Rose Room

by Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt · 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

ROSE ROOM
W: Harry Williams
M: Art Hickman
Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt
Key: G

-1 -1 -1*  2    -4
In sun-ny Rose-land
 -1    2  -2   -2*  -4 -2*  -3  -4
Where sum-mer breez-es are play-ing
  3    3  -3  -3* -4   6  -4 -5   4
Where the hon-ey bees are “A-May-ing”
  4    3  -3   4  3  -3   -4  -1
There all the ros-es are sway-ing
 1*   1*   2   -2*  3  -3   -4    -3
Danc-ing while the mea-dow brook flows

-1   -1   -1*  2   -4
The moon when shin-ing
-1  2    -2 -2* -4 -2* -3   3
Is more than ev-er de-sign-ing
 3    3  -3 -3* -4  6 -4 -5   4
For ‘tis ev-er then I am pin-ing
 4   4  3  -3   4   3  -3  -4  -5
Pin-ing to be sweet-ly re-clin-ing
 -1   -1   -1*  2   -4
Some-where in Rose-land
-1  2  -2  -2* -5 -4   3
Be-side a beau-ti-ful rose

REPEAT

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