I'm A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas (hi-lo)

by Louis Armstrong, Bob Wills · 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

I’M A DING DONG DADDY FROM DUMAS hi-lo
By: Phil Baxter
Louis Armstrong, Bob Wills
Key: Bb

 5 -4  4    4   -3” 4   -3” 3   2
 8 -8  7    7   -6  7   -6  6   5
I'm a ding dong dad-dy from Du-mas

 3   -3”  4  -3” 4  -3”3    4
 6   -6   7  -6  7  -6 6    7
You ought to see me do my stuff

 5 -4   4    4  -3” 4
 8 -8   7    7  -6  7
I'm a clean cut fel-la 

 -3”  4    4   -3”  3
 -6   7    7   -6   6
from Hor-ner's Cor-ner

 3   -3”  -4 -4  5   -4
 6   -6   -8 -8  8   -8
You ought to see me strut

 6  6 6   6   5   5   5  -4
 9  9 9   9   8   8   8  -8
I’m a ca-per cut-tin’ cu-tie

 4 -4  5    5    -4  4
 7 -8  8    8    -8  7
Got a gal called Ka-tie

  4  -4  5   5   4   4  4  -4
  7  -8  8   8   7   7  7  -8
She’s a lit-tle heav-y lad-en

 4 -3” 4    4  -3”4
 7 -6  7    7  -6 7
But I call her ba-by

 5 -4  4    4   -3” 4   -3” 3   2
 8 -8  7    7   -6  7   -6  6   5
I'm a ding dong dad-dy from Du-mas

 3   -3”  4  -3” 4  -3”3    4
 6   -6   7  -6  7  -6 6    7
You ought to see me do my stuff

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