Irene

by From: the B’Way musical “Irene” · 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

IRENE
W: Joseph McCarthy
M: Harry Tierney
From: the B’Way musical “Irene”
Key: F

1  -3* -3  4   3  -3* -3  4    3   -3*   -3
I-rene, a lit-tle bit of salt and sweet-ness
1  -3* -2  -3  2   3   -2  -3   2    3    -2
I-rene, a dain-ty slip of rare com-plete-ness
-2   2 -1* 2   3  -2  2 -2
Man-ner-i-sm, mag-net-i-sm, 
 -3* -3   3*  -3  6  -5
Eyes of youth in-vit-ing
 5   -3* -5 -3*   -3    3   4
Danc-ing by with glanc-ing eye
-3   -2   2   3  2  -1   1*
The flush of her ex-cit-ing
1  -3*  -3   4    3  -3*  -3     4
Si-ren, the sort who cap-tures hearts
3   -3*   -3
To charm them
 -2  -5   5   -6
Care-ful, be-ware
-6   -6    3    -6   -6     3*
Now she’s here, now she’s there
 6    6   5   5  -3
Fol-lowed by her set
-5 -5   2     -5  -5   2
Up she goes, down she goes
4   4  -3* -3* -3
Ev’-ry-bod-y’s pet
 3   3  -6     3*   3*  6
Near or far, there you are
-6   -6   5   5  -3  -5
Cap-tured in the net of
 5  5 -3*  -5  -1  -3 -3   -2
Tip-pi-ty witch I-rene O’-Dare

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