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12 BAR JAM (Chromatic)

by David Barrett · posted by gatman

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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
This is played in second position, so the band (or your buddy who plays guitar) would be in the key of E.
  
        V 
   e      e   e e  e  e    e
-(1,2) / -3* -3 3 -2 -1 -(1,2)  
IV
 e   e e  e  e  e  e e  e
-3* -3 3 -2 -1 -1 -2 3 -4  
I
e.s    q      q   e  s s
3 3 -(4,5) -(4,5) 4 -4 3 
            V
e  e  e  e  e  e e    e
3 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 2 -(1,2) 
I 
e e  e  e  q q e
3 3 -3 -4 -5 6 r 
e  s  e     e     q e e 
r -4 -5 -(3,4,5) -5 6 r
e e  e  e  q   e e                                            3 3 -3 -4(5,6) 6 r 
e  s    e       s       q   e e
r -4 -(5,6) -(4,5,6) -(5,6) 6 r
IV 
e e e e e e  e e
1 1 2 2 3 3 -3 3 
 e  e   e q  e  e e  e
-3 -3* -3 3 -1 -2 3 -4 
I
e e  e  e  q e e
3 3 -3 -4 -5 6 r 
e  s  e     e     q e e
r -4 -5 -(3,4,5) -5 6 r
V
 e  e e  e  e e  q.e  
-8 -7 7 -6 -5 5* 5 3 
IV
 e e  e  e  e  q  s s
-3 3 -3 -4 -5 -1 -2 3
I
q(   t   )(   t   )(   t   )
3 -4 3 -1  -4 3 -1  -4 3 -1
        V
e  e  e h  s  s
3 -2 -1 5 -4 -5 


I
(   t   ) q  h
-6 -6 -6 -6 -5
 e  e(  t  ) e .q
-6 -5 5 3 5 -4 -5
(   t   ) q  e  s  s
-6 -6 -6 -6 -5 -4 -5
 e q  s  s h 
-6 7 -6 -5 -3*
IV
e e h e    e
3 3 3 3 (3*,5*)
   e   e h e    e
-(4,5) 3 3 3 -(1,2)
I
e e  e  e  e  e  e e  e
3 3 -3 -4 -5 -6 -5 5 -5
 s e.e  e  s  e. e  s  s
-4 3 3 -1 -2 -1 -1 -2 -1
V
 e  s s  e q
-1 -5 5* 5 5
IV
e   e e  e  e  e e  e e  e  e
6* -6 5* 5 -3* 5 3 -4 3 -2 -1
I
e    e      e       e    e    e   e    e
3 -(1,2) (3*,5*) -(4,5) -2 -(1,2) 2 -(1,2)
           V
e  e  e  q    e   e    e   
3 -2 -1 -1 -(1,2) 2 -(1,2)
I
e    e   e e  e    e   e    e
3 -(1,2) 2 2 -1 -(1,2) 2 -(1,2)
e    e   e e  e    e   e    e
3 -(1,2) 2 2 -1 -(1,2) 2 -(1,2)
e  e e    e   e    e   e    e
3 -1 2 -(1,2) 3 -(1,2) 2 -(1,2)
e e  e  e  e e e  e
3 3 -3 -4 -5 7 6 -5
IV
e   e   e  e  q. s   s
5 (4,5) 5 -3* -1 2 (1,2)
e   e   e  e   e   e e    e
5 (4,5) 5 -3* -3* -1 2 -(1,2)

I
e e  e  e  q  e  e
3 3 -3 -4 -5 -3 -4
e e  e   e  q. s  s
3 3 -2* -2 -2 -3 -4
V
 q  e  s s  h
-5 -6 -5 5* 5
IV
   q       h  (   t   )
(5*,6*) -(5,6) 5* -4 3
I
e e  e  e e e   e  e
3 3 -3 -4 5 5* -5 -3*
e  e e  e  h
3 -1 3 -2 -2 
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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