Satin Doll (3-harp)

by Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald · 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

SATIN DOLL 3-harp version
W: Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn
M: Duke Ellington
From: “Sophisticated Ladies”
Ella Fitzgerald
Key: C
Harps: C, Eb, Bb

-3” 3  -3”   3   -3”
-6  6  -6    6   -6
Cig-a-rette hold-er 

 -3”   3   -3”  
 -6    6   -6
which wigs me 

-3 -3” -3    -3”  -3
-7 -6  -7    -6   -7
o- ver her should-er, 

-3   -3” -3
-7   -6  -7
she digs me. 

key: Eb

-3  -3” -3    3   -2” 3   2
-7  -6  -7    6   -5  6   5
Out cat-tin' that sat-in doll. 

Key: C

-3”3    -3”  3  -3”-3”  3   -3”
-6 6    -6   6  -6 -6   6   -6
Ba-by, shall we go out skip-pin ? 

 -3  -3” -3  -3”-3    -3    -3” -3
 -7  -6  -7  -6 -7    -7    -6  -7
Care-ful, a- mi-go, you're flip-pin', 

Key: Eb

  -3   -3” -3  3   -2” 3   2
  -7   -6  -7  6   -5  6   5
speaks Lat-in that sat-in doll. 

key: Bb

 -3”  -4  4  -3   -3” -3  4
 -6   -8  7  -7   -6  -7  7
She's no-bod-y's fool so I'm

 -4   4  -3  -3” -3  4  -4 
 -8   7  -7  -6  -7  7  -8
Play-ing it cool as can be. 

Key: C

 4    -4  4 -3  -3”  -3  4
 7    -8  7 -7  -6   -7  7
I'll give it a whirl but I

 -4    4  -3  -3”  -3    4  -4 
 -8    7  -7  -6   -7    7  -8
ain't for no girl catch-ing me, 

swich-e-roon-ey. (spoken) 

-3” 3  -3”   3   -3”  -3”  3   -3”
-6  6  -6    6   -6   -6   6   -6
Tel-e-phone num-bers well you know,

-3 -3” -3  -3” -3   -3 -3” -3 
-7 -6  -7  -6  -7   -7 -6  -7
do-ing my rhum-bas with u- no 
key: Eb

-3   -3”-3 3  -2” 3   2
-7   -6 -7 6  -5  6   5
and that'n my sat-in doll. 

REPEAT

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