Pontoon

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Pontoon
Words & Music by Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby & Luke Laird
Performed by Little Big Town
Key of A Major      Range: A2 to C6     
Tabbed for a key of A major, AND a key of Low A major Richter
tuned diatonic harmonica
Adapted for solo play.

Tab notations:  none = blow    - = draw    ob = overblow
’ = half step bend        ” = whole step bend
8ob = grace note; just barely sound before playing main note
(8x5) = tongue blocked chord        __ = hold; sustain
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.
4ob_5 = slur; slide smoothly from one note to next
A = on the upbeat (no note, just for reference)


Start with Key of A
7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__  7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__

7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__  6 6ob 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__

Switch to Low A
  -5   6    4ob   -4 4  4  4   -45   5gliss3
A–Back this hitch up in-to the   wa-ter____

-3”_5 6   5   -4  4  4    4   4ob_5 
Un___-tie all the ca-bles and rope_

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

-5  6    5    -4 4   4    5     4ob5_
Get your-self a  Koo-zie, let’s   go

Key of A
7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__  6 6ob 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__

Low A
-5  6    5 -4 4     4 4    5   5gliss3
Who said an-y-thing a-bout ski-ing?___

5     6   5  -4  4 4   4ob 4ob_5
Float-ing is all I wan-na  do___

-5  6   4ob5     4ob 4   4   -3’  3     5    6   5    -4    4 4   4  4ob_5
You can   climb the lad-der Just don’t rock the boat while I bar-be-cue__

Key of A
7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__   6 6ob 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob

Low A
7  6ob 7_6 6_-6__
On the pon-toon__

-6  7   7     -6  7     7   -6   6  6  6   5_4ob
Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof_

  -6   6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob  6ob   6ob 6ob  -6  6     6    6ob_-7
A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to____

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

4_7 7    6ob6ob 6 6   4ob_5_ 5  4   5    -3’_4__
Out here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing____

Key of A
7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__ 7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5)

Low A
6   -6  7__
Ooh ooh ooh

Key of A
7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__  6 6ob 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob_

Low A
  5     6    4ob5    -4   4  4  4   4ob5    5gliss3
A–Reach your   hand down in-to the   cool-er_____

-5    5     6  5  -4  4    4     4ob    4ob_5
Don’t drink it if the moun-tains aren’t blue_

45   6  4ob5    -4 4     4 -3” 3   -5 6    4ob5  -4   4     4  4   4ob_5
Try to   keep it stead-y as  you re-cline  on your black in-ner tube_

Key of A
7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__ 6 6ob 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__

Low A
7_6 6_-6__
Pon-toon__

-6  7   7     -6  7     7   -6   6  6  6   5_4ob
Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof_

  -6   6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob  6ob   6ob 6ob  -6  6     6    6ob_-7
A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to____

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

4_7 7    6ob6ob 6 6   4ob_5_ 5  4   5    -3’_5
Out here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing__

Key of A
3 -3” 4 3 -3” -4 4_ 3 -3” 4 -4 -5_

Low A
6   -6  7__
Ooh ooh ooh

Key of A
6_ 6ob -6 6 5_ 4ob 4_  4ob5 4 4ob5 6 -5__  -5 -3”-3’ 3_____

Low A
6   -6  7__
Ooh ooh ooh___

-4 4ob 5 7 5 -6 -4 5 6 4ob5 5 -3” 3

4ob  4ob  4ob 4ob_ 4ob  5 -4 4  4   4_
Five mile an  hour with a-lu-mi-num sides

4ob  4ob 4ob5_  4ob  5 -4 4   4_
Wood pan-el-ing with a wa-ter slide

4ob   4    -3’ 4     -3’4     -5  -3’4_
Can’t beat the heat, so let’s take a ride

7  6ob 7_6 6_-6_
On the pon-toon_

-6  7   7     -6  7     7   -6   6  6  6   5_4ob
Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof_

  -6   6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob  6ob   6ob 6ob  -6  6     6    6ob_-7
A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to____

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

4_7 7    6ob6ob 6 6   4ob_5_ 5  4   5    -3’_4
Out here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing__

4  -3’ 4_  4ob5__6      6   -6  7__
On the pon-  toon      Ooh ooh ooh

4  -3’ 4_  4ob5__6      6   -6  7
On the pon-  toon      Ooh ooh ooh

5    6    4ob5     -4  4  4  -3” 5  4ob5gliss-3’
Back this   hitch out in-to the wa-ter________

4  -3’ 4_  4ob5__6      6   -6  7__      6   -6  7___
On the pon-toon__      Ooh ooh ooh      Ooh ooh ooh_


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