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Pontoon (12 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 (12 hole Chromatic)
Words & Music by Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby & Luke Laird
Performed by Little Big Town
Key of A Major             Original Range: E3 to C6
Key of C Range: E4 to C7    Tenor C Range: E3 to C6
Tabbed for either a 12 hole key of C Solo tuned chromatic
OR a Key of Tenor C Solo tuned chromatic
Adapted for solo play.

Tab notations:  none = blow    - = draw    * = button in
12 = grace note; just barely sound before playing main note
(12x9)* = 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.
5_5* = slur; slide smoothly from one note to next
A = on the upbeat (no note, just for reference)


-11 12(12x9)* -11 12(12x9)* -1111__  -11 12(12x9)* -11 12(12x5)* -1111__

-11 12(12x9)* -11 12(12x9)* -1111__  10 11 -11 12(12x9)* -1111__

  -5   6    5     -4 -3 -3 -3  -44* 4*gliss-2*
A–Back this hitch up in-to the  wa-ter_______

-2_5*2   5*  -4  -3 -3   -3  4_4*
Un - tie all the ca-bles and rope

5*   6  5* -4  -3 -3  -2*
Step on-to the As-tro Turf

-5  6    5*   -4 -3  -3   4*    -44*_
Get your-self a  Koo-zie, let’s   go_

-11 12(12x9)* -11 12(12x9)* -1111__  10 11 -11 12(12x9)* -1111__

-5  6    5* -4 -3    -3 -3   4*  4*gliss2
Who said an-y- thing a- bout ski-ing?____

5*    6   5* -4 -3 -3  4  4_4*
Float-ing is all I wan-na do__

-5  6   55*    -4  -3  -3  3    2     5*   6   5*   -4   -3 -3  -3 4_4*
You can  climb the lad-der Just don’t rock the boat while I bar-be-cue_

-11 12(12x9)* -11 12(12x9)* -1111__  10 11 -11 12(12x9)* -1111

-7 7   7_6 6_-6*
On the pon-toon_

-6* -7  -7    -6* -7    -7  -6*  6  6  6   5*_5
Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof

  -6*  7   7   7   7    7     7   7    -6* 6     6    6_7*
A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to__

7*  7* -6* 6    2-2* 2
Par-ty in  slow  mo- tion

-3_-7 -7   7  7   6 6   5_5*__ 5* -3  4*   3_-3__
Out__ here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing___

-11 12(12x9)* -11 12(12x9)* -1111__  -11 12(12x9)*

6   -6* -7___
Ooh ooh ooh__

-11 12(12x9)* -1111__  10 11 -11 12(12x9)* -1111__

  5*    6    55*   -4   -3 -3 -3  44*   4*gliss2
A–Reach your  hand down in-to the  cool-er______

-5    5*    6  5* -4  -3   -3    4      4_4*_
Don’t drink it if the moun-tains aren’t blue_

-34* 6 55*   -4 -3   -3 -2* 2   -5 6     55* -4   -3    -3 -3  44*
Try to keep it stead-y as  you re-cline on your black in-ner tube_

-11 12(12x9)* -11 12(12x9)* -1111__  10 11 -11 12(12x9)* -1111__

-7_6 6_-6*__
Pon_–toon___

-6* -7  -7    -6* -7    -7  -6*  6  6  6   5*_5
Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof

  -6*  7   7   7   7    7     7   7    -6* 6     6    6_7*
A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to__

7*  7* -6* 6    2-2* 2
Par-ty in  slow  mo- tion

-3_-7 -7   7  7   6 6   5_5*__ 5* -3  4*   3_-3_4*
Out__ here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing____

6 -6* -7 6 -6* -8 -7_ 6 -6* -7 -8 -9_

6   -6* -7__
Ooh ooh ooh_

10_ 11 -10* 10 9*_ 9 -7  88* -7 88* 10 -8__  -8 77* 6_____

6   -6* -7__
Ooh ooh ooh_

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

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

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

-7 7   -7_6 6_-6*__
On the pon_-toon___

-6* -7  -7    -6* -7    -7  -6*  6  6  6   5*_5
Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof

  -6*  7   7   7   7    7     7   7    -6* 6     6    6_7*
A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to__

7*  7* -6* 6    2-2* 2
Par-ty in  slow  mo- tion

-3_-7 -7   7  7   6 6   5_5*__ 5* -3  4*   3_-3_4*
Out__ here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing____

-3 3   -3_ 55*_6      6   -6  -7___
On the pon-toon_      Ooh ooh ooh__

-3 3   -3_ 55*_6      6   -6  -7
On the pon-toon_      Ooh ooh ooh

5*   6    55*    -4  -3 -3 -2* 4* 44*gliss3
Back this  hitch out in-to the wa-ter_____

-3 3   -3  55*        6   -6* -7___      6   -6* -7___ 
On the pon-toon      Ooh ooh ooh__      Ooh ooh ooh__


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Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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