Pontoon (16 hole Chromatic)

by Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird / Little Big Town · 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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Pontoon (16 hole Chromatic)
Words & Music by Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby & Luke Laird
Performed by Little Big Town
Key of A Major    Range E3 to C6
Tabbed for a 16 hole key of C Solo tuned chromatic
Adapted for Solo play.

Tab notations: none = blow    - = draw    * = button in
. = on lower register (first 4 holes on 16 hole chromatic)
⁸ = grace note; just barely sound before playing main note
(8x5)* = tongue blocked chord with button in
__ = hold; sustain; or sliding gliss
gliss = rapidly slide from starting number/note to
ending number/note (in this song, slide down the harp)
a series of consecutive tones in a scalelike passage.
1_1* = slur; slide smoothly from one note to next
A = on the upbeat (no note, just for reference)

-7 ⁸(8x5)* -7 ⁸(8x5)* ^-77__ -7 ⁸(8x5)* -7 ⁸(8x5)* ^-77__

-7 ⁸(8x5)* -7 ⁸(8x5)* ^-77__ 6 7 -7 ⁸(8x5)* ^-77__

-1   2    1    -.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 ^-.44* 4*gliss-.2*
A–Back this hitch up in - to the   wa-ter________

-.2*_1* 2   1* -.4 -.3-.3 -.3 .4_.4*
Un_   - tie all the ca-bles and rope

1*   2 1* -.4 -.3 -.3 -.2*
Step on-to the As - tro Turf

-1 2    1*   -.4 -.3 -.3 1*   ^-.41*_
Get your-self a Koo-zie, let’s go_

-7 ⁸(8x5)* -7 ⁸(8x5)* ^-77__ 6 7 -7 ⁸(8x5)* ^-77__

-1 2    1* -.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 1* 1*gliss.2
Who said an- y -thing a- bout ski-ing?_____

1*    2   1* -.4 -.3 -.3 .4 .4_.4*
Float-ing is all I wan-na do____

-1 2   ¹1*    -.4 -.3 -.3 .3   .2    1*   2   1*   -.4 -.3 -.3-.3 .4_.4*
You can climb the lad-der Just don’t rock the boat while I bar-be-cue_

-7 ⁸(8x5)* -7 ⁸(8x5)* ^-77__ 6 7 -7 ⁸(8x5)* ^-77

-.3-3 3   -3_2 2_-2*__
On the pon_-toon___

-2* -3 -3    -2* -3    -3 -2* 2 2 2   1*_1
Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof

-2* 3   3   3   3    3     3   3    -2* 2     2    3_3*
A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to__

3* 3* -2* 2    2-2* 2
Par-ty in slow mo-tion

-.3_-3 -3   3 3   2 2   1_1*__ 1* -.3 .4* .3_-.3__
Out___ here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing_____

-7 ⁸(8x5)* -7 ⁸(8x5)* ^-77__ -7 ⁸(8x5)* -7 ⁸(8x5)*

2   -2* -3___
Ooh ooh ooh__

⁸(8x5)* -7 ⁸(8x5)* ^-77__ 6 7 -7 ⁸(8x5)* ^-77__

1*    2    ¹1*   -.4 -.3-.3-.3 ¹1*   1*gliss.2
A–Reach your hand down in-to the cool-er_______

-1    1*    2 1* -.4 -.3 -.3   1      1_1*
Don’t drink it if the moun-tains aren’t blue

^-.31* 2 ¹1*   -.4 -.3 -.3 -.2 .2 -1 2    ¹1* -.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 1_1*
Try to keep it stead-y as you re-cline on your black in-ner tube_

-7 ⁸(8x5)* -7 ⁸(8x5)* ^-77__ 6 7 -7 ⁸(8x5)* ^-77__

-3_2 2_-2*__
Pon_-toon___

-2* -3 -3    -2* -3    -3 -2* 2 2 2   1*_1
Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof

-2* 3   3   3   3    3     3   3    -2* 2     2    3_3*
A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to__

3* 3* -2* 2    2-2* 2
Par-ty in slow mo-tion

-.3_-3 -3   3 3   2 2   1_1*__ 1* -.3 .4* .3_-.3_.4*
Out___ here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing_______

-2* -3 2 -2* -4 -3_ 2 -2* -3 -4 -5_

2   -2* -3___
Ooh ooh ooh__

6_ 7 -6* 6 5*_ 5 -3_ ⁴4* -3 ⁴4* 6 -4__ -4 ³3* 2___

2   -2* -3___
Ooh ooh ooh__

1    1    1 1_   1    1*-.4-.3-.3 -.3_
Five mile an hour with a-lu-mi-num sides

1    1   1 1*_ 1    1*-.4-.3 -.3_
Wood pan-el-ing with a wa-ter slide

.4    -.3 .3 -.3   .3 -.3   -.4 .3 -.3__
Can’t beat the heat, so let’s take a ride_

-3 3   -3_2 2_-2*__
On the pon_-toon___

-2* -3 -3    -2* -3    -3 -2* 2 2 2   1*_1
Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof

-2* 3   3   3   3    3     3   3    -2* 2     2    3_3*
A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to__

3* 3* -2* 2    2-2* 2
Par-ty in slow mo-tion

-.3_-3 -3   3 3   2 2   1_1*__ 1* -.3 .4* .3_-.3_.4*
Out___ here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing_______

-.3 .3 -.3_ 11*__2      2   -2* -3__
On the pon_- toon_      Ooh ooh ooh_

-.3 .3 -.3_ ¹1*__2      2   -2* -3
On the pon-toon__      Ooh ooh ooh

1    2    ¹1*    -.4 -.3 -.3 -.2* 1* ¹1*gliss.3
Back this hitch out in- to the wa- ter______

-.3 .3 -.3_ ¹1*__2      2   -2* -3__      2   -2* -3__
On the pon - toon_      Ooh ooh ooh_      Ooh ooh ooh_

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