Turning Tables (Diatonic 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 (Diatonic Solo)
Words and Music by Adele Adkins and Ryan Tedder
Key of C Minor (Eb Major)
Range G3 to C5
Requires either a LEb Richter tuned diatonic (ideal)
Or a standard Eb Richter tuned diatonic (octave high)

Notations:  none = blow    - = draw
” = full step bend    ____ = hold
-4_4____ = slur then hold; move smoothly from one note
to next then hold 


4__   -3  4__   -3 4__  -3 -3”_____
Close e - nough to start a war,____

4__ 4    4___ -3”______
all that I___ have_____

-3” 4 4   -3”_________________
is on the floor.______________

4   4  4  4__   4    -4    5___  4__ -3”________
God on-ly knows what we’re fight-ing for._______

-3__ 4    4 -3”___  
All_ that I say,__

4   4  4__  4___ 4_-4_-3”_________
you al-ways say_ more.____________

-3”___ -3___ 4___ -4___ 4__  -3__
I_____ can’t keep up___ with your

-3”___ -3___ 4___ -4___ 4__  -3__ -3”___ -3___ 4__
turn__-ing__ ta__-bles_ un_- der_ your__ thumb I__

3____ -3____________
can’t breathe.______

5  6___ 5___     6___ 5___
So I___ won’t    let_ you_

5__   5 5___  -4 -5___ 5__ 4__ 6___ 5___   6___ 5__
close e-nough to hurt_ me, no, I___ won’t  res_-cue

5   5  5___ -4 -5___ 5__ 4 -4__  5__  6___________
you to just de-sert_ me. I can’t give you_________ (the)

-6__  6   6___  5   -5__ -4_4___ 
heart you think you gave me,____

4    -4   5  -5___ 5__  4______
it’s time to say__ good-bye____

-3 4__  -3  -3__ 4_______________
to turn-ing ta__-bles,___________

-3 4__  -3  4__ 6____________-5_5_-4_____4__________
to turn-ing ta_-bles._______________________________

4__ -3  4___ -3 4___  -3 4  6________ 
Un_-der haunted skies I see you,_____

4_-4_6_-5_5_4___  -3”   -3”  -3” -3”
ooo,____________  where love is lost

-3”  4_6__ 4  -3”____________
your ghost is found._________

5 5      5 5___ -4   6___   5  -5_5  -4____
I braved a hun_–dred storms to leave you,__

-3 -3   -4 5   6__  -3” 5 5
as hard as you try, no_ I will

5   5  5________ 4_-4___ -4___________
nev-er be_______ knocked down.________

-3”___ -3___ 4___ -4___ -4__ -3__
I_____ can’t keep up___ with your

-3”___ -3___ 4___ -4___ 4__ -3__ -3___ -3___ 4__
turn__-ing__ ta__-bles, un_-der_ your_ thumb I__

3____ -3______________
can't breathe.________

5  6___ 5___      6___ 5___
So I___ won’t     let_ you_

5__   5 5___  -4 -5___ 5__ 4__ 6___ 5__    6___ 5__
close e-nough to hurt_ me, no, I___ won’t  res_-cue

5__ 5  5___ -4 -5___ 5__ 4 -4__  5__  6____________
you to just de-sert_ me. I can’t give you__________  (the)

-6__  6   6__   5   -5__ -4_4___
heart you think you gave me, ___

4    -4   5  -5___ 5___ 4______
it’s time to say__ good-bye____

-3 4__ -3   -4__ 4_______________
to turn-ing ta__-bles____________

-3 4__  -3  -4__ 6____________-5_5_-4____4_________
to turn-ing ta__-bles._____________________________

5___ -4___ 5___ -4___ -4__ 5__
Next time_ I’ll be___ brav-er, 

5___ -4__ 5___ -4___ -4__ 5___ 4_-3”_
I’ll be__ my__ own__ sav_-ior_ when__

-3” 4__  4   4__   4  4_-4_____5_-4_4_-4__5___
the thun-der calls to me,_____________________

5___ -4___ 5___ -4___ -4__ 5__
Next time_ I’ll be___ brav-er,

5___ -4__ 5___ -4___ -4__ 5__ 4__  -3”__
I’ll be__ my__ own__ sav_-ior stand-ing_

4__ 4 4__ 4   4_-4___-3_-3”_3_-3”_-3________  
on my own two feet._________________________

6___ 5___    6___ 5___
I___ won’t   let_ you

5__   5 5___  -4 -5__ 5__ 4__ 6___ 5___   6___ 5___
close e-nough to hurt me, no, I___ won’t  res_-cue

5__ 5  5___ -4 -5___ 5__ 4 -4__  5__  6___________
you to just de-sert_ me. I can’t give you_________  (the)

-6__  6   6___  5   -5__ -4_4___
heart you think you gave me, ___

4    -4   5  -5___ 5___ 4______
it’s time to say__ good-bye____

-3 4__  -3  -3__4_______________
to turn-ing ta_-bles_____________

-3 4__  -3  4__6_______-6__________6___-6
to turn-ing ta-bles,_____________________

5__  5_6 5_-4_4_-3”_3_-3”_4________
turn-ing ta_____-bles,_____________

5__   -4__4_______
yeah, yeah._______

4    4    -3   -3”___
Duh, duh, duh, no,___

4    4    -3   -3”____3_-3”_3___ 2______
Duh, duh, duh, no,______________ yeah.__

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