Kansas City Blues

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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

KANSAS CITY BLUES
By: Jim Jackson
Key: E

 E  
 3*  3   3*   -3  -4    3*   3  -4
Woke up this morn-ing, feel-ing bad,

   3*   3  3*   3   -3    -4
Thought a-bout the good times

4* -5   4*  -4
I once have had
         A7  
  6  6   6   6   5* -3   3  2
When I lived in Kan-sas Cit-y,
         E
  6  6   6   6  -5  -4   4* 4*
When I lived in Kan-sas Cit-y,
            B7
 4* -5  -4 -5*  4* -4
I'm gon-na move ba-by
  A7                               E
  4*  4* 4*   -4  4*-4     4*    3*2
Where I know they don’t (a)’llow you

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