Mister Cellophane G/Bb/C diatonic
by Fred Ebb & John Kander · posted by EarthDogHarpin
Ad: Want to make Mister Cellophane G/Bb/C diatonic sound awesome on your harmonica? Master tight single notes, rock solid bending and more with easy video lessons → click here.
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.
[code]
Mister Cellophane G/Bb/C diatonic
From the movie “Chicago”
Words by Fred Ebb, Music by John Kander
Range: B3 to G5 4/4 Time
Key of G Major Richter tuned diatonic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71wILjr_Yvs
Tab Notations: none = blow - = draw
’ = half step bend ” = whole step bend
3”’ = step-and-a-half bend ob = overblow
___ = hold
Remember: 3 = -2
Intro: 7 7 6 6 -6’ -6’ 4ob 4ob 6_____ 5 4ob -4
3 4 4 3 3 -3” -3” 2
If some-one stood up in a crowd
3 4 4 3 3 -3” -3” 2
and raised his voice up way out loud
3 -4 -4 3 3 -4 -4 3
and waved his arm and shook his leg,
-2” 2 -2” 3____
you’d no-tice him._
3 4 4 3 3 -3” -3” 2 3
If some-one in the mov - ie show yelled
4 4 3 3 -3” -3” 2
“Fire___ in the sec-ond row!
3 -4 -4 -2 -2 -4 -4 -2
This whole place is a pow-der keg!”
-2 4ob -4 4____
You’d no - tice him._
4 -3 -3 -3 3 -3” -3” -3” -2’ 2____
And e - ven with-out cluck-ing like a hen,_
-3 -3 -3 3 -3” -3” -3” -2’ 2_____
ev-‘ry one gets no - ticed now and then,_
4 -4 -4 -4 -3 4 4 4 -3” -3____
Un-less, of course, that per-son-age should be____
4 -4 -3” -3”’ -3” -4 -3” 3 -3”-4______
in – vis – i – ble in – con – se – quen – tial me.___
-3 -3” 3______ -3” 3 -3 -3” 3_____ -3” 3
Cel–lo-phane,_ Mis-ter Cel–lo-phane_ should have
4 -3” 3_____ -3” 3 4 -3” 3______ 3 -3” -3’
been my name,_ Mis-ter Cel-lo-phane,_ ‘cause you can
-3 -3 -3” 3___ -3 -3 -3” 3__
look right thru me,_ walk right by me_
4ob 4ob 4 4ob -4__ 4 3 -3” -3’
and nev-er know I’m_ there. I tell ya
-3 -3” 3______ -3” 3 -3 -3” 3_____ -3” 3
Cel-lo-phane,_ Mis-ter Cel-lo-phane_ should have
4 -3” 3_____ -3” 3 4 -3” 3______ 3 -3” -3’
been my name,_ Mis-ter Cel-lo-phane,_ ‘cause you can
-3 -3 -3” 3___ -3 -3 -3” 3__
look right thru me,_ walk right by me_
4ob 4ob 4 4ob -4__ 4______
and nev-er know I’m_ there._
Bridge:
7 7 6 6 -6’ -6’ 4ob 4ob 6_____ 5 4ob -4
3 4 4 3 3 -3” -3” 2
Sup-pose you was a lit-tle cat
3 4 4 3 3 -3” -3” 2
re-sid-in’ in a per-son’s flat,
3 -4 -4 3 3 -4 -4 3
who fed you fish and scratched your ears;
-2” 2 -2” 3____
you’d no-tice him._
3 4 4 3 3 -3” -3” 2 3 4 4 3 3
Sup-pose you was a wom - an wed, and sleep-in’ in a
-3” -3” 2 3 -4 -4 -2 -2 -4 -4 -2
dou-ble bed be-side one man for sev-en years;
-2 4ob -4 4_____
You’d no - tice him.__
4 -3 -3 -3 3 -3” -3” -3” -2’ 2_____
A hu-man be-ing’s made of more than air.__
4 -3 -3 -3 3 -3” -3” -3” -2’ 2______
With all that bulk you’re bound to see him there,_
4 -4 -4 -4 -3 4 4 4 -3” -3___
Un-less that hu-man be-ing next to you__
4 -4 -3” -3”’ -3” -4 -3” 3 -3”
is un – im – press - ive, un – dis – tin - guished
-3 4 -4______
you know who.____
change to Bb diatonic
-3” 3 4 -3” 3_____ -3” 3
Should have been my name,_ Mis-ter
4 -3” 3_____ 3 -3” -3’ -3 -3 -3” 3___
Cel-lo-phane,_ ‘cause you can look right thru me,_
-3 -3 -3” 3___
walk right by me,_
4ob 4ob 4 4ob -4 4 -3” -3 4
and nev-er know I’m there. I tell ya
change to C major diatonic
-3 -3” 3_______ -3” 3 -3 -3” 3______
Cel – lo - phane,__ Mis-ter Cel – lo - phane__
-3” 3 4 -3” 3_______ -3” 3
should have been my name,___ Mis-ter
4 -3” 3______ 3 -3” -3’ -3 -3 -3” 3__
Cel-lo-phane,__ ‘cause you can look right thru me_
-3 -3 -3” 3__
walk right by me,_
4ob 4ob 4 4ob -4 4______
and nev-er_ know I’m there._
4ob 4__ 4ob 4 6________
Nev-er_ e - ven know_____
4ob 4______________________
I’m there._________________
Spoken:
“I hope I haven’t taken up too much of your time.”
[/code]