Blues in a Dream

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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)

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Tab

Jerry Portnoy – Blues in a dream ( E ) – ca 60 bpm

I am sure it is not 100% correct! My first TAB ever. Enjoy
.... = hold note
!3 = tongue slap
b = half bend (bb = full bend)
(-3-4) = play both notes at the same time
(1_4)  = octave tongue split
[-4-5] = shake
---->  = slide to note 

Intro
!3  !3  -3b -4    5  -4  -5b...
-4   4  -4  -3b  -2  -1...

With band
-3b  -4   5  -4  (-4-5)....
-4    4  -4 (-2-3)......-1  2  -3b  -2...
-3b   -3bb   -2   4   4 (-3-4) -3b  -1....-1b  -1  -2
-2bb  -2  (-1_-4)(1_4)....1    !4 
-3b...-3b   -3bb  (34)   -3b   -2   -2....  Break 

!3   !3   -3b   -4   5  -4b  6  3  -3b....
-3b  -3bb -2    -2... 
!3   !3   -3b   -4   5  -4b  6  3  (-3b-4)...
!3  -3b -2...(3x -4 -4b) 4  -3b  -2  -2..-3b  -2   -2...

-3  -4  6.....-6 -7  6...   
!(-1_-4)   !(-2_-5)   !(3_6)   (-1_-4)...   
-3b  -2  -4   !4...
-2bb -2   4   -3b.......   
-3bb -2   4   -3b   -2   -2...
-3   -4   !4  (1234) !4...5    6   -6    6... !6    !-5    !5   !-4  ....   band low volume

!3   -3b  -4   5  -4b   6  -4b  -3   4   -3b -2 ...
!3   -3b  -4   5  -4b   6....
-6   -7   -6    6....
!6   -6    6    5 ( -2_-5)  -6   6    5   6    -6    6.... 

---->-6   -7   -6    5   6....
!6   -5   -4   -4b  -3b  -2  (-3-4)...4   -3b  -2   -2

--->(-3-4)  4   -4b   4    -3b  -3bb -2  -2bb  -1   -1b   small pause 
-3b   -3   -2   -2   -3b   -3    4   -3b  -2   -2….       Pause

3   -3b   -4   5  -4b   6... -6  -7  -7.... 
!(-3_-7)  -8  -7  -6    6    5   6   -5   6   5  -4
5   !6   ! 6   !-6     !6...
(2_5) (-2_-5) (3_6) (-1_-4)  ...
-4b  4  -3b  -4b   -3b   -2    -1...
-4b  4  -3b  -4b   -3b   -2    -1...

-1   2   3   (-3b-4b)...4   -3b   -2   -2...
-7  -8  -7   -6    6...-5   -4...
-7  -8  -7   -6    6...-5   -4    4   -3b  -2  -2...      
-3  -4   5    6    -6   -7   -8  -7   -6   6    
!6  !6  -5    5    -4     

band loud again
3   -3b  [-4-5]...[-4b-5b]...[45]...-3b  -2b...
3   -3b  [-4-5]...[-4b-5b]...[45]... 	
!3  -3b   -4b  -4  -5  !6  !6  !6  !6... 
-5   -4   -4b   4  (-3-4)  -3b  -2...

---> -7   -6    6    5    6 ...(-2_-5) (2_5) (-1_-4)   
-4b [-4-5]...[-4b-5b]...[45]...[-3-4]...  
3  -3b  -4b  [-4-5]...-4b   4  [-3-4]...
!-3     -4b  [-4-5]...-4b   4  [-3-4]...
-4b     4    [-4-5]...-4b   4   -3b  -4b   4   -3     -4b    4   -3b 
-4b     4    -3b   -2  4   -4   -5    5   -4

-3    -4    4   -3   -4   -4b    -4   -4b   
-4    -4b  -4   -4b  -3   -4b    -4   yeah
-4b    -4   -4b  -4   -4b   4     -3b  -2  (-3-4)  yeah
-4b    -4   -4b  -4   -4b  -4     -4b  -3b  -4b  -4  
-4b   -4   -4b  -4   -4b  !6 !6 !6 !6
!6 !6 !6   -5   -4   -4b  4  -3b  -2

!3    -3    -4    5   !6   !6   -6  -7  !6...   
(3_6)(-2_-5)(2_5)(-1_-4)...
!3    -3    -4    5    -4b   6  -5    
-4    -4b   -3b    (-3-4)    6    
-4b   -4     6    -5...-4   -4b      -3b    (-3-4)   
-4b   -4     6    -5...-4b  -4   6   -5...-4b   -4    6   -5...  
-4b   -4 (-3-4)   4    -2
    
Outro
!3    -3    -3b   -3     4    -3b   4  -4b      
-3    -3b   -2    -2bb  -1    -2b  (2-3-4)...

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