Charade (chromatic)

by Henry Mancini, Andy Williams · posted by WaltP

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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

CHARADE
W: Johnny Mercer
M: Henry Mancini
Andy Williams
Key: Am
3/4 time

 6   -6   6    -8  -7   6
When we played our cha-rade 
6   -6   6    -5   5    6  -4
We were like chil-dren pos-ing. 
 -5   6  -5  -4    -5   6  -5   -4
Play-ing at games, act-ing out names 
 -5    6  -5    5   -4  -3
Guess-ing the parts we played. 
6    -6  6 -8  -7  6
Oh, what a hit we made! 
6   -6  6   -5  5   6   -4
We came on next to clos-ing. 
 -5  6  -5   -4   -5   6  -5 -4
Best on the bill, lov-ers un-til 
 -5   6   -5   5   -4  -3
Love left the mas-quer-ade. 
 -7    -8   8   -8   7     6
Fate seemed to pull the strings. 
5   -3   -6  -5   -4   7
I turned and you were gone. 
 -7    -8   8   -8   7     6
While from the dark-ened wings 
 5  -4  -3 -4    5    -5
The mus-ic box played on. 
 6  -6   6  -8 -7  6
Sad lit-tle se-re-nade. 
 6   -6  6   -5     5   6  -4
song of my heart’s com-pos-ing. 
-5  6  -5  -4   -5  6  -5   -4
I hear it still. I al-ways will 
 -5  6  -6   8   -8   -7
Best on the bill cha-rade.

REPEAT

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