The Entertainer (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

The Entertainer / Larry Adler

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



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The Entertainer

Double lines are for harmonies on adjacent holes on chromatic harmonica


 1 -1 -1* 2 4  2 4  2 4   5 -5 -5* 6  5 -5 6  -4 -5 5
                          6 -6 -6* 7  6 -6 7  -5 -6 6

 1 -1 -1* 2 4  2 4  2 4   -3 -3 3 -2* -3 5 6  -5 5 -3 -5 -5

 1 -1 -1* 2 4  2 4  2 4   5 -5 -5* 6  5 -5 6  -4 -5 5
                          6 -6 -6* 7  6 -6 7  -5 -6 6

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


[0:38]

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

 5 -5 -5* 6 8  6 8  6 8   -3 -3 3 -2* -3 5 6  -5 5 -3 -5 -5

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

(5 -5 -5*) (6 -5* -5) (5 -5 -5*) 6 -7*   (6 -5* -5) (5 -5 -5*) 6 7
(6 -6 -6*) (7 -6* -6) (6 -6 -6*) 7 -8*   (7 -6* -6) (6 -6 -6*) 7 8

(6 -5* -5) (5 -5 -5*) 6  -4 -5  5
(7 -6* -6) (6 -6 -6*) 7  -5 -6  6


[1:06]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[1:35]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


[2:04]

 1 -1 -1* 2 4  2 4  2 4   5 -5 -5* 6  5 -5 6  -4 -5 5
                          6 -6 -6* 7  6 -6 7  -5 -6 6

 1 -1 -1* 2 4  2 4  2 4   -3 -3 3 -2* -3 5 6  -5 5 -3 -5

 1 -1 -1* 2 4  2 4  2 4   5 -5 -5* 6  5 -5 6  -4 -5 5
                          6 -6 -6* 7  6 -6 7  -5 -6 6

(5 -5 -5*) (6 -5* -5) (5 -5 -5*) 6 7   (6 -5* -5) (5 -5 -5*) 6 7
(6 -6 -6*) (7 -6* -6) (6 -6 -6*) 7 8   (7 -6* -6) (6 -6 -6*) 7 8

(6 -5* -5) (5 -5 -5*) 6  -4 -5  5
(7 -6* -6) (6 -6 -6*) 7  -5 -6  6


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