Lick Train

by Dave Barrett · posted by Vintage_Harpr

How hard is it?

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

E -3 | E -4 E (-1,-2,-3,-4) E -4 (-1,-2,-3,-4) E -4 E (-1,-2,-3,-4) E -4 E (-1,-2,-3,-4) |

| E -2 E (-1,-2) E -2 E (-1,-2) E -2 E (-1,-2) E -2 E -3|

| E -4 E (-1,-2,-3,-4) E -4 (-1,-2,-3,-4) E -4 E (-1,-2,-3,-4) E -4 E (-1,-2,-3,-4) |

| QT -2'' Qt -2'' QT -2'' E -3''  ET -3 ET -4 ET 5 |

| E 6 E 6 S -3 S -2 S -2'' S -2 |

| E 6 E 6 S -3 S -2 S -2'' S -2'' |


| E -4 E (-1,-2,-3,-4) E -4 (-1,-2,-3,-4) E -4 E (-1,-2,-3,-4) E -4 E (-1,-2,-3,-4) |

| E -2 E (-1,-2) E -2 E (-1,-2) E -2 E (-1,-2) E -2 E -3|

| E 1 E (-1,-2) E -5 E (-2,-3,-4,-5,) E -5 E (-1,-2,-3,-4) E 4 E (1,2,3,4) |

| E 6 E 6 ET -5 ET 5 ET -4 E (-3,-4) E (-1,-2,-3) ET -1 ET -2'' ET -2 |

| E -2 E (-1,-2) ET -3 ET 4 ET -4' ET 4 ET -3 ET -2 ET -3 ET -2'' ET -1 |

| E -2 E -2'' E -1 H -1 |

Hard rhythm so here is the key for the length of notes

H= Half note
Q= quarter note
E= eighth note
S= Sixteenth note

QT= triplet quarter note
ET= triplet eighth note

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