The Tailgate Ramble

by Sydney Bechet, Kid Ory · 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

THE TAILGATE RAMBLE
W: Johnny Mercer
M: Wingy Manone
Sydney Bechet, Kid Ory
Key: Eb

 7   7*  7*  -7*  7* -6    5
When wa-gons meet on the street
-5   7   -5*  -3*
The traf-fic stops
 7    -6  -5* 7*  -5*  -5
They have to call the cops
 7*   7    -6    7   -5* -3*
You ain’t heard noth-in’ pops
 7   7*    -7    -7*   7*  -6    5
The band that’s loud draws the crowd
-5   7    -5*  -3*
And that ain’t all
 -5* -5  5* 5    8    -7*   7*   7   -6
They tag a-long till they start the ball
 7  -6*  7  -5*  -6   -5*
Down at the Eag-le’s Hall

CHORUS

 -7*  7  -7*-7*  -7*
When the wa-gon starts
 8   7   -7*  7    -6
put the tail-gate down
  8    7   8   7   -7*
watch the band pa-rade
 8 -5* -6*   7    -5*
all a-round this town
 -7*  7   -7*  -7*  7
Give the trom-bone man
 8   7   -7*  7   -6
room to move his slide
 8    7     8    7   -7*
and we’ll swing and play
   8   -5*  7    7   -5*
'round the coun-try-side.
 7   7   7* -7 -7*
Was-n't long a-go
8  7  -7* 7  -6
I was in my teens
 8  7    8     8   -7*
And we played that way
 8   8   7  7   -5*
down in New Or-leans.

REPEAT CHORUS

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