Honey Bee

by Muddy Waters · posted by chibluesteve

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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

 7   -6
Sail on, 
 7   -6 6   6  6   6  6  6    -5  5
sail on my little honey bee, sail on 
 7   -6
Sail on, 
 7   -6 6   6  6   6  6  6    -5  -4
sail on my little honey bee, sail on 
 6   6  6  6   6   -6  6
You gonna keep on sailing 
 6    6   -9   -4  -5 -4  -4
till you lose your happy home 

 7   -6
Sail on, 
 7   -6 6   6  6   6  6  6    -5  -4
sail on my little honey bee, sail on 
 7   -6 6
Sail on--, 
 7   -6 6   6  6   6  6  6    -5  -4 
sail on my little honey bee, sail on 
6   6    6    6   6   -6  6
I don't mind you sail-ing--, 
 3  -9 -8 -4   6    -5  -4  -4
but please-- don't sail so long 

-6   -6   -6 -6  -6 -6 -6
All right little honey bee 

-4  7  -6  7  -6  6  -6
I- hear a lot of buzzing, 
 7  6   6   6   6  6  -5 -4 -4      
sounds like my little honey bee 
-4  7  -6  7  -6  6  -6
I- hear a lot of buzzing, 
 7  6   6   6   6  6  -5 -4 -4 
sounds like my little honey bee 
 6   6    6  6   6   6    6    6  6  6 -3"
She been all around the world making honey 
-4  -5  -5  -4 -5 -5   6   6 -5 -4 -4 -4
But now she is coming back home--- to me

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