The Music Goes 'Round And Around (hi-lo)

by Tommy Dorsey, Ella Fitzgerald · 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

THE MUSIC GOES ‘ROUND AND AROUND hi-lo
W; “Red” Hodgson
M: Edward Farley, Michael Riley
Tommy Dorsey, Ella Fitzgerald
Key: C

3  4    4    4 
6  7    7    7
I blow thru here

 3  4   4   4      4   -3 -3  -4
 6  7   7   7      7   -7 -7  -8
The mu-sic goes 'round and a-round

 -3  -3”4  -3”2  3
 -7  -6 7  -6 5  6
Whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho

 3  3   -2”  2   1
 6  6   -5   5   4
And it comes up here

3  4    4    4     4    4
6  7    7    7     7    7
I push the first valve down

 3  4   4   4    4   -3 -3  -4
 6  7   7   7    7   -7 -7  -8
The mu-sic goes down and a-round

 -3  -3”4  -3”2  3
 -7  -6 7  -6 5  6
Whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho

 3  3   -2”   2   1
 6  6   -5    5   4
And it comes out here

2  4    4  -3  -3   -3   -3”2
5  7    7  -7  -7   -7   -6 5
I push the mid-dle valve down

 2  4   4   4    -3  -3” -3” 2   2
 5  7   7   7    -7  -6  -6  5   5
The mu-sic goes down a-round be-low

2   2   2   2    4  -4   4  -3 -4 -3
5   5   5   5    7  -8   7  -7 -8 -7
Be-low, be-low, dee-dle-dee-ho-ho-ho

-3” -3” -3”-3” -3”3  3    3
-6  -6  -6 -6  -6 6  6    6
Lis-ten to the jazz come out

3  4    4   4  4    4    4
6  7    7   7  7    7    7
I push the oth-er valve down

 3  4   4   4      4   -3 -3  -4
 6  7   7   7      7   -7 -7  -8
The mu-sic goes 'round and a-round

 -3  -3”4  -3”2  3
 -7  -6 7  -6 5  6
Whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho

 3  3   -2”   2   1
 6  6   -5    5   4
And it comes out here

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