Louie Louie

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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

Intro
4 4 4 -5 -5 6 6 6 -5 -5
(4,5) (4,5) (4,5) (-4,-5) (-4,-5) (5,6) (5,6)(5,6) (-4,-5) (-4,-5)

Chorus
4 5 5 5 -5 | 6 -5 4 -4 4 -5 4 4 |

7 -6 6 -5 -4 | 4 4 5 5 5 -5 |

6 6 -5 6 | 4 -5 4 4 |

Instrumental Break
4 -5 -5 6 6 6 | -5 -5 6 4 4 4 |

-5 -5 6 6 6 | -5 -5 6 |

| 7 7 -6 7 7 -6 7 8 7 |

| -6 7 -6 6 -5 6 -5 -4 |

| 4 5 4 -5 -4 -5 -4 |

| 7 6 6 -5 6 6 -5 6 -6 7 |

Solos over these notes.
4 4 4 -5 -5 | 6 6 6 -5 -5

Chorus
4 5 5 5 -5 | 6 -5 4 -4 4 -5 4 4 |

7 -6 6 -5 -4 | 4 4 5 5 5 -5 |

6 6 -5 6 | 4 -5 4 4 |

Ending
4 -5 -5 6 6 6 | -5 -5 6 4 4 4 |

-5 -5 6 6 6 | -5 -5 6 |

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