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WONDERFUL WORLD

by Sam Cooke · posted by badgerhill54

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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
TRY THIS IN ANY KEY
SOUNDS GREAT IN C Bb A or G
PLAY AT MODERATE TEMPO 


5     6   -6  6  5    4  -4  4
DONT KNOW MUCH A-BOUT HIS-TOR-Y
 -4   5    -5  5  -4 4 -4
DONT KNOW MUCH BI-OL-O-GY
 5    6    -6  6  5    4   -4   4
DONT KNOW MUCH A-BOUT SCI-ENCE BOOKS
 4    -4   -5  5  4    4    -4   5  4
DONT KNOW MUCH A-BOUT THE FRENCH I TOOK
 5  6 -6  5    -4  4  -4   4
BUT I DO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU
 5  6  -6   6   5   4   -4  5   4
AND I KNOW THAT IF YOU LOVE ME TOO
 4  -4  5   4   3    4    -4   5    4
WHAT A WON-DER-FUL WORLD THIS WOULD BE
 
 5    6    -6  6  5   4  -4 5   4
DONT KNOW MUCH A-BOUT GE-OG-RA-PHY
 -4   5    -5   -6   6  5  -4
DONT KNOW MUCH TRIG-NOM-ET-RY
 5    6    -6  6  5   4  -4  4
DONT KNOW MUCH A-BOUT AL-GE-BRA
 5    6    5   4  -4    5   -4  4
DONT KNOW WHAT A SLIDE RULE IS FOR
 5  6  -6   5   -4   4   5  4  -4
BUT I KNOW THAT ONE AND ONE IS TWO
 5  6   -6   5    -4  4   -4   4
AND IF THIS ONE COULD BE WITH YOU
 4  -4  5   4   3    4    -4    5   4
WHAT A WON-DER-FUL WORLD THIS WOULD BE

4  -4    4   5  -5 -6  6   5   4
I DONT CLAIM TO BE AN "A" STU-DENT
 5   -5  6   5  -5 4
BUT I'M TRY-ING TO BE
 5  -4 4  -4  5  -6   6   5   -4 4
MAY-BE BE-ING AN "A" STU-DENT BA-BY
5  -5  6    7   -7  -6  6
I CAN WIN YOUR LOVE FOR ME
 
 5    6   -6   6  5    4  -4  4
DONT KNOW MUCH A-BOUT HIS-TOR-Y
 -4   5    -5  5  -4 4 -4
DONT KNOW MUCH BI-OL-O-GY
 5    6    -6  6  5    4   -4   4
DONT KNOW MUCH A-BOUT SCI-ENCE BOOKS
 4    -4   -5  5  4    4    -4   5  4
DONT KNOW MUCH A-BOUT THE FRENCH I TOOK
 5  6 -6  5    -4  4  -4   4
BUT I DO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU
 5  6  -6   6   5   4   -4  5   4
AND I KNOW THAT IF YOU LOVE ME TOO
 4  -4  5   4   3    4    -4    5   4
WHAT A WON-DER-FUL WORLD THIS WOULD BE 
 
FADE THIS LAST LINE OUT TOWARDS THE END. 



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

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