Blue Danube Waltz

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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

BLUE DANUBE WALTZ
By: Johann Strauss
Key: D, A
Time: 3/4

Key: D

|-5-6*-7|-7 -11|-11~ -10*|-10*~ -5|

|-5-6*-7|-7 -11|-11 ~ 11|11 ~ 5|

|56-8|-8-12|-12 ~ 11|11 ~ 5|

|56-8|-8 -12|-12 ~ -10*|-10* ~ -5|

|-5-6*-7|-9 12*|12* -11|-11 ~ -5|

|-5-6*-7|-9 12*|12* ~ -12|-12 ~ 6|

|67-8|-8...|.7*-7|-10*...|.-9-6*|

|-6* 6|-8 -7|-6* 6|-8 -7|-5 ~ -5-5|

Key: A

|~-9 ~ 9* ~|9* ~-8 ~-8 ~|~ -8 ~-7* ~|

|-7* ~-8 ~-8 ~|~ 6 ~ 6 ~|-6* 6|

|~ 6~ 6 ~|-8 -7|~-9 ~ 9* ~|9* ~-8 ~-8 ~|

|~ -8 ~ 9* ~|10 ~-9 ~-9 ~|~ 7# ~-8 ~|

-8 -7|7* -6*-5-4|-6*-6*-6*6|-7 ~~~|

This piece is tabbed one octave too high, 
because of the -4 at the end.  If you have 
a tenor or a 14 or 16 holer remember that
12* (D) on a 12 holer is sometimes -9 
on the other harps.

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