OB LA DI OB LA DA (COMPLETE) MID OCTAVE

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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

OB LA DI OB LA DA
BY THE BEATLES
KEY OF C
TABBED IN MID OCTAVE

 5   5    5  5  5   5  -4  4  -3  -4   -4
DES-MOND HAS A BAR-ROW IN THE MAR-KET PLACE
-5  -5 -5 -5   -5  -5 -5 5  4
MOL-LY IS THE SING-ER IN A BAND
 6   6    6   6   6  6    -5  5  -5   6   -6
DES-MOND SAYS TO MOL-LY, GIRL I LIKE YOUR FACE
-6   6  -5  5    5   -5  5   -4   -5  5  -4   4
AND MOL-LY SAYS THIS AS SHE TAKES HIM BY THE HAND

4  5  6   4  5  6    4    5   6   76 
OB-LA-DI  OB-LA-DA, LIFE GOES ON  BRA
6  -5   5  -5   5    -4  4
LA-LA, HOW THE LIFE GOES ON
4  5  6   4  5  6    4    5   6   76 
OB-LA-DI  OB-LA-DA, LIFE GOES ON  BRA
6  -5   5  -5   5    -4  4
LA-LA, HOW THE LIFE GOES ON

 5   5    5   5  5    5  -4  4   -3   -4    -4
DES-MOND TAKE A TROL-LEY TO THE JEWEL-ER'S STORE
 -5 -5  -5  -5 -5 -5   -5  5   4
BUYS A TWEN-TY CA-RAT GOLD-EN RING
  6   6   6   6   6  6   -5   5  -5  6  -6
TAKES IT BACK TO MOL-LY WAIT-ING AT THE DOOR
-6  6  -5   5   5  -5  5  -4  -5  5   -4  4
AND AS HE GIVES IT TO HER SHE BE-GINS TO SING

4  5  6   4  5  6    4    5   6   76 
OB-LA-DI  OB-LA-DA, LIFE GOES ON  BRA
6  -5   5  -5   5    -4  4
LA-LA, HOW THE LIFE GOES ON
4  5  6   4  5  6    4    5   6   76 
OB-LA-DI  OB-LA-DA, LIFE GOES ON  BRA
6  -5   5  -5   5    -4  4
LA-LA, HOW THE LIFE GOES ON

4  4 -5  -5  6   -6
IN A COU-PLE OF YEARS
 6   -6     7  -5  -6    4    5
THEY HAVE BUILT A HOME SWEET HOME
 4   4 -5  -5  6  -6    6   6   -6 -5   -6
WITH A COU-PLE OF KIDS RUN-NING IN THE YARD
4   5   5    5  -5  5   5
OF DES-MOND AND MOL-LY JONES

 6  6  6  6  6   6  6  -5  5   -5   6
HAP-PY E-VER AF-TER IN THE MAR-KET PLACE
 -5  -5   -5  -5   -5   -5   5  -4  4
DES-MOND LETS THE CHIL-DREN LEND A HAND
 6  -5  5    5   5    5   5   -5   5   -5  6
MOL-LY STAYS AT HOME AND DOES HER PRET-TY FACE
-6  6  -5   5    5  -5    5    -4   -5
AND IN THE EVEN-ING SHE STILL SINGS IT
  5  -4   4
WITH THE BAND

4  5  6   4  5  6    4    5   6   76 
OB-LA-DI  OB-LA-DA, LIFE GOES ON  BRA
6  -5   5  -5   5    -4  4
LA-LA, HOW THE LIFE GOES ON
4  5  6   4  5  6    4    5   6   76 
OB-LA-DI  OB-LA-DA, LIFE GOES ON  BRA
6  -5   5  -5   5    -4  4
LA-LA, HOW THE LIFE GOES ON

4  4  -5 -5  6   -6
IN A COU-PLE OF YEARS 
 6    -6    7  -5  -6    4    5
THEY HAVE BUILT A HOME SWEET HOME
 4   4 -5  -5  6  -6    6    6  -6 -5  -6
WITH A COU-PLE OF KIDS RUNN-ING IN THE YARD
4   5   5    5  -5  5   5
OF DES-MOND AND MOL-LY JONES

 6  6  6  6  6   6  6  -5   5  -5   6
HAP-PY E-VER AF-TER IN THE MAR-KET PLACE
 6  -5   5  -5   -5   -5   5  -4  4
MOL-LY LETS THE CHIL-DREN LEND A HAND
-5  -5     5   5   5    5   5   -5   5   -5  6
DES-MOND STAYS AT HOME AND DOES HIS PRET-TY FACE
-6  6  -5   5    5  -5   5     -4   -5
AND IN THE EVEN-ING SHE STILL SINGS IT 
 5   -4   4
WITH THE BAND

4  5  6   4  5  6    4    5   6   76 
OB-LA-DI  OB-LA-DA, LIFE GOES ON  BRA
6  -5   5  -5   5    -4  4
LA-LA, HOW THE LIFE GOES ON
4  5  6   4  5  6    4    5   6   76 
OB-LA-DI  OB-LA-DA, LIFE GOES ON  BRA
6  -5   5  -5   5    -4  4
LA-LA, HOW THE LIFE GOES ON

 6  5  -5   5    -5   6
AND IF YOU WANT SOME FUN
 5   4  5  6  6  5  4 
TAKE OB-LA-DI-OB-LA-DA

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