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Empty Bed Blues (5th pos)

by American blues · 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
EMPTY BED BLUES 5th pos
American blues
Key: E
Harp: C


       E
-7 -7  8   -8   -8   5 
-3 -3  5   -4   -4   2  
I woke up this morn-ing
        A7               E E7
 5   5  -7 -6   6   5   5
 2   2  -3 -3”  3   2   2
With an aw-ful ach-ing head
       A7
-7 -7  -7  -6   6    5
-3 -3  -3  -3”  3    2
I woke up this morn-ing
                         E
 5   5  6   5  -7-6 6   5
 2   2  3   2  -3-3”3   2
With an aw-ful ach-ing head
    B7
-7 -7  -6  -6   6   5
-3 -3  -3” -3”  3   2
My new man had left me
        A7                  E A7 E
 5   5  6    5  5  -7-6 6  5
 2   2  3    2  2  -3-3”3  2
Just a room and an em-pty bed
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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