Bluesette (Harmonica)

by Toots Thielemans · posted by Billy_Idle

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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

Bluesette (Harmonica) / Toots Thielemans

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



If you like Toots Thielemans, you might also like Little Wing (Hendrix)!

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Bluesette


-2 -2  3 3 -3 -3  -3* -3* -4* -4*  -5 -5 -5* (-3*-3 3) -2*  -5 -2  2   4 4 -1* -1

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

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


[0:52]

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

-5* -5*  4* -4*  4* -4* -1*   7 -7* -7* -7* -7*  -8* -7* 7* 7 7* -7*

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

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

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


[1:30]

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

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

 3* (3 3 3) (3* 3* 3*) (-3 -3 -3) (-3* -3* -3*) (5 5 5) (-5 -5 -5) -5*  6 6* -6*

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

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


[2:10]  {Piano Solo}


[2:48]

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

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

-9* -8*  7*  6* 5*  (4 4* 4) -3* 3*  -3* -4* -5* 5* -5* 6 6*  7* -7 -7* 8*

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

 6 6* 7* 8* 7* 7 -6*  -5* -5 5  5 (5 -5 -4) (5 -4 -3) (3 3* 4*) -2*  2


[3:24]

-2 -2  3 3 -3 -3  -3* -3* -4* -4*  -5 -5 -5* (-3*-3 3) -2*  -5* -5 -2  2   4* 4 -1* -1

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

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

 6*  2*  7 7 8  7 7 8  7 7 -9   7 -6 7 -9  ...


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