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I Dropped My Dolly In The Dirt - An Exercise -Chromatic

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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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A traditional/child’s piano tune originally played entirely
on black keys (Db Major/Bb Minor), adapted, with turnaround, for Key of C Solo tuned chromatics.

Tab notations:   none = blow    - = draw    * = button in
. = on lower register on 16 hole chromatic (disregard if using 12 hole chromatic).

an exercise in Db Major:

-10* -11*    -10* 11* -10* -9* -10* 9*
 I   dropped my   dol-ly   in  the  dirt.

-10* -11*  -10* 11* -10* -9* -10* 9*
 I   asked my   dol-ly   if  it   hurt.

-10* -11* -10* 11* -10* -9*  -10* 9* -10*
But  all  my   dol-ly   said to   me was

-7*  -10* 7*  -10* -6* -6* -6*
wah,      wah,     wah wah wah!

-6* -7*     -6* 7* -6* -5* -6* 5*
 I  dropped my  dolly  in  the dirt.

-6* -7*   -6* 7* -6* -5* -6* 5*
 I  asked my  dolly  if  it  hurt.

-6* -7* -6* 7* -6* -5*  -6* 5* -6*
But all my  dolly  said to  me was

-3*  -6* 3*  -6* -2* -2* -2*
wah,     wah,    wah wah wah!

-2* -3*     -2* 3* -2* -1* -2* 1*
 I  dropped my  dolly  in  the dirt.

-2* -3*   -2* 3* -2* -1* -2* 1*
 I  asked my  dolly  if  it  hurt.

-2* -3* -2* 3* -2* -1*  -2* 1* -2*
But all my  dolly  said to  me was

-.3* -2* .3*  -2* -.2* -.2* -.2*
wah,     wah,     wah  wah  wah!

-.2* -.3*    -.2* .3* -.2* -.1* -.2* .1*
 I   dropped my   dol-ly   in   the  dirt.

-.2* -.3*  -.2* .3* -.2* -.1* -.2* .1*
 I   asked my   dol-ly   if   it   hurt.

-.2* -.3* -.2* .3* -.2* -.1*  -.2* .1* -.2*
But  all  my   dol-ly   said  to   me  was

-.1* -.2* -.2  .3* -.2* -.2* -.2*
wah,      wah,     wah  wah  wah!

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

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