Spanish Harlem (chrom)

by Aretha Franklin, Ben E. King · 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

SPANISH HARLEM
By: Jerry Leiber & Phil Spector
Aretha Franklin, Ben E. King
Key: C

  6   6 -6  7   7   -7  -8 -7-8-7 7  5 3 3 
There is a rose in Span-ish Har-lem
6  6   -6  7  7   -7  -8 -7-8-7 7  5 3 3 
A red rose up in Span-ish Har-lem 
-9 8 -7  -9   8  -7
It is a spec-ial one, 
 -9   8  -7  -9   8  -7
it's nev-er seen the sun 
-9 8  -7  -9    8   -7 
It on-ly comes out when 
-9   8   -7 -9  8  -7
the moon is on the run 
-9   8  -7    8    5    6    7  5 3 3 8
And all the stars are gleam-ing 
 -5   -5   6  -6  6    7
It's grow-ing in the street 
 -6   6   -6   6   7   -6  
right up thru the con-crete 
 6   -6   6    7    3   -3   4
But soft and sweet and dream-in' 

  6   6 -6  7   7   -7  -8 -7-8-7 7  5 3 3
There is a rose in Span-ish Har-lem 
6  6   -6  7  7   -7  -8 -7-8-7 7   5 3 3
A red rose up in Span-ish Har-lem 
 -9   8   -7  -9   8   -7
With eyes as black as coal 
 -9   8    -7  -9 8   -7
that look down in my soul 
-9    8  -7 -9 8  -7 
And start a fire there 
-9   8  -7  -9   8   -7
and then I lose con-trol 
-9  8  -7  8   5    6   7   5 3 3 
I have to beg your par-don 
-5   -5   6   -6   6    7
I'm going to pick that rose 
-6    6   -6  6   7   -6   7  3  -3   5
and watch her as she grows in my gar-den

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