It Ain't Necessarily So

by George Gershwin · 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

It Ain't Necessarily So / George Gershwin

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of G) so you can Play Along With The Song!



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It Ain't Necessarily So

For 16-hole chromatics, play notes between {}'s in low octave

[Intro]

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

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

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

{-6 -5  5* -4* -3* 3 -2* 2*  2}


[0:32]

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

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

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

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


[0:54]

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

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

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

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


[1:14]

-6* -5*   -10* -9*

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

-9 -9 -9  -5 -5 -5

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


[1:24]

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

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

{3 -5  5* 3 -3*  3 -3*}

{3 -3* 3 -3* 3 -3* 3 -3* 3 -2 -1 -2 3}


[1:46]

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

-5  5 -3* -3  3 -2  2 -1  1 -1  2 -2  3 -3 -3 -3*


[2:04]

-9  7 -5* 3  7 -4  3 -3*

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

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

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


[2:28]

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

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

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

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


[2:38]

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

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

 7 -9  9* 7 -7*  7 -7*

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


[3:00]

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

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

-4  4 -5  6 6 6 7


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