Tiger Rag (Hold That Tiger)

by Mills Brothers, Joe Jackson · 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

TIGER RAG (Hold That Tiger)
W: Harry De Costa
M: Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Mills Brothers, Joe Jackson
Key: G

  7      7   7  -8
Where's that ti-ger?
  7      7   7  -8
Where's that ti-ger?
  7      7   7  -8
Where's that ti-ger?
 -6*    -6* -6* -5
Where's that ti-ger?

-6*  -6* -6* -7
Hold that ti-ger
-6*  -6* -6* -7
Hold that ti-ger
-6*  -6* -6* -7
Hold that ti-ger

  7   -4    5    5*
Choke him, poke him,
 -5  -5  -5*  6   -6*
Kick him and soak him
  7      7   7  -8
Where's that ti-ger?
  7      7   7  -8
Where's that ti-ger?
  7   7   -7    7  -7 7
Where oh where can he be?
-7* -7* -7*  7
Low or high brow
 -8  -8  -8   7*
They all cry now
   -8    -7   7   -7 -8  -9  -7* 7
“Please play that Ti-ger Rag for me

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