12 Slow Blues Riffs

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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

12 Slow Blues Riffs
#=Tounge block
b=Short Bend
bb=Long Bend

1: -2 -3b +4 -4b  +6#3     -4b -3 -2

2: -2 -3b +4 -4b +6#3     -4bb -3 -2 -2b

3: -2 -3b +4 -4bb +6#3  
    
   -4b -5 +6 -5 +4 -3 -4b -3 -2

4: -2 -3b +4 -4bb +6#3  -4 -5 +6 -6 +6 -5   
    
   -4b -5 -4 -3 -2 -2 -321

5: -2 -3b +4 -4bb +6#3  -4b -3 -4b 
    
   -3 -4b -3 -4b -4bb -3 -2

6:  -4 -4b +4 -3bb -2 -2 -2b -1   
     
    -4 -4b +4 -3bb -2 -2 -2b -1

7: -2 -3b +4 -4b -4b -4b -4b -4b +6#3
    
   -4b -4b -4b -4b -4bb -3 -2 -3 -2 -321

8: -2 -3b -4 +4 +5 +6 +6 -4b -4b -4b  
    
   -2 -3b -4 +4 +5 +6 +6 -4b -4b -4b

9: -2 -2 -2b -2b -2bb -1 -1bb -3b -2 -1
    
   -3b -2 -1 -3b -2 -1 +1 -1 -2 hold

10: -4b -4b -4b -5#2 -4#1 -5#2 -5#2 -4#1
     
    +5#2 -4#1 +4#1 +6#3 -5 +5 -4 -3b -2

11:-2 -3b -4 +3 -3b -4 +3 -3b -4 +3 -2
     
   -321 -321 -321 (repeat)

12:-2 -3 +4 -4bb +6#3 -4b -3 -2 -321 -321 -321b -2 -2 
   
   -3b +4 +6#3 -4b -4bb -3 -2 -2bb +6#3 -321 -321 +6#3

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