Ho Hey (Simplified Octave High No Bends or "Low C")

by Jeremy Fraites & Wesley Schultz / The Lumineers · 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

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Ho Hey (Simplified Octave High No Bends or "Low C")(Diatonic)
By Jeremy Fraites & Wesley Schultz
Performed by The Lumineers
Key of C Major
Range C5 to G6
Tabbed for a key of C Richter tuned diatonic
but should work with any key diatonic.
When using a Low key, such as Low C, range will be C4 to G5

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    ____ = hold; sustain
5__-4_4_ = slur = move smoothly from note to note
(7x5) = tongue blocked dyad       (765) = chord
(words in italics) are spoken (or shouted!)
(9) = general pitch at which the word is spoken (or shouted).
In this example the word below would be spoken at about 9 (or G6).
If it is (8) then speak the word at about 8 (or E6)

Intro
(9)        (9)         (9)        (9)
(Ho!)      (Hey!)      (Ho!)      (Hey!)

(9)   6    6    6_     5  5_ -4 -4___
(Ho!) I’ve been trying to do it right

(9)    4    4    4   4   -4 5_   6  5__-4_4_
(Hey!) I’ve been liv-ing  a lone-ly life____

(9)   6    6    6_    5   5_   -4 -4___
(Ho!) I’ve been sleep-ing here in-stead

(9)    4    4    4_    -4  5_ 6  5__-4_4_
(Hey!) I’ve been sleep-ing in my bed______

(9)   4_    -4  5_ 6  5__-4_4_ (9)       (9)
(Ho!) Sleep-ing in my bed_____ (Hey!)    (Ho!)

(9)   9_ 9_   8  8_   -8   -8___
(Ho!) So show me fam – i – ly___

(9)    7   7   7_    -8   8_ 9     8___
(Hey!) All the blood that I_ would bleed

(9)   9 9     9_   8     8_ -8 -8___
(Ho!) I don’t know where I_ be-long_

(9)    7 7     7_   -8    8_ 9    8__-8_7_
(Hey!) I don’t know where I_ went wrong___

(9)   (6) 7_ -8  8_    9 8__-8_7_  (9)
(Ho!) But I_ can write a song____  (Hey!)

-8 8  -8   7    -6_
 I be-long with you

-8  8  -8   7    6_ 7      7_ 7__   9_8_ 
You be-long with me You’re my sweet-heart

-8 8  -8   7    -6_
 I be-long with you

-8  8  -8   7    6_ 7      7_ 7_
You be-long with me you’re my sweet 

(9)        (9)         (9)        (9)
(Ho!)      (Hey!)      (Ho!)      (Hey!)

(9)   9 9      9_    8      8_    -8  -8___
(Ho!) I don’t’ think you’re right for him__

(9)    7    7  7_   -8 8_    9    8__  -8 7_
(Hey!) Look at what it might have been if you

(9)   9    9 9_  8  8_  -8 -8___
(Ho!) Took a bus to Chi-na-town_

(9)    7    7    7_    -8  8_ 9  8__-8_7_
(Hey!) I’ve been stand-ing on ca-nal_____

(9)     8   8_  9  8__-8_7_ (9)
(Ho!)   and bow-er-y_______ (Hey!)

(9)   7     7  7_    -8  8_   -7 -7___ (9)
(Ho!) She’d be stand-ing next to me___ (Hey!)

-8 8  -8   7    -6_
 I be-long with you

-8  8  -8   7    6_ 7      7_ 7__   9_8_
You be-long with me You’re my sweet-heart

-8 8  -8   7    -6_
 I be-long with you

-8  8  -8   7    6_ 7      7_ 7__   9_8_
You be-long with me You’re my sweet-heart

9___________ 8__ -8___ 7_ 8__ 
Love________ we_ need_ it now

6_    9___________ (8_)(7)
Let’s hope________ for some

 (6)   9_________ 8__   -8___ 7_  8__
‘Cause oh________ we’re bleed-ing out

-8 8  -8   7    -6_
 I be-long with you

-8  8  -8   7    6_ 7      7__ 7__   9_8_
You be-long with me You’re my_ sweet-heart

-8 8  -8   7    -6_
 I be-long with you

-8  8  -8   7    6__ 7      7__ 7_
You be-long with me_ You’re my_ sweet

(9)        (9)         (9)        (9____)
(Ho!)      (Hey!)      (Ho!)      (Hey!_)


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