12 bar blues(Tater Pie)

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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

(-321)= PLAY HOLES 1,2,3 TOGETHER

-2 (-321)(-321) +2 -1 (-321)(-321)
-2 (-321)(-321) (+234) -3b -3
-2 (-321)(-321) +2 -1 (-321)(-321)
-2 (-321)(-321) (+234) -4b -4
-2 (-321)(-321) +2 -1 (-321)(-321)
-2 (-321)(-321) -4 -4b -3
-2 (-321)(-321) +2 -1 (-321)(-321)
-2 (-321)(-321) -2 (-321)(-321)(+234)(+234)(+234)
-4b -4b -4b -5 +5
-4b -4b -4b -5 +4
-4b -4b -4b -5 +4
-4b -4 -4b -3 -4b -3 -2
-4b -4 -4b -3b -2 -2b -2b -1
-4b -4b -3b -2 -2b -2b -1 -4b -4b -4b (+6#3)
-4b -4b -4b -3 +4 +3 -3b -3
-2hold -2 -2 -3b -2 (-321)(-321)(-321)

-3 +4 -4b -4  +3 -3 +4 -4b -4
-3 +4 -4b -4  +3 -3 +4 -4b -4
-4b (-54) -4b (-54)  +3 -3 +4 -4b -4
-3 +4 -4b (-54bb)-4b -4b -3 -4b -4hold
-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5 -4b -4b -3b
(+6#3) -5 -4 -4b -4b -3 -4b
-4 -4b -3 +4 +3 -3b -3b -2
-2 -2b -1 -1b +1

(THIS PART IS PLAYED ON A F HARP)

|+10b +9b +8 +9|+9b +8 +9b +9b +9b +8 +7|
|+10b +9b +8 +9b|+9b +10 +9 +9b +9b +8 +9b|
|+9 +8b +7 +8b +7|+8b +8b +7 +8b +8b +7 +6|
|+10b +9 +9b +9b +8|+9b +9 +8b +8b +7 +8b +7|
|+9b +8 +9b +9|+8 +8b +8 +9 +8b +8b +7|
|+7 +8b +7 +8b +8b +7||+7 +8b +7 +8b +8b +7 +7

(BACK TO Bb HARP)

-4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5
-4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5
-4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5
-4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5
-4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5
-4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5
-4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5 -4b -5
(-54b) (-54b) -4b -3 -2
-2 -3 -4 +5 -5 +5 -4
+5 -3 -4 +5 -5 -3 -2
-3b -3b -2 -2 -3b -2
-2 -2b -1 -1b +1

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound