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Lady Madonna (for diatonic)

by the beatles · posted by mrLof

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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
The Beatles – Lady Madonna

For a harmonica in the key of A:
5 5 -4 -4 4
Lady Madonna,
5 5 5 -3” 4
children at your feet.
5 5 6 5 -6 6 
Wonder how you manage
5 4 4 5 (4)  
to make ends meet.

5 5 -4 -4 4
Who finds the money
5 5 5 -3” 4
when you pay the rent?
5 5 6 5 -6 6 
Did you think that money 
5 4 4 5 (4)  
was heaven sent?

The Chorus is in the key of C, so if you want to play the whole song on 1 harmonica you can play the verses like this on a C harp (but it’s more difficult):

-4’ -4’ -3 -3 -3”
Lady Madonna,
-4’ -4’ -4’  -2’ -3”
children at your feet.
-4’ -4’ 5 -4’ (5o) 5 
Wonder how you manage
-4’ -3” -3” -4’ (-3”)  
to make ends meet.

Chorus (for a c harp)
-4 -4 -4 -4 4 -4 
Friday night arrives
4 -4  4 -4 3 
without a suitcase.
4 4 4 (-3”)
Sunday morning 
4 4 -4 5 4 -3”
creeping like a nun.
-4 -4 -4 4 -4 -4 
Monday's child has learned 
-4 -4 4 -4 3
to tie his bootlace.
5 -4 -3 5
See how they run...
(you can also play one of they other voices here like: 5 -5 -5 5)

Lady Madonna, baby at your breast.
Wonders how you manage to feed the rest.

(Sax solo)

See how they run...

Lady Madonna, lying on the bed.
Listen to the music playing in your head.

Tuesday afternoon is never ending.
Wednesday morning papers didn't come.
Thursday night your stockings needed mending.
See how they run...

Lady Madonna, children at your feet.
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet.
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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