Blues In The Night (Chromatic Blues)

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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

Blues In The Night / Larry Adler

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of C) so you can ...

Play Along With Larry Adler!  (Well, we can always try)

* Tabs for simpler version also included at bottom of page!



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Blues In The Night


 7 -7 7 8 8  8 8 8 8  8 (8-8-7*) -7

 7 -5* 6 -3 4 4


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

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

 1 3 2* 1 3 2*   1 3 2* 1 3 2*

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

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

 4 -4 -3* 3 3   3 3 -4 -4*   3 3 -4* -2* 2* -1* 1 1 1 1


 Trumpet Solo


[1:32]

 7 -8 8  7 -8 -9 (9-9 9) 7  6 6* 6 6* 7 7 7 7

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

 3 -4 -4*   3 -4* -2*  -2 -2* -2  -1* 1 1


[1:50]

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

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

-3* -3 3* -3 -3* -3 -6  -5   3* 5* -5  5* -5 ~~~~~

 9*-9  9*-9  9*-9  9*-9  9*-9  9*-9  9 -10

-9* -10  -9* 11 9   (-7*-8*-7*) -7 -7* -8*

(-7*-8*-7*) -7 -7* -9*   -7*  -7 -7* -8*

(-7*-8*-7*) -7 7* -7 -10  -9 -9

 9 -9 -10   -10 11 -11*  9


[2:52]

 8 8 8 7 7 -8 -8*   8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 -8 -8*

(9 -9 10) -10 -10 -10 10 9

-10 -10 -10 10 9   11 -10 11 -10 10

 9 -9 9 7 8 7  -6 7 6* 6  6*6  6*6  6*6  6*6  6*6

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

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

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

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

-3* -3 -3*  3 3 -4 -4* -4* -4*    3 -2 2 1 1


[3:33]

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

(5-5-5*) -5 -5* -6* -5* -5 5

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

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

 3 -2 2  -2 2 -1* 3*  -1  1*  1 ~~~~~~~

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Simple Version


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

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

 1 3 2* 1 3 2*   1 3 2* 1 3 2*

 3 4  -3* -3  3 -3  -1* 2

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

-4* -3* -3 -3* 3   3 -4 -4*  -3 3 1


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

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

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

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

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

-4* -3* -3 -3* 3   3 -4 -4*  -3 3 1


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