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So long and thanks for all the fish

by Joby Talbot · posted by unrtst

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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)

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Tab
KEY: o's are overblows/overdraws.
single quote (') is bend.

7   6    5   -4     4  -4   5   4
So long and thanks for all the fish

7   6   5   -4   4    -4   5   4
So sad that it should come to this

4   -4   4   6   -5     4    -4 5 
We tried to warn you all but oh dear?

7    6   5   -4    4   -4 5 4
You may not share our intellect

7      7     6 -5    5    -4 5 4
Which might explain your disrespect

4   -4   4   6 -5    4 4     -4  
For all the natural wonders that
 5   6  -6    7
grow a-round you

6   7    6   7    6    7
So long, so long and thanks

4    4  -2 -3 4
for all the fish



-8   -6     5o 5  -4 5   5o  -4
The world's about to be destroyed

 -8     -8  -6    6  5o  5    5o -4
There's no point getting all annoyed

-4   5   -4  -6   6  -4      5   5o
Lie back and let the planet dissolve. (around you)


-8 -6    5o    5   -4 5 5o  -4
Despite those nets of tuna fleets

-8   -8    -6    6   5o  5   5o   -4
We thought that most of you were sweet

 -4 5 -4   -6 6 -4    4   5
Especially tiny tots and your
5o   -6   -7 -8
preg-nant wo-men

-6  -8   -6  -8   -6  -7o  -6  -8   -6  -7o
So long, so long, so long, so long, so long

-6   8   -6   8   -6  8'   -6  8'   -7  8'
So long, so long, so long, so long, so long

-6 -8    -6  -8   8   -8
So long, so long and thanks

-4  -4  -3'' -4' -4
for all the  fish



The following is the rest of the song from the midi... but it doesn't match
the lyrics I've found online (for the versino in the Hitchikers Guide movie),
so I'm not sure the words, and haven't found the notes for the last few lines
in the movie version. That said, I hope what's here is enjoyable and helpful.

-8 -6 5o 5 -4 5 5o -4
-8 -8 -6 6 5o 5 5o -4
-4 5 -4 -6 6 -4 5 5o
-8 -6 5o 5 -4 5 5o -4
-8 -8 -6 6 5o 5
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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