Take The "A" Train
by Duke Ellington · posted by WaltP
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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
Take the “A” Train
By Billy Strayhorn
You must take the "A" train
3 6 3 5 6 3*
To go to Sug-ar Hill way up in Har-lem
-3 -3 -3* -4 6 3 -2* -2 4* 4 2
If you miss the "A" train
3 6 3 5 6 3*
You'll find you’ve missed
-3 -3 -3* -4
the quick-est way to Har-lem
6 3 -2* -2 4* 4 2 -5 -5
Hur-ry, get on, now it's com-ing
-3 5 6 -2 -3 5 6 -3
Lis-ten to those rails a-thrum-ming
-3 5 6 -2* -3 5 6 -3
All board, get on the "A" train
3* 3 6 3 5 6 3*
Soon you will be on Sug-ar Hill in Har-lem
-3 -3 -3* -4 6 3 -2* -2 4* 4 2 3-3-44
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azHbjNMaEFc
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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