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I’m a Believer with Back-Up Vocals (C Cross Harp Diatonic Quartet) Words & Music by Neil Diamond As Performed by The Monkees Key of G Major Range: C4 to Eb6
Requires four (4) Key of C Richter Tuned diatonic harmonicas. Player 1: Lead Melody Players 2 & 3: Accompaniments and Back-Up Vocals Player 4: Fills, Bridges, and Back-Up Rhythms
Tab Notations: None = blow - = draw ’ = half step bend ” = full step bend ”’ = full step and a half bend ob = overblow -(89) = draw holes 8 and 9 together (89) = blow holes 8 and 9 together -1 = grace note 6____ = hold ! = staccato 1_-1 = slide; move smoothly from note to note __6____ = continuously held note from previous line Note: -2 and 3 are the same note. If you require or prefer a change in breath direction, this is your opportunity.
Moderately fast Intro: 2: -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78) 3:6 6 6 6 6 6 4: 1_-1 -2” 1_-1 -2” 1_-1 -2” 1_-1 -2” 1_-1 -2” 1_-1
1: -1 3 3 3 3 3_-3”-3” -3”4___ 4 -3”-4__ -3” 3____ I thought love was on – ly true__ in fair__- y tales,
1: 23____ 3 3 3 3_-3”_ -3” 4 4___ -3___ Meant for some-one else__ but not for_ me.__
1: 4___ 4 -3”4 -3” 3____ 3 Love was out to get__ me. 2: 5___ 5 -4 4 -3___ -3 3: -1 2 3__ 2 3_________ (Duh, duh, din, duh, din.______)
-34 4 -3 -3” 3____ 1: That’s the way it seemed. 2: 5 5 -4 4 -3___ -1 2 3__ 2 23________ 3: (Duh, duh, din, duh, din.______) 4: 7_____________ 8ob 6___ -5 6________ -5 6!
1: 4 4 -3 -3” 3 3¬¬¬___ 2 -2” -2”_-2’___ Dis-ap-point – ment haunt-ed__ all my dreams.___ 2: 5 5 -4 4 -3 -3__ -3” -3” 3_-3”____ 4: 7_____ 6ob 7! 6 6 -5____ -5 6
4: -8__ 7 -8
1: 3 3 3 -4 -5_____ Then I saw her face;__ 2: -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78) 3: 6 6 6 6 6 6 4: 6
1: -4 5___ -4 5 5_____ -4 now I’m_ a be – liev – er! 2: 6___ 6 6 6_____ 6 3: 5___ -4 5 5_____ 5 4: 6 -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78)
1: 3 -3 -4___4_-3____ Not a trace________ 2: -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78) 3: 6 6 6 6 6 6
1: -4 5_______ 5 -4______ of doubt in my mind.___ 2: 6_______ 6 6 6___ Doubt in my mind. 3: 5_______ 5 5 -4___ 4: 6 -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78)
1: 3 -3’-3__ -4 3__5 5 5 5_-4 -4 I’m in____ love. I’m_ a be-liev-er! 2: 56____________________________ Mm____________________________ 3: 4-4____5_____________-5_______ -45_____________6__-4__ 4: Oh, yeah.
1: -4 -4 -4 -4_4__ 4 -3 3 -3”____ I could-n’t leave_ her if I tried_. 2:___6__________-5_____________ 3:__-4__________4______________ 4: 1_-1 2” 1_-1 2” 1_-1 2” 1_-1 2” 1_-1 2” 1_-1
1: 23 3 3 3 3-3” -3” 4____ -3 -3 -3” 3_____ I thought love was more or less_ a giv-in’ thing._
1: 23___ 3 3 3 -3”___ -3” -3” 4 -3___ Seems the more I gave,_ the less I got._
1: -34___ 4 -3 -3” 3__ 3 What’s the use in try-in’? 2: -45__ 5 -4 4 -3_ -3 -1 2 3__ 2 23________ 3: (Duh, duh, din, duh, din.______) 4: (567)___________ -5_______________________6!
1: 34 4 -3 -3” 3_____ All you get is pain._ 2: 5 5 -4 4 -3____ -1 2 3__ 2 23________ 3: (Duh, duh, din, duh, din.______) 4: 7! 7 6ob___ 6 -5_ 6
1: 4 4 -3 -3” 3 3 2 -2” -2”_-2’ When I need-ed sun-shine, I got rain. 2: 5 5 -4 4 -3 -3 -3” -3” 3”’_-3” 4: -8 7 7 7 7 -8
1: 3 3 3 -4 -5_____ Then I saw her face;__ 2: -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78) 3: 6 6 6 6 6 6 4: 6
1: -4 5___ -4 5 5_____ -4 now I’m_ a be – liev – er! 2: 6___ 6 6 6_____ 6 3: 5___ -4 5 5_____ 5 4: 6 -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78)
1: 3 -3 -4___4_-3____ Not a trace________ 2: -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78) 3: 6 6 6 6 6 6
1: -4 5_______ 5 -4______ of doubt in my mind.___ 2: 6_______ 6 6 6___ Doubt in my mind. 3: 5_______ 5 5 -4___ 4: 6 -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78)
1: 3 -3’-3__ -4 3__5 5 5 5_-4 -4 I’m in____ love. I’m_ a be-liev-er! 2: 56____________________________ Mm____________________________ 3: 4-4____5_____________-5_______ -45_____________6__-4__ 4: Oh, yeah.
1: -4 -4 -4 -4_4__ 4 -3 3 -3”____ I could-n’t leave_ her if I tried_. 2:___6__________-5_____________ 3:__-4__________4______________ 4: 1_-1 2” 1_-1 2” 1_-1 2” 1_-1 2” 1_-1 2” 1_-1
1: -2”-3” ya know. 4: 3 3___ -2” -1__ -1 -1__-1 -2” -2’ 3__ 3 -2” -1 -1 -2” -2’ 3__ 3
4: -2” -1 -1 -2” -2’ 3 3___ -2”__ -1__ -1__ -1__ -1 -2” -2’
1: 3____4__ Ah,_____ 4: 3__ 3 -2” -1 -1 -2” -2’ 3 3 -2” 3____
1: 4 4 -3 -3” 3___ 3 love was out to get_ me. 2: 5 5 -4 4 -3__ -3 -1 2 3__ 2 23________ 3: (Duh, duh, din, duh, din.______) 4: 7___________ 8! 6! 6! 6! 6! 6!
1: 3 4 4 -3 -3” 3____ Now, that’s the way it seemed. 2: 5 5 -4 4 -3___ -1 2 3__ 2 23________ 3: (Duh, duh, din, duh, din.______) 4: 7_____________ 6ob 6! 6! 6! 6!
1: 4 4 -3__ -3”__ 3 3___ 2 -2” -2”_-2’_____ Dis – ap – point – ment haunt-ed__ all my dreams._____ 2: 5 5 -4__ 4___ -3 -3__ -3” -3” 3”’_-3”_____ 3: 6 6 6 6 6 4: 7_______________ 8ob! -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
3: 7! 7! 7! 4: -8 5ob 5ob 5ob
1: 3 3 3 -4 -5_____ Then I saw her face;__ 2: -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78) 3: 6 6 6 6 6 6 4: 6
1: -4 5___ -4 5 5_____ -4 now I’m_ a be – liev – er! 2: 6___ 6 6 6_____ 6 3: 5___ -4 5 5_____ 5 4: 6 -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78)
1: 3 -3 -4___4_-3____ Not a trace________ 2: -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78) 3: 6 6 6 6 6 6
1: -4 5_______ 5 -4______ of doubt in my mind.___ 2: 6_______ 6 6 6___ Doubt in my mind. 3: 5_______ 5 5 -4___ 4: 6 -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78)
1: 3 -3’-3__ -4 3__5 5 5 5_-4 -4 I’m in____ love. I’m_ a be-liev-er! 2: 56____________________________ Mm____________________________ 3: 4-4____5_____________-5_______ -45_____________6__-4__ 4: Oh, yeah.
1: -4 -4 -4 -4_4__ 4 -3 3 -3”____ I could-n’t leave_ her if I tried_. 2:___6__________-5_____________ 3:__-4__________4______________ 4: 1_-1 2” 1_-1 2” 1_-1 2”
1: 5 5 6 6 -6_6ob_6___ Yes, I saw her face;______ 2: -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78) 3: 6 6 6 6 6 6
1: 6 6ob7__ 7 -7 6 6_____ -5 now I’m__ a be – liev – er! 2: (56)(56)(56) (56)__ 6 I’m a be – liev – er! 3: -5 4: 6 -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78)
1: -5 6___ 6 6ob_____6_____-5_____6_____ Well, not_ a trace______________________ 4: 6 -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78)
1: 6 6-7_____ 7 -7_6 6_-5___ of doubt___ in my_ mind.__ 2: (56) (56)(56) 6_____ Doubt in my mind._ 3: -4____ 4: 6 -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78)
1: 6 66ob_ 7 6ob_6 6ob 6ob -6_6ob -6_6ob -6_6ob -6_6ob -6_6ob -6_6ob Said I’m a be – liev–er, yeah,_ yeah,_ yeah,_ yeah,_ yeah,_ yeah._ 4: 6 -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78)
1: 6ob_6_-5_6___-5__ yeah.____________
Begin fade 1: 6 -7__ 7 6ob_6 6 -5 6__ Said I’m_ a be – liev–er, yeah. 4: 6 -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78)
1: 6 6 -7___ 7 -7_6 6 -5 6___ -5_6___ -5_6_-5___ Fade out I said I’m__ a be – liev–er, yeah, yeah,__ oh._______ 4: 6 -(89) -(89) (89) (89) -(78) |