Cuban Pete

by Jim Carrey, “The Mask” theme song · 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

CUBAN PETE
By Jose Norman
Jim Carrey, “The Mask” theme song
Key: C

 3    -3  -4  4  -3   4
They call him Cu-ban Pete
 -4   4   -4  -3  3  -3  2   -3
He’s the king of the rum-ba beat
 3   -3   3   -2  2  3  -2
When he plays the ma-ri-cas
2   -1    3     -2   2 -1
He goes chick, chick-y bom, 
  3      2  -1  1
Chick, chick-y bom
 3  -3   -4  4  -3   4
Yes sir he’s Cu-ban Pete
 -4   4   -4   -3  3  -3  2     -3
He’s the craze of his na-tive street
 3   -3   3   -2  2  3  -2
When he plays the ma-ri-cas
2   -1    3     -2   2 -1
He goes chick, chick-y bom, 
  3      2  -1  1
Chick, chick-y bom
 1  -1  2 3  -3*   -3   4
The sen-o-ri-tas, they sing 
 3  -3*  -3    4
And how they swing 
 3   -3*  -3   4  3
With this rum-ber-o
 3   -2  2  -1   3   -2  3   -3
He’s ver-y nice, so full of spice
-1  2  -2* -3  4   -4   -5
And to the me-tre they bring
-3 4  -4  -5
A hap-py ring
-3  4 -4  -5  -3  -3   3 -3  -4
Nev-er a care of sing-ing a song
 4  -4   4   -5
All the day long
 3   -3  -4  4  -3   4
Hey, hey for Cu-ban Pete
 -4   4   -4  -3  3  -3  2   -3
He’s the king of the rum-ba beat
 3   -3   3   -2  2  3  -2
When he plays the ma-ri-cas
2   -1    3     -2   2 -1
He goes chick, chick-y bom, 
  3      2  -2  1
Chick, chick-y bom

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