Pasadena

by Lyrics, Clarke & Leslie, mus. Harry Warren · posted by harmusman

How hard is it?

Ad: Want to make Pasadena sound awesome on your harmonica? Master tight single notes, rock solid bending and more with easy video lessons → click here.

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

Pasadena, published 1923 U.S.A. Traditional old time favourite of many and was recorded around 1961 by The Temperance 7 in the U.K which for them was a top ten hit.

Song,
    5~~~~~~ 6   5  -4     5~~~~~ 6
v.1 Oh!- / you railway / sta- / tion /
v.2 When / the sunshine doz- / es /

     5~~~~~~~ 6   5  -4     5~~~~ 6
v.1 Here's- / my res-er- / va- / tion /
v.2 Mid- / the frag-rant / ros- / es /
     6~~~~ -7  6  -5      6~~~~ -7
v.1 For- / my des-ti- /  na- / tion /
v.2 Mid- / the fra-rant / ros- / es
     6~~~~ 6  -6  -6  -7  -3     5~~~~~~
v.1 Far- / beyond the western / plain,- /
v.2 With- / my loving "all in / all" /
    5   -5  6
v.1 to see  my //
v.2 be-side my //

Chorous.
 -6     4   5 -6   6~~~~~5
Home- / in Pas-a / de- / na, /
 5~~~~~  3    -4   -5    5~~~~~~ 4
home / where grass is / green- / er /
 -3    4 -3    -4    -3   4 -3    -4
Where honey / bees / hum mel-o- / dies, /
 -4  5 -4     -5    5    -4     6~~~~~~
and orange / trees scent the / breeze; /
   7   7  -7   -6~~~ 4  5    -6      6~~~~~ 5
- I'm gon-na / be- / a home sweet / home- / er /
 -5       3   -4  -5     6~~~~~
There- / I'll set-tle / down- /  
6   -6    6     -7~~~~~ -6  6   -6      6~~~~
be-neath the / Palms- / in someone's / arms /
-5  5 -5    -7    7    -6~~~~~~~~
in Pas-a- / de- / na / Town- / -- //
                                Yours Harmusman

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