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Rumour Has It (12 Hole Chromatic)

by Adele Adkins & Ryan Tedder · 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
Rumour Has It (12 Hole Chromatic)
Words & Music by Ryan Tedder & Adele Adkins
Key of F Major    
Tenor C Range D3 to A4      Key of C Range D4 to A5

Requires EITHER a 12 hole Solo tuned Key of Tenor C chromatic (ideal)
OR a 12 hole Solo tuned Key of C chromatic (will be an octave high)

Notations:    none = blow    - = draw
____ = hold; sustain    * = button in
-7_7_-6_-5__ = slide smoothly from one note to next
-6 = 6* and can be used interchangeably.
(If you prefer one over the other, or just need a change
in breath direction.)

-5____-6 -5____-6 -5____-6 -5____-6 Ooh,____ ooh,____ ooh,____ ooh.____ -5____ -5 5 -5______ She,__ she ain’t real.___ -3 -3 -3 4 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 6* -5______ She ain’t gon’ be a-ble to love you like I will.____ -5____ -3 -3 4___ -5______ She___ is a stran-ger.____ 5 -5 -5 5 -5 -3 -3 -3 4 -5 5 -5__ -5 You and I have his–to-ry, or don’t you re–mem-ber? -7_7_-6_-5___ -5 6* -5 -5_-6____ Sure,________ she’s got it all._____ -3 4 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 6* -5____________ But ba-by, is that real-ly what you want?__________ 6* 6* 6* -5 -6 -5 -6 -6 -5 6*____ Bless your soul you’ve got your head in the clouds._ 5 -5 -5 6* 6* -5 6*__ -5 -5 -5 -7 7 -6 5____ She’s made a fool out-ta you__ and boy she’s bring-ing you down._ 5 -5 -5_-6__ 6* 6* 6* -5 -6 -6 -5 6*____ She made your___ heart melt, but you’re cold to the core._ -5 6* 6* -5 -5 5 5 -3 3 -3 3 -2 -1______ Now ru-mour has it she ain’t got your love a-ny-more.___ 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. -5____ 5 5 -5_5 -5____ She___ is half your_ age____ -3 -3 4 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 -6__ -5_5___ but I’m guess-ing that’s the rea-son that you____ strayed. -7 7_-6_-5____ -5 -5 -6 -5 -5_-6__ I heard_______ you’ve been miss-ing me.____ -3 -3 4 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 6* -5 -5_4_-__3___ You’ve been tell-ing peo-ple things you should-n’t be._________ -3 4__ -5 -5 -5 -3 4__ -5 -5 -5 Like when we creep out when she ain’t a-round. 5_-5 -5 -5 -5 Have-n’t you heard -5 -7__7__6*__ -5__ the ru_________ – mours? 6* 6* 6* -5 -6 -5 6* 6* -5 6*___ Bless your soul you’ve got your head in the clouds._ 5 -5 -5 6* 6* -5 6*__ -5 -5 -5 -7 7 -6 5___ You’ve made a fool out-ta me__ so boy I’m bring-ing you down._ 5 -5 -5_-6__ 6* 6* 6* -5 -6 -6 -5 6*___ You made my__ heart melt, yet I’m cold to the core._ -5 6* 6* -5 -5 5 5 -3 3 -3 3 2* -1_____ But ru-mour has it I’m the one you’re leav-ing her for.___ 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. -5_6_6*_7_6_6* -5 -3 -3 -3______ All,__________ all of these words___ -3* -3* -3*__ 4 -3___ whis-pered in___ my ear__ -5 6 -6_7_6_-6 -5 -3 -3 -3____ -3____ -3*_____ 4 -3___ tell a sto______-ry that I can___–not___ bear____ to hear. -7 7 -6 7 -7___ Just ‘cause I said it___ 6* 7 -7_-7*_-7_7 -6 6 6*_6 -5_4_-3_-5____ it don’t mean_______ that I meant it.___________ -5 -6 -5 -7______ -5 -5 6*___________ Peo-ple say cra____ -zy things._________ -5 -5 5 -5 6*___ -5 -5 -5 5 -5 6*___ Just ‘cause I said it___ don’t mean that I meant it.___ -5 -5 5 -5 6*___ Just ‘cause you heard it.__ 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* 7 7 6* 6* Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. -5 -5 -5 4 4 -3 -3 3 3 -3 3 -2 -1_____ But ru-mour has it he’s the one I’m leav–ing you for.___ Alternate method of playing chorus: 7 7 -6 -6 7 7 -6 -6 7 7 -6 -6 Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. 7 7 -6 -6 7 7 -6 -6 7 7 -6 -6 Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it. 7 7 -6 -6 7 7 -6 -6 Ru-mour has it. Ru-mour has it.
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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