Chicken Reel

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Listen to the song— a recording linked by the tab’s author

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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


This uses 2 keys, D and G

Key of D

8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 5 -6 5 6 
6 6 6 -6 -7 -7 -8
8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 5 -6 5 6 -8
8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 -7 7 -8
8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 5 -6 5 6 -8
8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 -7 7
8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 8 7 -6 7 8 7
8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 7 -7 7 8 9 8 7 8 7
6 7 8 7 -6 7 8 7 8 9 8 7 8 7
6 7 7 -7 7 -8 8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5
6 5 -6 5 6 -8 8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5
6 7 7 -7 7 -8 8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5
6 5 -6 5 6 -8 8 7 6 5 4 8 6 5
6 7 7 -7 7 8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 8 7 -6 7 8 7
8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 7 -7 7 8 9 8 7 8 7
6 7 8 7 -6 7 8 7 8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 7 -7 7
6 9 8 -8 8 -8 6 – 8 -8 8 -8
7 10 -10 9 -10 9 10 -10 9 9 -10
9 -9 9 -10 10’ -10 9 -9 8 8 -8
7 -7 7 -8 8 7 -7 -6 -8 -7 -6 -6
6 9 8 -8 8 -8 6 9 8 -8 8 -8
7 10 -10 9 -10 9 7 10 -10 9 9 -10 10’
10 10 9 9 -10 -10 8 -8 8 -8 8 9 10 10’ -10
6 9 8 -8 8 -8 6 – 8 -8 8 -8
7 10 -10 9 -10 9 10 -10 9 9 -10
9 -9 9 -10 10’ -10 9 -9 8 8 -8
7 -7 7 -8 8 7 -7 -6 -8 -7 -6 -6
6 9 8 -8 8 -8 6 9 8 -8 8 -8
7 10 -10 9 -10 9 7 10 -10 9 9 -10 10’
10 10 9 9 -10 -10 8 -8 8 -8 8 9 10 -8
8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 5 -6 5 6 -8
8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 -6 7 -8
8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 5 -6 5 6 -8
8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 -7 7
8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 8 7 -6 7 8 7
8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 7 -7 7 8 9 8 7 8 7
6 7 8 7 -6 7 8 7 8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 7 -7 7
8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 8 7 -6 7 8 7 8 9 8 7 8 7
6 7 7 -7 7

Key change to G
6 -6 -7 -6 6 -8 7 -7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 9
8 -8 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 7 -8 7
-10 9 -10 9 -10 9 -9 9 -9 9 -9
8 5 6 8 -8 7 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 
8 5 6 8 -8 7 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 -10 -6 7 -10 9 -9 8 -9 8 -8 -10 9 10’ 10
6 -6 -7 -6 6 -8 7 -7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 9
8 -8 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 7 -8 7
-10 9 -10 9 -10 9 -9 9 -9 9 -9
8 5 6 8 -8 7 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 
8 5 6 8 -8 7 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 -10 -6 7 -10 9 -9 8 -9 8 -8 -10 9 10’ 10 6

Change back to key of D

8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 5 -6 5 6 -8
8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 -7 7 -8
8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 5 -6 5 6 -8
8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 -7 7
8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 8 7 -6 7 8 7
8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 7 -7 7 8 9 8 7 8 7
6 7 7 -7 7 8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 8 9 -6 7 8 7
8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 7 -7 7 -8 8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5
6 5 -6 5 6 -8 8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5
6 7 7 -7 7 -8 8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5
6 5 -6 5 6 -8 8 7 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 -7 7
10’ 10

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