Chi-baba Chi-baba (diatonic)

by Perry Como, Peggy Lee · posted by oldieskid

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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

Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)

Written by Mack David, Jerry Livingston, and Al Hoffman
Most popularly covered by Perry Como and Peggy Lee.

For Diatonic Key of C


7  7    6   6 -6 -6  5   5   6  6
Ma-ny years a-go in old Sor-ren-to

5  -5  5    6  6  -4   -5    5    6
A cer-tain dit-ty was quite the thing

 6   6 -6  -7  7   7    6     6  -6 -6
When-ev-er a  mo-ther rocked her ba-by 

5   5   6  6
in Sor-ren-to

 6    -6  6  -7  -7  -5   6  -6  -7
This lit-tle dit-ty she used to sing

 6   7 -8   7  -7 -6   -7  7 6
Chi-ba-ba, chi-ba-ba, chi-wa-wa

-5  6 -7 -6  -5  5 -4  -6  6
En-ja-la-wa cook-a-la goom-ba

 6  7  -8   7  -7 -6   -7  7 6
Chi-ba-ba, chi-ba-ba, chi-wa-wa

-5  6  -7 -6 -5 -4   4
My bam-bi-no go to sleep

-repeat "Chibaba" chorus-

 5   5   -6   -6   6  6   -7
All the stars are in the skies

-6  -7  7  -7  -6    5
Read-y to say good night

 5     5   -6  -6    6   6  -7  -7  -6
Can't you see your doll is sleep-y too

  6    6    7   7  -7  -7   -8
Close your drow-sy lit-tle eyes

7  -8   8   -8   7    6
Ma-ma will hold you tight

 -6    -6   -6  -6 -6 -6 -7  7  -8
While she sings a lull-a-by to you


-Repeat one “Chibaba” chorus and done.-

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