Dead Language

by Five Horse Johnson · posted by LeirTheFox

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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

Main Theme:

-4/-4' -4/-4' 4'gliss-2 (2) -2" -2 (-3'-4') -2 
-4/-4' -4/-4' 4'gliss-2 (2) -2"______ -1-2"_____-2


-4'/-4 = fast unbend from -4' to -4 (similar as pronouncing a "tweet" while inhaling)
-4'gliss-2 = quick slide from -4 bend to -2
(2) = ghost blow note, used for exhaling fast
(-3'-4') = simultaneously bend on -3' and -4'

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