I'm a Believer (12 Hole Chromatic Solo)

by Neil Diamond / The Monkees · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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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)

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Tab



I’m a Believer (12 Hole Chromatic Solo)
Words & Music by Neil Diamond
As Performed by The Monkees
Key of G Major    Range: C4 to C6


Requires a 12 Hole Key of C Solo Tuned chromatic harmonica. 

Tab Notations:
None = blow    - = draw    * = button in
-1 = grace note    6____ = hold   ! = staccato 
1_-1 = slide; move smoothly from note to note


Moderately fast

-13 3       3    3   3_-3 -3 -34__ 4  -3-4_ -3 3____
  I thought love was on – ly true_ in fair__-y tales,

23____ 3   3    3   3_-3__ -3  4   4___ -3___
 Meant for some-one else__ but not for_ me.__

4___ 4   -34  -3 3____ 3
Love was out to get__ me.  

-44    4   -4  -3 3____
That’s the way it seemed.

4   4  -4    -3   3     3___ 2   -2  -2_-2*____
Dis-ap-point–ment haunt-ed__ all my  dreams.___

3    3 3   -4  -5_____
Then I saw her face;__

-5  6___ -5 6  6___ -5    
now I’m_  a be–liev–er!

3   -4 -5___4_-4____
Not  a trace________

-5 6_______ 6    -5______
of doubt in my   mind.___

3   -3*-4__ -5            3__6 6 6  6_-5 -5
I’m in____ Love.         I’m_ a be-liev-er!

-5 -5    -5  -5_4__ 4   -4 3 -3____
 I could-n’t leave_ her if I tried_.

23 3       3    3   3-3   -3 4____ -4 -4  -3  3_____
 I thought love was more or less_  a giv-in’ thing._

23___ 3   3    3 -3____  -3  -3   4 -3___
Seems the more I gave,_  the less I got._

-44___   4   -4  -3 3__ 3
 What’s the use in try-in’?

34   4   -4  -3 3_____
 All you get is pain._

4    4 -4   -3 3   3      2 -2  -2_-2*
When I need-ed sun-shine, I got rain.

3    3 3   -4  -5____
Then I saw her face;_

-5  6___ -5 6  6___ -5    
now I’m_  a be–liev–er!

3   -4 -5___4_-4____
Not  a trace________

-5 6_______ 6  -5______
of doubt in my mind.___

3   -3*-4__ -5          3__6 6 6  6_-5 -5
I’m in____ Love.       I’m_ a be-liev-er!

-5 -5    -5  -5_4__ 4   -4 3 -3____
 I could-n’t leave_ her if I tried_.

-2*-3
ya know.

3____4__   4    4   -4  -3 3___ 3
Ah,______  love was out to get_ me.

3    4      4   -4  -3 3____
Now, that’s the way it seemed.


4   4  -4__  -3__ 3     3___ 2   -2 -2_-2*______
Dis–ap–point–ment haunt-ed__ all my dreams._____

3    3 3   -4   -5____
Then I saw her  face;_

-5  6___ -5 6  6___ -5    
now I’m_  a be–liev–er!

3   -4 -5___4_-4____
Not  a trace________

-5 6_______ 6  -5______
of doubt in my mind.___

3   -3*-4__ -5         3__6 6 6  6_-5 -5
I’m in____ Love.       I’m_ a be-liev-er!

-5 -5    -5  -5_4__ 4   -4 3 -3____
 I could-n’t leave_ her if I tried_.

6    6 7   7   -7_-7*_7___
Yes, I saw her face;______

7   -7*8_  8 -8 7 7_____ -6  
now I’m__  a be – liev – er!

-6    7___ 7 -7*_____7_____-6_____7_____
Well, not_ a trace______________________

7  7-8_____  8  -8_7 7_-6___
of doubt___ in  my_  mind.__

7   7-8_ 8 -7*_7  -7   -7  -7_-7* -7_-7* -7_-7* -7_-7* -7_-7* -7_-7*
Said I’m a be  –  liev–er, yeah,_ yeah,_ yeah,_ yeah,_ yeah,_ yeah._

-7*_7_-6_7___-6__
yeah.____________

Begin fade
7    -8__ 8 -7*_7  7    -6  7__  
Said I’m_ a be  –  liev–er, yeah.

7 7    -8___ 8 -8_7 7    -6  7___  -6_7___ -6_7_-6___ Fade out
I said I’m__ a be – liev–er, yeah, yeah,__ oh._______