Little Boat (O Barquinho)

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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

LITTLE BOAT (O Barquinho)
W: Ronaldo Boscoli, Buddy Kaye
M: Roberto Menescal
Stan Getz
Key: Bb

-7 -7* -7   8   -7 -7* -7  8
My lit-tle boat is like a note
 -8   -7* -7  -7  -7 -7 -7
Bounc-ing mer-ril-ly a-long
 -5* 6    -7   -7  -7 -7 -7
Hear it splash-in’ up a song
 7    7*   7   -7*    7   7*  7  -7*
The sails are white, the sky is bright
 -7  7*   7  7  7   7   7
Head-in’ out in-to the blue
 5* -5  7   7  7  7   7
With a crew of on-ly two
 -6  -6* -6    7*    -6   -6* -6  7*
Where we can share love’s salt-y air
7 -6* -6 -6  -6 -6  -6   -4    5  -6
On a lit-tle par-a-dise that’s a-float
 8 -7* -6   7   7* -9*-9 -5* -6  -6*
Not a care have we in my lit-tle boat

-7   -7* -7   8    -7  -7* -7    8
The wind is still, we feel the thrill
-8-7* -7 -7   -7  -7  -7
Of a voy-age heav-en bound
-5*  6  -7 -7  -7  -7  -7
Tho’ we on-ly drift a-round
  7    7*  7  -7*   7    7*
Warmed by the sun, two hearts
7  -7*  -7   7*  7   7    7   7    7
As one beat-ing with en-chant-ed bliss
 5*  -5  7   7    7   7    7
Melt-ing in each oth-er’s kiss
 -6  -6*  -6    7*  -6  -6* -6   7*
When day-light ends and sly-ly sends
 7  -6*  -6   -6  -6   -6   -6   -4 5  -6
Lit-tle stars to twink-le bright-ly a-bove
 8    -7* -6  7  7* -9* -9  -5*  -6  -6*
It’s good-bye to my lit-tle boat of love
 -6   7* -6  -5*  -6
Good-bye lit-tle boat
 -6   7* -6  -5*  -6
Good-bye lit-tle boat

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