Alabamy Bound (hi-lo)

by From: The Great American Broadcast · 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

ALABAMY BOUND hi-lo
W: B.G. DeSylva & Bud Green
M: Ray Henderson
From: The Great American Broadcast
Key: F

 2  3 -3” 4  4   4       3     -3”4
 5  6 -6  7  7   7       6     -6 7
I’m Al-a-bam-y bound. There’ll be no 

 3  -3”  4   -3”  -4  -4    -4
 6  -6   7   -6   -8  -8    -8
Hee-bie jee-bies hang-in’ ‘round

 -3”  -3  -4   -3” -3   -4  5   6  6    6
 -6   -7  -8   -6  -7   -8  8   9  9    9
Just gave the mean-est tick-et man on earth

 4   4    4
 7   7    7
All I’m worth

-3”-3  4   -3”  -3  4  -4 3   3    3
-6 -7  7   -6   -7  7  -8 6   6    6
To put my toot-sies in an up-per berth

 2    3   -3”  4    4     4
 5    6   -6   7    7     7
Just hear the choo-choo sound

3  -3”  4    3    -3”   4
6  -6   7    6    -6    7
I know that soon we’re goin’

-3”-4  -4   -4
-6 -8  -8   -8
To cov-er ground

-3”  -3   -4  -3” -3
-6   -7   -8  -6  -7
And then I’ll hol-ler

-4  5    6    6    -6
-8  8    9    9   -10
So the world will know

 -4 -4 5
 -8 -8 8
Here I go

-5  6 -5  6  5   4
-9  9 -9  9  8   7
I’m Al-a-bam-y bound

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