The Hucklebuck (2-harp version)

by Chubby Checker, Frank Sinatra · posted by waltp

How hard is it?

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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 HUCKLEBUCK 2-harp version
W: Roy Alfred
M: Andy Gibson
Key: Eb
Chubby Checker, Frank Sinatra
Harps: Eb, Bb
Harp: Eb

  3   -3”  3   -2”   2     4
  6   -6   6   -5    5     7
Here's a dance you should know

 -3” -3”   3    -2”  2    4
 -6  -6    6    -5   5    7
When the lights are down low

 -3   -3” 3  -2” 2   4
 -7   -6  6  -5  5   7
Grab your ba-by then go

Harp:Bb

4   4   4   -3  4    4   4   4   -3  4
7   7   7   -7  7    7   7   7   -7  7
Do the huck-le-buck, do the huck-le-buck

4   4   -4    -3   4  4  -4 -3
7   7   -8    -7   7  7  -8 -7
If you don't know how to do it, 
 4    4    -4  -3  4
 7    7    -8  -7  7
boy you're out of luck

 4    4    -4  -3   4
 7    7    -8  -7   7
Push your part-ner out 

 4    4   -4    -3   4
 7    7   -8    -7   7
then you hunch your back

  4   4 -4  -3   4    4
  7   7 -8  -7   7    7
Start a lit-tle move-ment 

-4  -3   4  4  -4-3 4
-8  -7   7  7  -8-7 7
in your sac-ro-il-i-ac

 4   4   -4 -3   4     4   4   -4 -3  4
 7   7   -8 -7   7     7   7   -8 -7  7
Wig-gle like a snake, wad-dle like a duck

  4     4  -4  -3  4  4
  7     7  -8  -7  7  7
That's the way you do it 

 -4  -3  4   4   -4  -3  4
 -8  -7  7   7   -8  -7  7
when you do the huck-le-buck

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