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Mister Cellophane (Chromatic Duet)

by Fred Ebb & John Kander · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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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)

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Mister Cellophane (Chromatic Duet)
From the movie “Chicago”
Words by Fred Ebb, Music by John Kander
Range: 1st harp: B3 to G5    2nd harp:F3 to G6   
4/4 Time        Key of G Major

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71wILjr_Yvs

Tab Notations:   
none = blow    - = draw   * = button in
____= hold    . = lower register (Notes below Middle
C; first 4 of either 16 hole chromatic or 12 hole Tenor “C” chromatic)
-1______2____ = slide from on note to next & hold
! = staccato

1st harp above, 2nd harp below or as noted (1st or 2nd )

Intro
1st:  7 7 -5 -5 -5* -5* -3* -3* -5______ -4 -3* -3_____
2nd:-.4________ -.3*___________   .2_.3_.4_____________

-1 3    3   -1    -1 2  2 -.4
If some-one stood up in a crowd
   -1________________2__________

-1  3      3   -1    -1 2   2   -.4
and raised his voice up way out loud
    -1__________________2____________

-1  -3    -3  -1  -1  -3    -3  -1
and waved his arm and shook his leg,
    2_________________-2*__________

1     -.4  1    -1____
you’d no - tice him.__


2nd: -4  4  -5___

-1 3    3   -1 -1  2   2  -.4  -1
If some-one in the mov-ie show yelled
   -1______________2_________________

 3   3   -1 -1  2   2   -.4
“Fire___ in the sec-ond row!
-1______________2____________

-1   -3    -3    -1  -1 -3  -3  -1
This whole place is  a  pow-der keg!”
2______________________-2*___________

-1    -3*  -3   3___
You’d no - tice him.


2nd: -7* -7 7___


3   -2* -2* -2*  -1  2     2   2    1* -.4___
And e - ven with-out cluck-ing like a  hen,__
                                       -6*!

2nd: -6*! -6*! -6*! -5! 6! 6! 6! 4!

-2* -2* -2* -1   2  2     2   1*  -.4___
ev-‘ry  one gets no-ticed now and then,_
                                  -6*

2nd: -6*! -6*! -5! -6*! -6*!

3    -3    -3 -3      -2*  3   3   3   2      -2*___
Un - less, of course, that per-son-age should be
-6*! 7!               -6*! 7!          6!     -6*!

2nd: -.1! -.2*! -.4! -.3__ -1 -3

3  -3  2 -1*  2  -3  2  -1*  2    -3____
in–vis–i–ble  in–con–se–quen–tial me.___
   -3            -3               (3456)___(-2*x-4*)__

-2* 2  -1_____ 2   -1  -2* 2  -1____ 2      -1
Cel-lo-phane,_ Mis-ter Cel-lo-phane_ should have
-6* 6  -5_____________ -6* 6  -5________________

3    2  -1____ 2   -1  3   2  -1_____  -1    2   2*
been my name,_ Mis-ter Cel-lo-phane,_ ‘cause you can
7    6  -5____________ 7   6  -5_____  -1    2   2*

-2*  -2*   2    -1__ -2*  -2*   2  -1__
look right thru me,_ walk right by me__
-6*  -6*   6    -5__ -6*  -6*   6  -5__

    -3* -3* 3  -3*  -3_ 3     -1 2    2*
    and nev-er know I’m there. I tell ya
-3*___________ -3______ 3     -5 6    6* 7* -7 -8

-2* 2  -1_____ 2   -1  -2* 2  -1____ 2      -1
Cel-lo-phane,_ Mis-ter Cel-lo-phane_ should have
84848484848484848484848484848484               7 -7 -7*

3    2  -1____ 2   -1   3   2  -1_____ -1     2   2*
been my name,_ Mis-ter  Cel-lo-phane,_ ‘cause you can
-8-4-8-4-8-4-8-4-8-4-8-47373737373737373

          -2*  -2*   2    -1_ -2*  -2*   2  -1_ 
          look right thru me, walk right by me_
7* -7* -8 84848484848484848484848484848484   

   -3* -3* 3  -3*  -3  3_____ 
   and nev-er know I’m there.  (arpeggiated)
-3___________ -4   -3  3_____  -2*~-3~-4*~-5
                              
