Turning Tables (12 hole Chromatic Solo)

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)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Turning Tables (12 hole Chromatic Solo)
Words and Music by Adele Adkins and Ryan Tedder
Key of C Minor (Eb Major)
Key of Tenor C Range G3 to C5   Key of C Range G4 to C6
Requires either a Tenor C Solo tuned Chromatic (ideal)
or a 12 hole Key of C Solo tuned chromatic (octave high)

Notations:    none = blow    - = draw
____ = hold; sustain    * = button in
-5*_-6_5__ = slur; slide smoothly from note to note
-2 = 2* and can be used interchangeably.
(If you prefer one over the other, or just need a change
in breath direction.)

-5*  -5 -5*___ -5 -5*___ -5 5_____
Close e-nough_ to start_  a war,__

-5* -5* -5*___ 5____
all that I____ have_

5  -5* -5* 5_______
is on  the floor.__

-5* -5*  -5 -5*__ -5*  -6    7___  -5* 5____
God on - ly knows what we’re fight-ing for._

-5  -5* -5*___ 5___
All that I____ say,

-5* -5*  -5*_ -5_ -5*_-6_5_________
you al - ways say more.____________

5___ -5___ -5*___ -6___ -5*  -5
I___ can’t keep__ up___ with your 

5___ -5___ -5*___ 6*___ -5* -5 5___ -5___ -5*
turn-ing__ ta____-bles_ un-der your thumb I

-3____ -4________
can’t_ breathe.__

7  -7*___ 7___
So I_____ won’t 

-7*___ 7___
Let___ you_ 

7__   7 7___  -6 7*___ 7   -5* -7*____ 7__
close e-nough to hurt_ me, no, I______ won’t 

-7*___ 7__
res___-cue

7   7  7___ -6 7*___ 7  -5* 6*    7    -7*___________
you to just de-sert_ me. I  can’t give you __________    (the)

8     -7* -7*   7   7*   -6_-5*___
heart you think you gave me,______

-5*  6*   7  7*__ 7__  -5*_____
it’s time to say  good- bye____

-5 -5*  -5  -5 -5*_______________
to turn-ing ta-bles,_____________

-5 -5*_ -5  -5*__ -7*__________7*_7_6*______-5*_______
to turn-ing ta___-bles._______________________________

-5*  -5  -5*___  -5 -5*  -5 -5* -7*
Un - der haunt - ed skies I see you,

-5*_6*__7*_7_6*_-5*    5     5    5  5
ooo,_______________    where love is lost

5    -5*_-7*____ -5* 5____________-3*__
your ghost______ is found._____________

7 7      7 7__   7    -7*___ 7  7*_7_ -6____    
I braved a hun – dred storms to leave you,__

-5* -5*  6* 7   -7*___ -5* 6* 7  
as  hard as you try,__ no  I  will

6*  -5* -5*______ -5*_-6  6*___________
nev-er  be_______ knocked down.________

5___ -5___ -5*___ -6___ -5*  -5
I___ can’t keep__ up___ with your 

5___ -5___ -5*___ 6*___ -5* -5 5___ -5___ -5*
turn-ing__ ta____-bles_ un-der your thumb I

-3____ -5________
can’t_ breathe.__

7  -7*___ 7___
So I_____ won’t 

-7*___ 7___
Let___ you_ 

7__   7 7___  -6 7*___ 7   -5* -7*____ 7__
close e-nough to hurt_ me, no, I______ won’t 

-7*___ 7__
res___-cue

7   7  7___ -6 7*___ 7  -5* 6*    7    -7*___________
you to just de-sert_ me. I  can’t give you __________  (the)

8     -7* -7*   7   7*   -6_-5*___
heart you think you gave me,______

-5*  6*   7  7*__ 7__  -5*_____
it’s time to say  good- bye____

-5 -5*  -5  -5 -5*_______________
to turn-ing ta-bles,_____________

-5 -5*_ -5  -5*__ -7*__________7*_7_6*______-5*_______
to turn-ing ta___-bles._______________________________

7___ -6___ 7___ -6___ -6   7
Next time_ I’ll be___ brav-er, 

7___ -6___ 7___ -6___ -6  7   -5*__5__
I’ll be___ my__ own__ sav-ior when____

5   -5*  -5* -5*___ -5* 6*______7_6*_-5*_6*__7___
the thun-der calls_ to  me,______________________

7___ -6___ 7___ -6___ -6   7
Next time_ I’ll be___ brav-er, 

7___ -6___ 7___ -6___ -6  7   -5*__5__
I’ll be___ my__ own__ sav-ior stand-ing

-5* -5* -5*__ -5* 6*___-5_4_-3*_-5__5_-5________ 
on  my own___ two feet._________________________

-7*___ 7___
I_____ won’t 

-7*___ 7___
Let___ you_ 

7__   7 7___  -6 7*___ 7   -5* -7*____ 7__
close e-nough to hurt_ me, no, I______ won’t 

-7*___ 7__
res___-cue

7   7  7___ -6 7*___ 7  -5* 6*    7    -7*___________
you to just de-sert_ me. I  can’t give you __________  (the)

8     -7* -7*   7   7*   -6_-5*___
heart you think you gave me,______

-5*  6*   7  7*__ 7__  -5*_____
it’s time to say  good- bye____

-5 -5*  -5  -5 -5*_______________
to turn-ing ta-bles,_____________

-5 -5*_ -5  -5*__ -7*___________8_______-7*__8
to turn-ing ta___-bles._______________________

7__  7-7* 7_-6_-5*_4_-3*_4_-5*_______
turn-ing  ta______-bles,_____________

7__-6___-5*_________
yeah,__ yeah._______

-5*  -5*  -5   5___
Duh, duh, duh, no,_

-5*  -5*  -5   5___-3_4_-3_4___   3______
Duh, duh, duh, no,_____________   yeah.___

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