Yellow

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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

Note: this is a beautiful song, but Ive come to find that it only works on harmonica if its played passionately and dramatically. Add slides and chords in all the right places after youve become comfortable with it. 


 5   5  -4    5     5    5   -4    5    6  -4
Look at the stars, look how they shine for you

 -4 -4   4    -4    6  4
And all the things you do

 4     4   -3   4   4   3
Yea, They were all yel-low 

5  5  -4  5   5   5  -4   5     6    -4
I ran a-long, I wrote a  song  f-or  you

-4   -4   4   -4    6  4
and  e-very-thing  you do

 4   4  -3   4    4    3
And it was called yel-low.

5   5   -4   5    5 6  -4
So then  I  took  m-y  time

-4 -4   4   -4  -4   6   4
Oh what a thing to have done

 4   4  -3  4   4   3
And it was all yel-low


(Guitar) 5 (X4) -5 (x4) 5 (X8) 4 

 

 4   -6 6   4   4   6    6    5   5
Your sk-in, oh yea your skin and bones

 4   -6  6     4    6     6  5  4 
Turn in-t-o  some-thing beau-ti-ful

 4 -6 6   4    4  6  6    5   5 3
To-night you know I love you  s-o

 4   4   6   6   5  5 3
You know I love you s-o. 




(Guitar)

6 (X9)   -5  (X7)  -7 (X9)   -6 (x7)   -4 (X9)       

4 (x7)   6 (X9)    -5 (x8)   5




5  5   -4  5    5    5   -4  5    6  -4
I swam a-cross, I jumped a-cross for you

-4 -4   4  -4   6  4
Oh what a thing to do

 4   4  -3    4   4   3
Cus you were all yel-low.

5   5 -4  5    5   5  -4    5   6  -4
I drew a line, i drew  a  line for you

-4  -4   4  -4   6  4
Oh  what a thing to do

 4  4   -3  4   4   3
And it was all yel-low 



(Guitar) 5 (X4) -5 (x4) 5 (X8) 4 



4   -6 6   4   4   6    6    5   5
Your sk-in, oh yea your skin and bones

 4   -6  6    4    6     6  5  4 
Turn in-t-o  some-thing beau-ti-ful

4  -6  6    4   4  6    6   5   5    3
For y-ou,  For you Id bleed my-self dry

 4   4   6  6     5 5     4
For you Id bleed my-self dry



(Guitar)

6 (X9)   -5  (X7)  -7 (X9)   -6 (x7)   -4 (X9)       

4 (x7)   6 (X9)    -5 (x8)   5


 
 4  6  5
Its tr-ue 

 4   -4    4   -4    4  6 5
Look how they shine for y-ou

 4   -4    4    -4   5 
Look how they shine for...

 4   -4    4   -4    4  6  5
Look how they shine for y-ou

 4   -4    4   -4    4 -6 5
Look how they shine for y-ou

 4    4    4    4  
Look how they shine.


 5   5   -4  5
Look at the stars

 5    5   -4    5   5 6   -4
Look how they shine f-or  you

-4   -4  4   -4     4    6   3 4
And all the things that you  d-o.

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