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Turning Tables (12 Hole Chromatic Duet)

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 Duet)
Words and Music by Adele Adkins and Ryan Tedder
Key of C Minor (Eb Major)
Melody: Tenor C Range G3 to C5   (Standard) C Range G4 to C6
Rhythm: Tenor C Range F3 to Ab6  (Standard) C Range F4 to Ab7
Adapted for the 12 hole chromatic harmonica.
Requires EITHER two Tenor C Solo tuned Chromatics (ideal)
OR two 12 hole Key of C Solo tuned Chromatics (octave high).

Melody is above the lyrics.
Rhythm background is under the lyrics or specifically noted “2nd”.

Notations:    none = blow    - = draw
____ = hold; sustain    * = button in
-5*_-6_5____ = slur; slide smoothly from note to note then hold
_(5)____ = continuation of held note from previous line
-(3*5*7*) = draw chord = (-3*x-5*x-7*)
-(3*x7*) = draw tongue blocked octave
{9~-9*~11~11*}____ = arpeggiated and held, or rolled and held, chord
-6 = 6* and can be used interchangeably.
(If you prefer one over the other, or just need a change
in breath direction.)


2nd harp:
5 -5* 5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5*
5 -5* 5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5*
5 -5* 5 -5* 7 -5* 7 -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 7 –5* 7 -5*
5 -5* 5 -5* 7* -5* 7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 7* 7 5 -5*__
5 -5* 5 -5* 

-5*____ -5   -5*______ -5 -5*______   -5   5_______________
Close__  e - nough____ to start____    a   war,____________
-7* -5* -7*  -5* 5 -5* 5  -5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5*

_(5)___________
-7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5*

-5*____ -5* -5*______ 5________________
All____ that I_______ have_____________
-7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 7 -5* 7 -5* 5 -5* 5

5   -5*__ -5* 5_______________________________________
is  on___ the floor.__________________________________
-5* 7 -5* 7   -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 7* -5* 7* -5* 5 -5* 5 7* 7 5 -5*__

2nd: 5 -5* 5 -5*

-5* -5*  -5  -5*__ -5*  -6    7__________ -5*____ 5__________
God on - ly  knows what we’re fight______-ing____ for._______
-7* -5*  -7* -5* 5 -5*  5     -5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5*

_(5)___________
-7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5*

-5_____ -5* -5*______ 5________________
All____ that I_______ say,_____________
-7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 7 -5* 7 -5* 5 -5* 5

-5* -5*  -5*_ -5____ -5*_-6_5____________________________________
you al - ways say___ more._______________________________________
-5* 7    -5* 7 -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 7* -5* 7* -5* 5 -5* 5 7* 7 5 -5* 5 

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

5___ -5___ -5*___ 6*___ -5*__ -5 5___ -5___ -5*_
turn-ing__ ta____-bles_ un - der your thumb I___
5___ -5___ -5*___ 6*___ -5*__ -5 5___ -5___ -5*_ 

-3*___ -5_________
can’t_ breathe.___
-3*___ -3*________

7  -7*_______ 7___
So I_________ won’t 
   -(3*5*7*) –(3*5*) 5 -3__

-7*______ 7___
Let______ you_
-(3*5*)__ 3___ -5* 5

7______ 7   7____ -6 7*__ 7     -5* -7*_______ 7______
Close__ e – nough to hurt me,   no, I_________ won’t__
-(3*5*) 3 -(3*5*) 6* 5__  5  3* -5* -(3*5*7*) -(3*5*) 5 -3* 

-7*_____  7______
res_____- cue____
-5*_ -3* (5x7)___ -3* 4___

7__ 7  7___ -6 7*___    7      -5* 6*__  7__  -7*__________
you to just de-sert_    me.     I  can’t give you _________ 
7__ 3  7___ -6 7*___ 3* 4   3* -5* 6*__  7__  -3* -5*__ -3*

_(-7*)_____________           (the)
-7* -3*_4 4__ -(3*x7*)__ 5___

8__   -7* -7*       7   7*___   -6_-5*___ -5*  
heart you think___  you gave_   me,______ it’s 
8________ -(7*x3*) 5___ -(5*x7*)-5__ 2*_______ 

6*   7  7*__ 7__  -5*____ -5 -5*  -5  -5 -5*__
time to say_ good-bye____ to turn-ing ta-bles,
-6   7  7* 5 7-3* -5*_________________ 5 -5*     

