Hello (ORCHESTRA KEY OF C)

by Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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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

TRANSPOSED TO THE KEY OF C MAJOR
Range: A3 to C6 
Tabbed for EITHER and ORCHESTRA tuned Diatonic (ORCHESTRA S LC)
OR an ORCHESTRA tuned Chromatic
OR a 14 hole Chromatic.

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    ____ = hold    -3_4 = slur


-3  -3_4    -3   -3___
Hel-lo,     it’s me,__

3 4   4   4   4   4  4  -3  -3  3     -3    4     -3   -1 2___
I was won-der-ing if af-ter all these years you’d like to meet

3  4  4 -3_3  -3 -3 -3 -3_4
to go o-ver   ev-er-y-thing,

4    4   4    4      4   4     4  4    -3_3
they say that time’s sup-posed to heal ya

-3 -3 3     3    3_-3 -3   -1
but I ain’t done much heal-ing.

-3  -3_4_-3_4_-3_3   -3  -3  -3   4
Hel-lo,___________   can you hear me?

3   4  4   4 4   4    4_-3  -3 -3 3    -3  4  -3   -1 3__
I’m in Cal-i-for-nia, dream-ing a-bout who we used to be_

3    3  4    4__   -3_3   3_-3 3___
when we were young-er     and_ free,

3    4   4   4   4   4  4_-3 -3 -3   3   -3    4    3  -1  3
I’ve for-got-ten how it felt be-fore the world fell at our feet.

3       3    4 4     -3_3
There’s such a diff-‘rence

4  5___4 -4_4_-3_3_ 3   4 4__ -3 -3__3 3________
be-tween us________ and a mil-li-on___ miles.___

-5  -5  6   6   -7  -7 -7_____6__-5
Hel-lo from the oth-er side,_______

-5 -5   -5   6      6 -7   -7   -7__7_-7__6__ 6  9    -7_7 -7_8
 I must have called a thou-sand times________ to tell you  I’m

6__ 6_-5_5
sor-ry____ 

6   6   6  6     -6  -5_5  5__  5   5    9 -7_7__ -7_8
for ev-‘ry thing that I’ve done but when I call__ you

6__ 6_-5_5  6    -6 -5_5 5__-5
nev-er___   seem to be__ home_

-5  -5 6    6   -7__ -7_8_-7___6__-5
Hel-lo from the out-side,___________

-5 -5   -5 6   6   -7   -7   -7__8_-7__6__ 6  9    -7_7 -7_8
at least I can say that I’ve tried________ to tell you_ I’m

7__ 6_-5_5
sor-ry

6   6     -6  -5_5 5     5   5  9     -7_7 7   -7_8 7__   6_-5_5
for break-ing your heart but it don’t mat_-ter, it  clear-ly____

6    6   6    -6 -5_5 5__  5 -5 4_-3_3__
does-n’t tear you a__-part an–y–more.___

-3  -3     -3  -3_ 4
Hel-lo,    how are you?

3    4  4   4 4   4  4_-3 -3 -3   3 -3   4  -3
It’s so typ-i-cal of me__ to talk a–bout my-self 

-1  3   3   4 4       4    3      -3___
I’m sor-ry. I hope    that you’re well.

3   4   4  4  4    4  4   -3 -3   -3
Did you ev-er make it out of that town

3     -3   4   -3 -1 2   2
where noth-ing ev-er hap-pened?

3    4  4__ -3_3
It’s no se_-cret

4    5   5__  4  -4_4_-3_3___ 4   4__ -3   -3__ 3  3________
that the both of us__________ are run-ning out_ of time.____

-5 -5  -5 6    6   -7  -7 -7_____6__-5
So Hel-lo from the oth-er side,_______

-5 -5   -5   6      6 -7   -7   -7__7_-7__6__ 6  9    -7_7 -7_8
 I must have called a thou-sand times________ to tell you_ I’m

7__ 6_-5_5 6   6   6  6     -6   -5_5 5__  5   5    9 -7_7_ -7_8
sor-ry____ for ev-‘ry thing that I’ve done but when I call_ you_


6__ 6_-5_5  6    -6 -5_5 5__-5
nev-er____  seem to be__ home_

-5  -5 6    6   -7__ -7_8_-7___6__-5
Hel-lo from the out_-side,__________

-5 -5   -5 6   6   -7   -7   -7__8_-7__6__ 7  9    -7_6 -7_8
at least I can say that I’ve tried________ to tell you_ I’m

6__ 6_-5_5
sor-ry____

6   6     6   -5_5 5__   5   5  9     -7_7 7  -7_8 6__  6_-5_5
for break-ing your heart but it don’t mat-ter, it  clear-ly

6    6   6    -6  -5_5 5__  5  -5 -5_7__8
Does-n’t tear you a___-part an–y– more,__

-8_9__-8_8_-8_8__ 7  7 7__8
ooo,_____________ an-y-more,

-8_9__-9_9_10___7 7  7 7__8
ooo,_____________ an-y-more

-8_9__-8_7_-8_7__ -7 -7 -7_6_-5_6___-7  -7 -7 -7_7______
ooo,_____________ an-y-more,__________  an-y-more.______

-5  -5 6    6   -7  -7 -7_____6__-5
Hel-lo from the oth-er side,_______

-5 -5   -5   6      6 -7   -7   -7__8_-7__7__ 7  9    -7_7 -7_8
 I must have called a thou-sand times________ to tell you  I’m

7__ 6_-5_5
sor-ry____ 

6   6   6  6     -6   -5_5 5__  5   5    9 -7_7__ -7_8
for ev-‘ry thing that I’ve done but when I call__ you

6__ 6_-5_5  6    -6 -5_5 5__-5
nev-er___   seem to be__ home_

-5  -5 6    6   -7__ -7_8_-7___6__-5
Hel-lo from the out-side,___________

-5 -5   -5 6   6   -7   -7   -7__8_-7__6__ 7  9    -7_7 -7_8
at least I can say that I’ve tried________ to tell you_ I’m

6__ 6_-5_5
sor-ry

6   6     -6  -5_5 5     5   5  9     -7_7 7   -7_8 6__   6_-5_5
for break-ing your heart but it don’t mat_-ter, it  clear-ly____

6    6   6    -6  -5_5 5__  5 -5 4_-3_3__
does-n’t tear you a___-part an-y-more.___

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