Bridge:
1st:  7 7 -5 -5 -5* -5* -3* -3* -5______ -4 -3* -3_____
2nd:-.4________ -.3*___________   .2_.3_.4_____________

-1  3    3   -1  -1 2   2   -.4
Sup-pose you was  a lit-tle cat
   -1_______________2__________

-1 3   3   -1 -1 2   2     -.4
re-sid-in’ in  a per-son’s flat,
  -1_____________2______________


-1  -3  -3  -1   -1  -3        -3   -1
who fed you fish and scratched your ears;
    2________________-2*_________________


1     -.4  1    -1___
you’d no - tice him._


2nd: -4  4  -5___

-1  3    3   -1  -1 2   2  -.4  -1  3     3   -1 -1
Sup-pose you was  a wom-an wed, and sleep-in’ in a
    -1______________2______________ -1____________

2   2   -.4 -1 -3   -3  -1  -1  -3  -3 -1
dou-ble bed be-side one man for sev-en years;
_2____________ 2________________-2*__________

-1    -3*  -3   3___
You’d no - tice him.


2nd: -7* -7 7___


3 -2*-2* -2*-1    2    2  2    1*   -.4___
A hu-man be-ing’s made of more than air.__
                                    -6*!

2nd: -6*! -6*! -6*! -5! 6! 6! 6!


3    -2* -2*  -2*  -1     2     2  2   1*  -.4___
With all that bulk you’re bound to see him there,
4!                                         -6*!


2nd: -6*! -6*! -5! -6*! -6*!


 3     -3   -3   -3 -2* 3  3   3    2  -2*___
 Un  - less that hu-man be-ing next to you___
-6* 7! -7!         -6*! 7!          6! -6*!


2nd: -.1! -.2*! -.4! -.3__ -1 -3


3  -3 2  -1*   2    -3 2   -1* 2
is un–im–press-ive, un-dis-tin-guished
   -3               -3

-2*          3           -3______
you          know        who.____
      -6*!          7!   -7______


2nd: -7 7 -6___ -6 7__ -6 -7 7 -6__


3      -2     -3*  3  -2____ 3   -2
Should have   been my name,_ Mis-ter
7_________ -6 -7*  7  -6____ 7       -2 -8

-3* 3  -2_____  -2    3   3*  -3   -3    3    -2___
Cel–lo-phane,_ ‘cause you can look right thru me,__
7_____ -6____________________ -7________ 7    -6___

-3   -3    3  -2__
walk right by me,_
-7________ 7  -6__

-5* -5* -3* -5*  4__ -3*    3 -3   -3*
and nev-er  know I’m there. I tell ya
8*  8*  -7* 8*   8   -7*    7 -7   -7*

Heavy ragtime
-4   -3    3______ -3    3   -4    -3     3________
Cel – lo - phane,_ Mis - ter Cel – lo  -  phane____
-8-4-8-4-8-4-8-4-8-4-8-4-8-4         -8-8   8* -9-5

-3     3    4    -3 3________   -3  3
should have been my name,____   Mis-ter
-9-5-9-5-9-58585858585858585 10 -9_____ -9*

4     -3   3_______  3     -3  -3* -4   -4    -3   3___
Cel – lo - phane,__ ‘cause you can look right thru me__
    8 -9__   -9* 10 6 10 6 10 6 10 -9-5-9-5-9-5-9-5-9-5     


2nd: -9 -9* 10

-4   -4       -3       3______________________
walk right    by       me,____________________
-10  10   -9* -9-5-9-5-9-5-9-5-9-5-9-5-9-5-9-5

-5*  -5*   5   -5*  -5_____________ 5____________________
and  nev - er_ know I’m____________ there._______________
10 6 10 6 10 6 10 6 -9-5—9-5-9-5-9-5 6 -7 -7*-8 8 -7 6 -6

-5* 5          -5* 5           7___________
Nev-er         e - ven         know________  (arpeggiated)
        (1234)          (1234) 7-27-27-27-2   (-2~-4~-5~7)

-5* 5___________________________
I’m there.______________________
    -9* -9 8 -9_8 -9* -9 8_ -9_8  7~~8~~10~~11__

Spoken:
“I hope I haven’t taken up too much of your time.”

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