Wake Up Little Susie (cross harp)
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 -4-4-44-3” -4’ -4
Wake up, little S-u-sie, wake up (x2)
-3 -3 -3 -3” 4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3” -3” 4 -3
We’ve both been sound asleep, wake up, little Susie, and weep
-3 -3 -3 -3” -3” 4 -3 -3 -3” 4 -3 -3 -3” -3 4
The movie’s over, it’s four o’clock, and we’re in trouble deep
-3 -3 -3 -3 -4’ -4’
Wake up little Susie (x2)
-3”
well
-3” -3” -3” -3” -3” -3”’ -3”’ -3” -3”
What are we gonna tell your mama
-3” -3” -3” -3” -3” -3”’ -3”’ -3”
What are we gonna tell your pa
-3” -3” -3” -3” -3” -3”’ -3”’ -3” 2 -2’ -3” -4’ -3 -4’
What are we gonna tell our friends when they say “ooh-la-la”
-3” -3 -4’ -4’ -4 -4
Wake up little Susie
-4’ -4’ -4’ -4’ -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 5 -4 5 -4
Well Susie baby looks like we goofed a-ga-in
-3 -3 -3 -3 -4’ -4’
Wake up little Susie (x2)
-2’ -2 -2’ 2 -1
We gotta go home
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 -3” -4’ -4
Wake up, little S-u-sie, wake up (x2)
-3 -3 -3 -3” -3” 4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3” -3” 4 -3
The movie wasn’t so hot, it didn’t have much of a plot
-3 -3 -3 -3” 4 -3 -3 -3” 4 -3 -3 -3” -3 4 -3
We fell asleep, our goose is cooked, our reputation is shot
-3 -3 -3 -3 -4’ -4’
Wake up little Susie (x2)
-3”
well
-3” -3” -3” -3” -3” -3”’ -3”’ -3” -3”
What are we gonna tell your mama
-3” -3” -3” -3” -3” -3”’ -3”’ -3”
What are we gonna tell your pa
-3” -3” -3” -3” -3” -3”’ -3”’ -3” 2 -2’ -3” -4’ -3 -4’
What are we gonna tell our friends when they say “ooh-la-la”
-3” -3 -4’ -4’ -4 -4
Wake up little Susie (x3)