_(-5*)___________________________________________
_________________________________________________
5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5*

2nd: 5 -5* 5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 

-5  -5*___ -5  -5*__ -7*______________________________
to  turn__-ing ta___-bles.____________________________
-5* -7* -5*-7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 7 -5* 7 -5* 5 -5* 5 -5*

1st: _(-7*)_7*_7_6*____________________-5*_________________________
2nd:    7  -5* 7 -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 7* -5* 7* -5* 5 -5* 5 7* 7 5 -5*__  

2nd: 5 -5* 5 -5*

-5*__   -5  -5*_____  -5 -5*________ -5 -5* -7*________
Un___ - der haunt___- ed skies______  I  see you,______
-7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5  -5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5*

_(-7*)_________ 
-7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5

-5*_6*__7*_7_6*_-5*_____  5     5    5  5
ooo,____________________  where love is lost
-5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5     7   -5* 7   -5* 5 -5* 5

5    -5*_-7*__ -5*   5__________________-3*____
your ghost____ is    found.____________________
-5*  7   -5*   7 -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 7* -5*  5 -5* 

2nd: 5 7* 5 -5*__ 5 -5* 5 -5*

 7  7      7  7______   7    -7*___________ 7   7*_7_ -6____    
 I  braved a  hun____ – dred storms________ to  leave you,__
-7* -5*   -7* -5* 5 -5* 5    -5* -7* -5* -7*-5* 5 -5* 5 -5*

_(-6)__________
-7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5

-5* -5*  6* 7   -7*______ -5* 7  7__________
as  hard as you try,_____ no  I  will_______
-5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5  -5* 7 -5* 7 -5* 5 -5* 5

6*  -5* -5*________ 
nev-er  be_________ 
-5* 7   -5* 7 -5* 5 

-5*_6*  6*____________________________________
knocked down._________________________________
-5* 5   -5* 7* -5* 7* -5* 5 -5* 5 7* 7 5 -5* 5

5___ -5___ -5*___ 6*___ -5*___ -5___
I___ can’t keep__ up___ with__ your_ 
5___ -5___ -5*___ 6*___ -5*___ -5___

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

-3___ -5________
can’t breathe.__
-3*__ -5________

7  -7*_______ 7___
So I_________ won’t 
   -(3*5*7*) –(3*5*) 5 -3__

-7*_______ 7___
Let_______ you_
-(3*5*)___ 7___ -5* 5

7_______ 7   7____ -6 7*__ 7     -5* -7*_______ 7______
Close___ e – nough to hurt me,   no, I_________ won’t__
-(3*5*)  3 -(3*5*) 6* 5___ 5  3* -5* -(3*5*7*) -(3*5*) 5 -3* 

-7*_____  7______
res_____- cue____
-5*_ -3* (5x7)___ -3* 4___

7__ 7  7___ -6 7*___    7      -5* 6*__ 7__  -7*__________
you to just de-sert_    me.     I can’t give you __________ 
7__ 3  7___ -6 7*___ 3* 4   3* -5* 6*__ 7__  -3* -5*__ -3*

_(-7*)_____________           (the)
-7* -3*_4 4__ -(3*x7*)__ 5___

8__   -7* -7*       7   7*___   -6_-5*___ -5*  
heart you think___  you gave_   me,______ it’s 
8________ -(3*x7*) 5___ -(5*x3*)-5__ 2*_______ 

6*   7  7*__ 7__   -5*____ -5 -5*  -5  -5
time to say_ good- bye____ to turn-ing ta-
-6   7  7* 5 7 -3* -5*___________________    

_(-5*)_________________________________________________
-bles,_________________________________________________
5 -5* 5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5*

2nd: 5 -5* 5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 

-5  -5*___ -5  -5*__ -7*______________________________
to  turn__-ing ta___-bles.____________________________
-5* -7* -5*-7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 7 -5* 7 -5* 5 -5* 5 -5*

1st: _(-7*)_7*_7_6*____________________
2nd:    7  -5* 7 -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 7* -5* 

1st: -5*_________________________
2nd:  7* -5* 5 -5* 5 7* 7 5 -5*__  

7________ -6_______ 7________ -6_______ -6_____   7_____
Next_____ time_____ I’ll_____ be_______ brav___ - er,___
-(3*x5*)_ -(3*x5*)_ -(3*x5*)_ -(3*x5*)_ -(3*x5*)  -(3*x5*)

