Octupus's Garden

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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

6   6   -6  6  5  5  -5  5
I'D LIKE TO BE UN-DER THE SEA

5  -4  4  4  4  -6  6   5  4   5   -4
IN AN OC-TO-PUS-'S GAR-DEN IN THE SHADE

 6    6  -6  6   5     5    -5    5
HE'D LET US IN,KNOWS WHERE WE'VE BEEN

5  -4  4  4  4   -6  6   5  4   5   -4
IN HIS OC-TO-PUS-'S GAR-DEN IN THE SHADE

-6  -6  6    -6    6   -6   6  -6  7
I'D ASK MY FRIENDS TO COME AND SEE--

-5 -5 -5 -5  -5  6  6    6   6  -6  6
AN OC-TO-PUS-'S GAR-DEN WITH ME---

 6    6  -6  6  5  5  -5   5
I'D LIKE TO BE UN-DER THE SEA

5  -4  4  4  4  -6  6  -4  -4  5    4
IN AN OC-TO-PUS-'S GAR-DEN IN THE SHADE

6   -6     6    5    5  -5  5
WE WOULD SHOUT AND SWIM A-BOUT

 5  -5  -5  -5  -5  -5  5  -5  -4
THE CO-RAL THAT LIES BE-NEATH THE WAVES

 -7  7   -8   -7  7  -8    8
LIES BE-NEATH THE O-CEAN WAVES

6   -6   6   6  -6  5   5    5   5
OH WHAT JOY FOR EV-'RY GIRL AND BOY

-5  -5     -5    -5  -5  5    -5     -4
KNOW-ING THEY'RE HAP-PY AND THEY'RE SAFE

-6   6   -6  6  -6  7  7   7   7
WE WOULD BE SO HAP-PY,YOU AND ME

-5  -5  -5   -5  -5  -5  5  -5  -4
NO ONE THERE TO TELL US WHAT TO DO

 6    6  -6  6  5  5  -5  5
I'D LIKE TO BE UN-DER THE SEA

5  -4  4  4  4  -6  6  -4    5   4
IN AN OC-TO-PUS-'S GAR-DEN WITH YOU

 5 -4  4  4  4  -6  6  -4   5    4
IN AN OC-TO-PUS-'S GAR-DEN WITH YOU

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