5   5 -5+   -7*

 7+ 6* 6*   >2*   -3* -5 -6 -5 -4* -3* -4*   -5 -6

 6&7 -5&-6 5&6 -5&-6 6&7 -5&-6  9&10&11


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