Surfin' Bird

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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

SURFIN’ BIRD
By: Al Frazier, Carl White,
    John Harris, Turner Wilson, Jr.
The Trashmen
Key: E


-4 5* -5* 6  6   6  6  -4  -4   6   6   -4 
A-well-a ev-‘ry-bod-y dance a-bout the bird 
  6   6    -4  6   6     6   -4
Bird bird bird b-bird’s the word 
-4  5* -5* 6     6   -4     6  6  6  -4
Oh well-a bird bird bird, bird is a word
-4  5* -5*  7    7    6
Oh well-a bird bird bird, 
 6   6  7   7   7   7
Well-a bird is the word 
7   -6* 7   6    6   -4  
Oh well-a bird bird bird, 
6   6    6   6
b-birds the word
6   6  6   7    7    6
A-well-a bird bird bird, 
  6  6   7  7  7   6
Well-a bird is a word 
6   6  6   6   -4  6   6   6  -4
A-well-a bird bird b-birds a word
6   6  6   7    7    6
A-well-a bird bird bird, 
  6  6   7  7  7   6
Well-a bird is a word 
6   6  6   6   -4  6   6   6  -4
A-well-a bird bird b-birds a word

-6* -6* -6* -6*  -6*  -6* -6*  -6*  -6*
Now well-a don't you know bout the bird?
  7  -6*-6* -6*-6*  7   
Well ev-‘ry-bod-y knows 
 -6* -6*  -6* -6* 6  -6*
that the bird is  a word
6   6   6  6    -4  6   6    6  -4   6
Oh well-a bird bird b-bird’s a word well
 
6  6   6   6   6  6  -4  -4  6    6   -4
A-well ev-‘ry-bod-y dance a-bout the bird 
  6    6   -4  6   6     6   -4
Bird bird bird b-bird’s the word 
-4  5* -5*  6    6   -4   6   6     6    6
Oh well-a bird bird bird, b-bird’s the word
6   6  6  7    7     6   7   7     7    7
A well-a bird bird bird, b-bird’s the word
7   7   7   6    6   -4
Oh well-a bird bird bird, 
6   6    6    6
b-birds the word
6   6  6   7    7    6
A-well-a bird bird bird, 
7   7    7    7
b-birds the word
7  7   7  -6*  -6*  -6*   -6* -6*  -6*
A-well-a don’t you know ‘bout the bird
-7  -7 -7  -7   -7  -7 -7 -7  -7   -7
Ev-‘ry-bod-y’s talk-in a-bout the bird
-7 7* -6* 6    6
A-well-a bird bird  
6   6     6   6    6
b-bird’s the word well

5* -5* 6  6  6  -4  5* -5* 6  6  6  -4 
pa-pa com-a-mau-mau pa-pa com-a-mau-mau
5* -5* 6  6  6  -4  5* -5* 6  6  6   6
pa-pa com-a-mau-mau pa-pa com-a-mau-mau
 6   6   6   -4   6   6     6   -4
well-a bird bird, b-bird’s the word
-45* -5* 6  6  6  -4 5* -5* 6 6  6  -4 
a-pa-pa com-a-mau-ma-pa-pa-oo-ma-ma-mau
5* -5* 6  6  6  -4 5* -5* 6 6  6  -4
pa-pa com-a-mau-ma-pa-pa-oo-ma-ma-mau

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