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

Requires a Key of G Richter Tuned diatonic harmonica. 

Tab Notations:
None = blow    - = draw    ’ = half step bend
” = full step bend    ob = overblow
-1 = grace note    6____ = hold   ! = staccato 
-2”_3 = slide; move smoothly from note to note

Moderately fast
Intro:

34 4       4    4   4_-4 -4 -4-5__ -5 -45___ -4 4____
 I thought love was on – ly true_ in fair__-y tales,

34____  4   4    4  4_-4__ -4  -5  -5__ 5____
 Meant for some-one else__ but not for_ me.__

-5__ -5  -45  -4 4____ 4
Love was out to get__ me.  

-55     -5  5   -4 4___
That’s the way it seemed.

-5  -5 5     -4   4     4___ -3” -3’ -3’_-3____
Dis-ap-point–ment haunt-ed__ all my  dreams.___

4    4 4   5   6_____
Then I saw her face;__

6   -6__  6 -6   -6____ 6    
now I’m_  a be – liev – er!

4    5 6___-5_5_____
Not  a trace________

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

4   4ob5___ 6             4_-6 6 6  -6_-6 6
I’m in____ Love.         I’m_ a be-liev-er!

6 6     6   6_-5__ -5  5  4 -4____
I could-n’t leave_ her if I tried_.

-3”4 4       4    4   4-4  -4 -5___   5 5   -4  4______
   I thought love was more or less_   a giv-in’ thing._

-3”4____ 4   4    4 -4____   -4  -4  -5 5__
   Seems the more I gave,_   the less I got.

5-5___  -5  5   -4  4__ 4
 What’s the use in try-in’?

4-5   -5  5  -4 4_____
 All you get is pain._

-5  -5 5    -4 4   4      -3” -3’ -3’_-3
When I need-ed sun-shine,  I  got rain.

4    4 4   5   6_____
Then I saw her face;__

6   -6__  6 -6   -6____ 6    
now I’m_  a be – liev – er!

4    5 6___-5_5_____
Not  a trace________

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

4   4ob5___ 6             4_-6 6 6  -6_-6 6
I’m in____ Love.         I’m_ a be-liev-er!

6 6     6   6_-5__ -5  5  4 -4____
I could-n’t leave_ her if I tried_.

-3 -4
ya know.

4____-5__
Ah,______

-5   -5  5       -4 4___ 4
love was out     to get_ me.

4    -5     -5  5   -4   4___
Now, that’s the way it   seemed.

-5    -5   5__       -4__  4     4___     -3” -3’  -3_-4____
Dis – ap – point  –  ment  haunt-ed__     all my   dreams.__

4    4 4   5   6_____
Then I saw her face;__

6   -6__  6 -6   -6____ 6    
now I’m_  a be – liev – er!

4    5 6___-5_5_____
Not  a trace________

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

4   4ob5__ 6                 4_-6 6 6  -6_-6 6
I’m in____ Love.             I’m_ a be-liev-er!

6 6     6   6_-5__ -5  5  4 -4____
I could-n’t leave_ her if I tried_.

-6   -6 7   7   -8_8ob_7___
Yes, I  saw her face;______

7   8ob-9_  -9  8ob_8_8____ 6ob  
now I’m__   a   be – liev – er!

6ob   7___ 7 8ob_____7_____6ob_____7_____
Well, not_ a trace______________________

7  78_____  8  -8_7 7_-6____
of doubt__ in  my_  mind.___

7   7-8ob -9 8ob_7  8ob  8ob -8_8ob -8_8ob -8_8ob -8_8ob -8_8ob -8_8ob
Said I’m  a  be  –  liev–er, yeah,_ yeah,_ yeah,_ yeah,_ yeah,_ yeah._

8ob_7_6ob_7___6ob__
yeah.______________

Begin fade
7    8__ -9 8ob_7  7    6ob 7__  
Said I’m_ a be  –  liev–er, yeah.

7 7    8___ -9 8_7  7    6ob 7___   6ob_7___ 6ob_7_6ob___ Fade out
I said I’m__ a be – liev–er, yeah,  yeah,__ oh._______