Wake Up Little Susie (diatonic)
by The Everly Brothers · posted by ,,,
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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.
4 4 4 4 4 -3’ 3 -3 4
Wake up, little S-u-sie, wake up (x2)
-3” -3” -3” 3 -3’ -3” -3” -3” -3” -3” 3 3 -3’ -3”
We’ve both been sound asleep, wake up, little Susie, and weep
-3” -3” -3” 3 3 -3’ -3” -3” 3 -3’ -3” -3” 3 -3” -3’
The movie’s over, it’s four o’clock, and we’re in trouble deep
-3” -3” -3” -3” -3 -3
Wake up little Susie (x2)
3
well
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2’ -2’ -2 -2
What are we gonna tell your mama
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2’ -2’ -2
What are we gonna tell your pa
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2’ -2’ -2 -1 2 -2 -3 -3” -3
What are we gonna tell our friends when they say “ooh-la-la”
3 -3” -3 -3 4 4
Wake up little Susie
-3 -3 -3 -3 4 4 3
Wake up little Susie, well
3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 -3” 4 3
We told your mama that we’d be in by ten
4 4 4 4 4 -3” 4 4 -4 4 -4 4
Well Susie baby looks like we goofed a-ga-in
-3” -3” -3” -3” -3 -3
Wake up little Susie (x2)
2 -2” 2 -1 1
we gotta go home
4 4 4 4 4 -3’ 3 -3 4
Wake up, little S-u-sie, wake up (x2)
-3” -3” -3” 3 3 -3’ -3” -3” -3” -3” -3” 3 3 -3’ -3”
The movie wasn’t so hot, it didn’t have much of a plot
-3” -3” -3” 3 -3’ -3” -3” 3 -3’ -3” -3” 3 -3” -3’ -3”
We fell asleep, our goose is cooked, our reputation is shot
-3” -3” -3” -3” -3 -3
Wake up little Susie (x2)
3
well
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2’ -2’ -2 -2
What are we gonna tell your mama
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2’ -2’ -2
What are we gonna tell your pa
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2’ -2’ -2 -1 2 -2 -3 -3” -3
What are we gonna tell our friends when they say “ooh-la-la”
3 -3” -3 -3 4 4
Wake up little Susie (x3)