Flight of the Bumblebee

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Listen to the song— a recording linked by the tab’s author

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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

16 hole "C" Chromatic

           14  -13<  -13  12<  13  12<  12  -12  12  -12  -11<  -11
11<  11  -10<  -10  10  -9<  -9  8<  -9  8<  8  8  -8  8  -8 -7 < -7
7<  7  -6<  6  6  -5<  -5  4<  -5  4<  4  -4  6  -5<  -5  4<
-5  4<  4  -4  6  -5<  -5  4<  4  -6  6  -5<  6  -5<  -5  4<
4  4<  -5  -5<  6  -5<  -5  4<  4  -6  6  -5<  6  -5<  -5  4<
4  4<  -5<  5  6  -5<  -5  4<  -5  4<  4  -4  4  4<  -5  -5<
6  -6  6  -5<  6  -5<  -5  4<  -5  4<  4  -4  4  4<  -5  -5<
6  -6<  7  7<  -7  7<  7  -6<  -6  -7<  7  -7  7<  -7  7<  7  -6<
-6  -6<  7  7<  -7  7<  7  -6<  -6  -7<  -7  7<  -7  7<  7  -6<
-6  -6<  7  7<  -7  7<  7  -6<  7  -6<  -6  6  -6  -6<  7  7<
-7  -7<  -7  7<  -7  7<  7  -6<  7  -6<  -6  6  -6  -6<  7  7<
-7  -7<  -7  -7  -11  -7  -7  -11  -7  -7  -7<  -11<  - 7<
-7<  -11<  -7<  -7<  -7  -7  -11  -7  -11  -7  -11  -7  -7<  -11<  -7<  -11<
-7<  -11<  -7<  -11<  -7  -7<  -7  -7<  -7  7<  -7  -7<  -7  -7<  -7  7<
-7  -7<  -7  7<  -7  -7<  -8  8  8<  8  -8  -7<  -7  -7<  -8  8
8<  8   -8  -7<  -7  -9  -5  -9  -5  -9  -5  -5<  -5<  -9<  -5<
-9<  -5<  -9<  -5<  -5  -5  -9  -5  -9  -5  -9  -5  -9<  -9<  -5<  -9<
-5<  -9<  -5<  -9<  -9  -9<  -9  8<  -9  -9  -9  8<  -9  -9<  -9  8<
-9  -9<  -9  8<  -9  -9<  10  -10  -10<  -10  10  -9<  -9  -9<  10  -10
-10<  -10  10  -9<  -9  8<  8  -8  -7<  -13<  -13  12<  -13  12<  12  -12
-11<  -12  12  12<  -13  12<  12  -12  12  -12  -11<  -11  -11<  -12  12  12<
12  12<  -13  -13<  14  -13<  -13  12<  -13  12<  12  -12  12  -12  -11<  -11
11<  11  -10<  -10  10  -10  10  -9<  10  -10  10  -9<  10  -10  10  -9<
10  -10  10  -9<  10  -10  10  -6  6  -5<  6  -6  6  -5<
6  -6  6  -5<  6  -5<  -5  4<  -5  4<  4  -4  4  -4  -3<  -3
3<  3  -2<  -2  2  -2  2  -1<  2  -2  2  -1<  2  -2  2  -1<
2   -2   2  -1<  2  -2  2  -1<  2  -2  2  -1<  2  -2  2  -1<
2   -2   2  -1<  2  -2  -2<  3  3<  -3  -3<  -4  4  4<  -5  -5<
6  -6  -6<  7  7<  -7  -7<  -8  8  8<  -9  -<9  10  -10  10  -9<
10  -10  10  -9<  10  -9<  -9  8<  8  -10  10  -9<  10  -9<  -9  8<
8  8< - 9  -9<  10  -9<  -9  8<  8  -10  10  -9<  10  -9<  -9  8<
8  8<  -9  -9<  10  -9<  -9  8<  -9  8<  8  -8  8  8<  -9  -9<
10  -10  10  -9<  10  -9<  -9  8<  -9  8<  8  -8  8  8<  -9  -9<
10  -10<  11  11<  -11<  11<  11  -10  -10<  -11<  -11  11<  -11  11<  11  -10<
-10  -10<  11  11<  -11  11<  11  -10<  -10  -11<  -11  11<  -11  11<  11  -10<
-10  -10<  11  11<  -11  11<  11  -10<  11  -10<  -10  10  -10  -10<  11  11<
-11  -11<  -11  11<  -11  11<  11  -10<  -10  -10<  11  11<  -11  -12  12  -13
14  -14  14  -13<  14  -13<  -13  12<  12<  -14  14  -13<  14  -13<  -13  12<
12<  -13  -13  -13<  14  -13<  -13  12<  12<  -14  14  -13<  14  -13<  -13  12<
12  12<  -13  -13<  14  11<  -11  -11<  -12  12  12<  -13  12<  12  -12
12  -12  -11<  -11  11<  -11  -11<  -12  12  12<  -13  -13<  14  -14  14  -13<
14  -14  14  -13<  14  11<  -11  -11<  -12  12  12<  -13  12<  12  -12
12  -12  -11<  -11  11<  -11  -11<  -12  12  12<  -13  -13<  14  -14  14  -13<
14  -14<  15  15<  -15  15<  15  -14<  15  -14<  -14  14  -14  14  -13<  -13
12<  12  -12  -11<  -11  11<  11  -10<  11  -10<  -10  10  -10  10  -9<  -9
8<  8  -8  -7<  -7  -7<  -7  7<  -7  -7<  -7  7<  -7  -7<  -7  7<
-7  -8  8<  -9  10  -10  10  -9<  10  -10  10  -9<  10  -10  10  -9<
10  -10<  11  11<  -11  6  -6  -6<  7  7<  -7  -7<  -8
8  8<  -9  -9<  10  -10  -10<  11  11<  -11  -11<  -12  12  12<  -13  -13<
14  -14<  15  15<  -15  -7 - 3

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