The Chipmunk Song (hi-lo)

by Alvin & The Chipmunks · posted by WaltP

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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

THE CHIPMUNK SONG hi-lo
(Christmas, Don’t Be Late)
By: Ross Bagdasarian
Alvin & The Chipmunks
Key: C
Tine: 3/4

  2     3     -3”   4   -3  -2” -3”
  5     6     -6    7   -7  -5  -6
Christ-mas, Christ-mas time is near

 -3  -2”  -3”  4   -3  -3”  -3”
 -7  -5   -6   7   -7  -6   -6
Time for toys and time for cheer

 -2”   -3”  -3  -4  4   -3”   -3
 -5    -6   -7  -8  7   -6    -7
We’ve been good but we can’t last

 4  -3”  -3   -4    4  -3” -3”
 7  -6   -7   -8    7  -6  -6
Hur-ry Christ-mas, hur-ry fast

 2   3  -3”   4    -3    3   -3”
 5   6  -6    7    -7    6   -6
Want a plane that loops the loop

3  -3” 4   5 5  -4  -4
6  -6  7   8 8  -8  -8
Me, I want a hu-la-hoop

5  -4   -5  5   -4    4   5
8  -8   -9  8   -8    7   8
We can hard-ly stand the wait

  -3     -3”  -3     3   -4  4
  -7     -6   -7     6   -8  7
Please Christ-mas, don’t be late

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