Caravan

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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

CARAVAN
By: Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
Key: Ab

  4*   4*   4   3 -3*
Night and stars a-bove 
 4     6   3   -3*
that shine so bright
 4   4*  4   4*   4   -4   2   -3*
The mys-t’ry of their fad-ing light
 4     -4  -3* -3  3* -2* 2 -2 
That shines up-on our Car-a-van

  4   4* 4  3   -3*   4  6  3   -3* 
Sleep up-on my shoul-der as we creep
4   4*   4    4*  4 -4  2  -3*
A-cross the sands so I may keep
 4   -4  -3* -3  3* -2* 2 -2
This mem-‘ry of our Car-a-van

 -6 -6* -6 5  -5*  5*
This is so ex-cit-ing, 
-6   7  -6 5  -5* -5
you are so in-vit-ing
 -5* -6 -5*  5  -3*
Rest-ing in my arms
-6 6  -5*   -2  3   3*-3*   4    4
As I thrill to the mag-ic charms of 

 4  4*  4   3   -3* 4    6    3  -3*
You be-side me here be-neath the blue
4    4*  4   4*  4  -4   2   -3*
My dream of love is com-ing true
 4   -4 -3* -3   3* -2* 2 -2
With-in our des-ert Car-a-van

-6 -6* -6 5  -5*  5*
This is so ex-cit-ing, 
-6   7  -6 5  -5* -5
you are so in-vit-ing
 -5* -6 -5*  5  -3*
Rest-ing in my arms
-6 6  -5*   -2  3   3*-3*   4    4   4
As I thrill to the mag-ic charms of you

  4*   4*   4   3 -3*
Night and stars a-bove 
 4     6   3   -3*
that shine so bright
 4   4*  4   4*   4   -4   2   -3*
The mys-t’ry of their fad-ing light
 4     -4  -3* -3  3* -2* 2 -2 
That shines up-on our Car-a-van
4     -4  -3* -3  3* -2* 2 -2 
That shines up-on our Car-a-van

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