Deborah's Theme

by Ennio Morricone (From Once Upon a Time in America) · posted by Tuokkis

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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

3 4 -3 -4 4  3 5 -4 -5 5
5 -4 4 6   -6 6 4 5 -4
4 -4 -6 6  5 -5 7 6  -5 5
6 -5 5 -6 5 -5  -4 -5 5 4 -3

3 4 -3 -4 4  3 5 -4 -5 5
5 -4 4 -7 -6 7 6 5  6 -5 -7 -6 -5 6
-5 5 -5 5 -4 4 5 -4  5 -5 -6 6 -5 6
-6 -7 7  -7 -6 6 -5 -4 4
4 5 -4 4 -3

3 4 -3 -4 4  3 5 -4 -5 5
5 -4 4 6   -6 6 4 5 -4
4 -4 -6 6  5 -5 7 6  -5 5
6 -5 5 -6 5 -5  -4 -5 5 4 -3  4

This is the whole song from the soundtrack of Once Upon a Time in America. It's also the concluding theme that plays when the camera freezes on De Niro's unforgettable opium-induced smile and the end credits start to roll.

Disclaimer: The ending of the next-to-last line in the second verse is not 100% accurate, but it sounds pretty nice as it is.

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