Minnie The Moocher (Play Along)
by Cab Calloway · 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)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
Tab
Minnie The Moocher / Cab Calloway
Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of Em) so you can Play Along With Cab!
Cab Calloway also performed this classic in the movie The Blues Brothers!
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Minnie The Moocher
(6 7 -8 -7 7 -7 -8 6 7 -8 -7 7 6 -6* 7 -7 -6*)
Hey folks, here's the story 'bout Minnie tHe Moocher
-4 -4 -4 -3 -4 -3 -4 -3 -4 -4 -3 3 2
She was a red hot hoocie coocher
-4 -4 -3* -4 -4 -4 3 2 2
She was the roughest, toughest frail
6 7 6 6 -5 6 -5 6 -4
Minnie had a heart as big as a whale
-3* -3 -3* -3 -3* -3 -3* 4 -3 3 2
Hi De Hi De Hi De Hi (Hi De Hi De Hi De Hi)
6 -6* 7 7 -6* -6* 6 6 -6* 7 7 -6* -6* 6
Ho De Ho De Ho De Ho (Ho De Ho De Ho De Ho)
7 7 7 7 -6* -6* 6 7 7 7 7 -6* -6* 6
He De He De He De He (He De He De He De He)
6 -6* 7 7 -6* -6* 6 6 -6* 7 7 -6* -6* 6
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho (Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho)
7 7 7 -6* 6 -5* 6 7 7 7 -6* 6 -5* 6
She had a dream about the king of Sweden
7 6 6 6 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 3 2
He gave her things that she was needin'
-3 -3* -3 -3* -3 -4 -4 -3 3 3 2
He gave Her a home built of gold and steel
-6* 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -4
A diamond car with tHe platinum wheels
-3* -3 3 -3 -4 -4 -3* -3 3 2
Hi De Hi De Hi De Hi De Hi De Hi De Ya
7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6
Ho De Ho De Ho De Ho De Ho De Ho De Yo
7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 7
Sco Ble Be Ay Bi Bi Ta Do Be Le Ah
-5* 6 6 -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5*
Oh Ba La Ba Do Ba La Ba Do Oh Oh
7 -6* -6 6 -5* -5* -5 5* -4 7 -5
He gave her his house and his racing horses
-6* 7 6 6 6 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 3 2
Each meal she ate was a dozen courses
-3* -3* -3 -3* -4 -4 -4 -3 3 3 2
She had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes
-5* 6 6 6 6 6 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3* -3* -4
She sat around and counted them all a million times
-4 -4 -3* -3* -3 -3* -3 -3* -3 -3* -4 -3 3 2
Hi De Hi De Hi De Hi (Hi De Hi De Hi De Hi)
6 -6* 7 6 -6* -5* 6 6 -6* 7 6 -6* -5* 6
Wo Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh (Wo Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh)
7 7 7 7 -7 -6* 7 6 7 7 7 7 -7 -6* 7 6
He Be He Be He Be He (He Be He Be He Be He)
6 -6* 7 7 -6* -6* 6 6 -6* 7 7 -6* -6* 6
Hi De Hi De Hi De Ho (Hi De Hi De Hi De Ho)
7 7 6 6 -4 -4 2 7 7 6 6 -4 -4 2
Poor Min, poor Min, poor Min
7 6 4 -4 3 2
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