Once In A While (2-harp)

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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

ONCE IN A WHILE 2-harp
M: Michael Edwards 
W: Bud Green 
Nat King Cole
Key: Eb 
Harps: Eb, G

Harp: Eb

 4   4  4  -4
Once in a while, 
-1* -1*-1* -2 
 4   -4   5  6   -6
Will you try to give  
-1*  -2   3 -3*  4 
-7  -7  -7    -6    6  -7
one lit-tle thought to me, 
-5  -5  -5     4   -3* -5 
  -6    -6  -6   6   -5  -6
Though some-one else may be  
4        4   4   -3*  3* 4 
 -3  4   -4    6
Near-er your heart? 
-1   -1* -2   -3* 

 4   4  4  -4
Once in a while, 
-1* -1*-1* -2 
 4   -4    5   6  -6
Will you dream of the  
-1*   -2  3   -3*  4 
-7  -7  -7   -6    6   -7
Mo-ments I shared with you, 
-5  -5  -5   4    -3*   -5 
-6  -6   -6  6   -5 -6
Mo-ments be-fore we two 
4    4   4  -3*  3*  4 
 -3   4 -4  4
Drift-ed a-part? 
-1   -1* -2 -1* 

Harp: G

3    6     4   -4   5  -5 -5
6    9     7   -8   8  -9 -9
In love's smol-der-ing em-ber, 

 5   -3*  -3  4   -4
 8   -6   -7  7   -8
One spark may re-main. 

3   6     4   -4  5  -5  -5
6   9     7   -8  8  -9  -9
If love still can re-mem-ber, 

 5    4
 8    7
The spark
Harp: Eb

 5   6   6  -4
may burn a-gain. 
4  4    4    -4
I know that I'll 
4  -4   5   6   -6
Be con-ten-ted with  
-7  -7   -7   -6  6 -7
Yes-ter-day's mem-o-ry, 
 -6  -6  -6    6   -5 -6
Know-ing you think of me 
 -3  4  -4   4
Once in  a while.

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