The Itsy Bitsy Spider

by Unknown · posted by mmolino54

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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.

Tab

 3  4  4   4  -4  5   5
The it-sy bit-sy spi-der

 5  -4  4   -4  5    4
went up the wa-ter spout.

 5     5  -5   6    6
Down came the rain and

-5      5   -5  6   5
washed the spi-der out.

 4    4  -4   5   5
Out came the sun and

-4    4  -4   5   4
dried up all the rain.

 3  3  4  4   4  -4  5   5
So the it-sy bit-sy spi-der

 5   -4  4   -4   5   4
went up the spout a-again.


(or play it one octave higher):
 6  7   7   7   -8   8  8
 8 -8   7  -8    8   7
 8  8  -9   9    9
-9  8  -9   9    8
 7  7  -8   8    8
-8  7  -8   8    7
 6  6   7   7    7  -8  8  8
 8 -8   7  -8    8   7

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound