Flamingo

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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

FLAMINGO
W: Ed Anderson
M: Ted Grouya
Duke Ellington
Key: F

 1   4  -3  -3*  4   6   -5  5   3*
Fla-min-go, like a flame in the sky
 3   3* 4 -3*  3* -2  -2
Fly-ing ov-er the is-land
-2 -2  3  -2  3   -3
To my lov-er near-by

 1   4  -3   -3*  4    6  -5  5   3*
Fla-min-go, with your trop-i-cal hue
  3   3*  4  -3*  3* -2 -2
Speak of pas-sion un-dy-ing
-2 -2  3    -2  3   -3
And a love that is true

-2   -6   -6  -6  -6 -5*  5* -5*-5* 7*
The wind sings a song to you as you go
-5*-5*  5*  5  5*  5*  7
A song that I hear be-low
 5*  5*  5  -3*   5
The mur-mur-ing palms

 1   4  -3   -3*  4   6   -5    5   3*
Fla-min-go, when the sun meets the sea
 3   3*   4  -3* 3* -2  -2
Say fare-well to my lov-er
 3  -3* -5  -6 -7
And has-ten to me

REPEAT

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound