Hawaiian War Chant (hi-lo)

by Ella Fitzgerald, Spike Jones · 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

HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai) hi-lo
W: English by Ralph Freed
By: Johnny Noble, Leleiohaku
Ella Fitzgerald, Spike Jones
Key: G

5  -4 4  4 4  3 4  -3 4 -4 5 5  5
8  -8 7  7 7  6 7  -7 7 -8 8 8  8
Ta-hu-wa-i la a ta-hu-wa-i wa-i la

5 -4 4  4  4  3 4  -3 4 -4 5  5
8 -8 7  7  7  6 7  -7 7 -8 8  8
E-hu he-ne la a pi-li ko-o lu-la

-5 5  -5 5 -5 5 5 -4 4  4 4
-9 8  -9 8 -9 8 8 -8 7  7 7
Pu-tu-tu-i lu a i-te to-e la

3  3  3  3  3 3  -3 -4 4
6  6  6  6  6 6  -7 -8 7
Ha-nu li-po i-ta pa-a-lai

-5...5...-4...4  4 4
-9...8...-8...7  7 7
Au  we   ta   hu-a-la

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