7________ -6_______ 7________ -6_______ -6  7    -5*______5__
I’ll_____ be_______ my_______ own______ sav-ior  when________
-(3*x5*)_ -(3*x5*)_ -(3*x5*)_ (2*x6*)__ 6* (7x5) -(7*x5*)_7__

2nd: -(5*x3*)___  .3

     5   -5*    -5*  -5*___ -5* 6*___________7_6*_-5*_6*__7____
     the thun - der  calls_ to  me,____________________________
(3x7)________ 7 -3* 7______________ 8 5 7 8______ 5____ (78) 5

2nd: (578)____

7________ -6_______ 7________ -6_______ -6_____   7_____
Next_____ time_____ I’ll_____ be_______ brav___ - er,___
-(3*x5*)_ -(3*x5*)_ -(3*x5*)_ -(3*x5*)_ -(3*x5*)  -(3*x5*)

7________ -6_______ 7________ -6_______ -6  7    -5*______5___
I’ll_____ be_______ my_______ own______ sav-ior  stand____-ing
-(3*x5*)_ -(3*x5*)_ -(3*x5*)_ (2*x6*)__ 6* (7x5) -(7*5*)_7____

2nd: -(5*x3*)___ 3

        -5*  -5*  -5*__ -5* 6*___-5_4_-3*_-5__5_-5________ 
        on   my   own__ two feet.___________________________
(3x7)_____ 3 -3*  7______________ -(3*x5*)__________________________ 

-7*_______ 7___
I_________ won’t 
-(3*5*7*) –(3*5*) 5 -3__

-7*_______ 7___
Let_______ you_
-(3*x5*)__ 7___ -5* 5

7_______ 7   7____ -6 7*__ 7     -5* -7*_______ 7______
Close___ e – nough to hurt me,   no, I_________ won’t__
-(3*x5*) 3 -(3*5*) 6* 5___ 5  3* -5* -(3*5*6*) -(3*x5*) 5 -3* 

-7*______  7______
res______- cue____
-5*__ -3* (5x7)___ -3* 4___

7__ 7  7___ -6 7*___    7      -5* 6*__  7__  -7*___________
you to just de-sert_    me.     I  can’t give you __________ 
7__ 3  7___ -6 7*___ 3* 4   3* -5* 6*__  7__  -3*  -5*__ -3*

_(-7)______________           (the)
-7* -3*_4 5__ -(3*x7*)__ 5___

8__   -7* -7*       7   7*___   -6_-5*___ -5*  
heart you think___  you gave_   me,______ it’s 
8________ -(7*x3*)  5__ -(5*x3*)-5__ 2*_______

6*   7  7*__ 7__  -5*_____ -5 -5*  -5  -5
time to say_ good- bye____ to turn-ing ta-
-6   7  7* 5 7-3* -5*___________________      

_(-5*)________________________________________________
-bles,________________________________________________
5-5* 5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5*

2nd: 5 -5* 5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 

-5 -5*_____ -5  -5*__ 
to turn____-ing ta___-
-5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 

-7*__________________8_______________________
bles.________________________________________
-5* 5 -5* 7 -5* 7 -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 7 -5* 7 -5*

-7*_____ 8
5 -5* 7* -5* 7* -5* 5 -5* 5 7*

7__  7_-7* 7_-6_-5*_5_-3*_5_-5*_____________________________
turn-ing   ta______-bles,___________________________________
7 5 -5*    5    -5*    5     -5* -7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5*

7_______-6_ -6____-5*______________________
yeah,______ yeah.__________________________
-7* -5* -7* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* -7* -5* -7* -5*

2nd: 5 -5* 5 -5* -7* -5*

-5*     -5*  -5        5____
Duh,    duh, duh,      do,__
-7* -5* 5        -5* 5 -5* 7 -5*   

-5*     -5*  -5   5___________-3__4__-3__4______ 3________________
Duh,    duh, duh, do,___________________________ yeah.____________
7   -5* 5         -5* 5 -5* 7 -5* 7  -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 7* -5* 7* -5*

2nd: 5 -5* 5 7* 7____________ {9~-9*~11~11*}________
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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