The Blue Danube

by Johann Strauss II · posted by Billy_Idle

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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

The Blue Danube / Johann Strauss II

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

* Just added tabs for the easier Key of C! (See bottom of page)



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The Blue Danube


[0:00]


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

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

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

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

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

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

 6  6  7 -8 -8       7* -7 -10*

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


[0:39]


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

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

-9  9* 9* -8 -8     -8  9* 10 -9 -9

 7* -8 -8   -7 -10* 10

 7* 7* 7* 7* -7


[0:55]


-3 3  -3 3  -3 -6*

 6 -3 -2*  -3 -2*  -3 6

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

 6 -3 -5  6 -6* -7

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


[1:10]


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

-5* -5*  4 -3 -2

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

-2*  3  -3


[1:26]


-3 3  -3 3  -3 -6*

 6 -3 -2*  -3 -2*  -3 6

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

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

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


[1:42] (Play Twice)


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

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

-1 -3 -3   -5  5  6  3 3 3

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

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Key of C


[0:00]


 5 5 6 7 7     7 7 6 6

 5 5 6 7 7     7 7 -6 -6

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

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

 5 5 6 7 8     8 8 7 7

 5 5 6 7 8     8 8 -7 -7

-5 -5 -6 -7 -7    -6* 7 10

 8 6   6 -5  -7 7 5  5 5


[0:39]


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

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

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

-6* -7 -7   7 10 -9

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


[0:55]


 3 -2  3 -2  3 6

-5 3 2  3 2  3 -5

 5 3 -2  3 -2  3 6

-5 3  5 -5 6 7

-6 6 6 6  -5 5


[1:10]


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

 5* 5*  -3* 3 -1*

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

 2  -2   3


[1:26]


 3 -2  3 -2  3 6

-5 3 2  3 2  3 -5

 5 3 -2  3 -2  3 6

-5 3 5  -5 6 7

-6 6 6 6  -5 5


[1:42] (Play Twice)


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

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

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

-2 3   3 3*   3* -3*


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