G. I. Blues (3-harp)

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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

G. I. BLUES 3-harp version
By: Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett
From: “G.I. Blues”
Key: C
Harps: C, F, Bb

Harp: C
 3    4   5  3  4    5   3  4
They give us a room with a view 

5   3   4   5   3    4
of the beau-ti-ful Rhine.

 4    -5  -6 4  -5   -6  4  -5
They give us a room with a view 

-6  4   -5  -6  4    5
of the beau-ti-ful Rhine.


 6  -6 6 -7  -7 -7   -7
Gim-me a mud-dy old creek 


-7 -6  -6 5  5  5   5
in Tex-as an-y old time! 

CHORUS 
Harp: F

 -4   5   -4    6   -5    -4
 -8   8   -8    9   -9    -8
I've got those hup, two, three, 

 -3  6  6  -5  5  -4  3   -3
 -7  9  9  -9  8  -8  6   -7   
four oc-cu-pa-tion G. I. blues. 
Harp: Bb

 -3” -3”3 -3   -4  5  -4   -5
 -6  -6 6 -7   -8  8  -8   -9
From my G. I. hair to the heels 

-5 5 -4 -3   -3”
-9 8 -8 -7   -6
of my G. I. shoes. 
Harp: C

 3  -3”3  -4   -3   3   -3”3  4
 6  -6 6  -8   -7   6   -6 6  7
And if I don't go state-side soon, 
Key: Bb

-1   2  -1  -2” -2” -1
-4   5  -4  -5  -5  -4
I'm gon-na blow my fuse!

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