Chiquitita (12 hole Chromatic Duet)

by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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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

Words & Music by Benny Andersson and BjÃ¶rn Ulvaeus
Key of Ab Major    Range: G4 to C7
Requires two (2) Key of "C" chromatics
Notations:  none= blow   - = draw  * = button in   
____ = hold   #___# = hold slide from one note to next

1st harpist above lyrics
2nd harpist below lyrics


5   5* -5* 6*  -5*  5* 5      -5* 
Chi-qui-ti-ta, tell me what's wrong. 


I have nev-er seen such sor-row 
5 5*   -5* 6* -5*  5*   5   -3* 

7__*6__7__7* -6   -5* 
in__________ your eyes,  
11_10*_11_11* -10 -9* 

-3*  5   5*  5*   5* 5  -3*  4__4__ 
and  the wed-ding is to-mor-row.___ 
-7*  9   9*  9*   9* 9  -7*  8__8__

How I  hate to see you like this. 
5   5* -5*  6* -5* 5*  5    -5* 

5     5* -5* 6*  7   -6  -5*7  -5* 
There is no  way you can de-ny it. 

7__6*_7_7* 6*  -5* -3*  5       5*  5* 5*   5 
I_________ can see that youâ€™re, oh, so sad, so  
7__6*_7_7* 6*  -5* -3*  5       5*  5* 5*   5 

-3*__3*___
qui-et.___ 
-3*__3*___

5   5*  -5*6*  -5*  5* 5   -5*______ 
Chi-qui-ti-ta, tell me the truth.___ 
3*  -3*  5 5*  5   -3* 3*  5    

5   5* -5*   6*  -5* 5*  5   -3*_-3*___ 
Iâ€™m a  shoul-der you can cry on,_______ 
3* -3* 5     5*  5   -3* 3*  3_3_______  

7__6*__7__7*__ 6*   -5* 
your__________ best friend. 
-5*_5*_-5*_6*_ 5*   -3*

-3* 5   5*  5*  5*   5  -3*_-3*  5_5___   
Iâ€™m the one you must re-ly_____  on.___ 
3   3*  -3* -3* -3*  3* 3__3___  3*_3*_

5   5*   -5*6*   -5*  5* 5    -5*___ 
You were al-ways sure of your-self._
3*  -3*  5  5*   5   -3* 3*   5_____

5   5*  -5* -6    7   -6 -5* 7     -5*_-5*__ 
Now I  see youâ€™ve bro-ken a  feath-er.______
3* -3* 5   5*     -5* -5  5  -5*   5_5______

7___6*__7___7*_6* -5*  5* -5* -6__-6 -6 -6  
I_______________  hope we can patch_ it up  
-5*_5*_-5*__6*_5* -3* -3* 5   5*__5* 5* 5* 

-5* 5*  5__5___ 
to-geth-er.____ 
5  -3*  3*_3*__

6*  7   7* -7*  7*  7   6*_7*   7*_______7* 
Chi-qui-ti-ta,  you and I____   know_______ 
-10 11  11*-11* 11* 11  -10_11* 11*_____11*

6*  7   7*   -7*    7*   7   -6   7* 7   -6 
how the heart-aches come and they go and the 
-10 11  11*  -11*   11*  11  -10  11*11  -10

7*     -5*     5*   5__5____ 
scares theyâ€™re leav-ing.____ 
11*    -9*     9*   9__9____

5      5* -5*_-5* 6*  7   7* 7 
Youâ€™ll be danc - ing once a-gain____ 
9      9* -9*_-9* -10 11  11* 11

6*  7   7*   6*   -5* 
and the pain will end.  
-10 11  11*  -10  -9*

-3*  5    5*   5* 5*   5  -3*_-3*  5_5____ 
You  will have no time for griev - ing.___ 
-7*  9    9*   9* 9*   9  -7*__7*  9_9____

-6  7   7* -7* 7*  7   6*___7* 7*_____________7* 
Chi-qui-ti-ta, you and I_____  cry,____________ 
-10 11 11* -11* 11* 11 10*_11* 11*_11_10*_11_11*

-6  7   7*  -7* 7*    7  -6  7*  -7* 8    -7*  
but the sun is  still in the sky and shin-ing  
-10 11  11* -11* 11*  11 -10 11* -11* 12  -11*

7*  8    7*_7*____ 
a - bove you._____ 
11* 12   11*_11*__

5_5*  5*_-5* -5*_6* 6*_7   7_7*   -7*_7*   7 
Let_  me___  hear_  you_   sing_  once_    more 
9_9*  9*_-9* -9*_10*10*_11 11_11* -11*_11* 11

6*   7   7*  6* -5* 
like you did be-fore. 
-10  11  11* -10 -9*

-3*  5 5*  5*    5*    5   -3*_-3*  3*_3*___   
Sing a new song, Chi â€“ qui - ti  -  ta._____ 
-7*  9 9*  9*    9*    9   -7*_-7*  7*_7*___

2nd Harpist: 11* 11* -9* -10 11 11*

-7* 7*   7     -6   7   7*  -6 -5* 
Try once more, like you did be-fore. 
-11*

-3*  5 5*  5*    5*  5   -3*  3*__3*_____
Sing a new song, Chi-qui-ti - ta.________