Topkapi

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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

TOPKAPI
W: Noel Sherman
M: Manos Hadjidakis
From: “Topkapi”
Key: Eb


3*-3*3* 3 3   3  3* 3  3   -1* -2* 3
Jew-   el of the O-ri-ent, Top-ka-pi
3*-3*3* 3  3   3   3*  3   3    -1* 3 -1*
Are   you hell or heav-en sent, Top-ka-pi
3*-3*3* 3  3   3    3*  3  3 -1* -2*3
Why   are you the dream of my de-sire
3*-3*3* 3 3  3   3*  3   3    -1*  3-1*
Why    do I suc-cumb to your green fire
-2   -3* -3* -3*  3*  3
You dance be-fore my eyes 
-2   3    3*   3*  3* 3   -2
And pas-sions with-in me rise
 -1*  -2  3   3*   3   -2  -1* -2  -1*
They warn me that trou-ble is brew-ing
 -2 -3* -3*-3* 3*  3
Flow-er of Is-tan-bul, 
 -2   3  3*   3*   3* 3   -2
Your pow-er, your mag-ic pull
-1*  -2   3  3* 3  -2-1* -2 -1*
Are driv–ing me to my un-do-ing
-3* -5*  -3*  4*4-4*4 -3*  3* -2* 3
Why must you tor-ture me, Top-ka-pi
-3*  -5*  -3*  4*44*4-3* -2* 3 -1*
Why can’t you let me be, Top-ka-pi
-3* -5*   -3*  4* 44*4-3* 3* -2*  3
Why must your beau-ty so en-slave me
-3* -5* -3* 4* 44*4 -3* -2*  3  -1*
Why was it you that Kis-met gave me
3*-3*3* 3 3   3  3* 3  3   -1*-2* 3
Jew-   el of the O-ri-ent, Top-ka-pi
3*-3*3* 3  3   3   3*  3   3    -1* 3 -1*
Are   you hell or heav-en sent, Top-ka-pi
3*-3*3* 3 3   3  3* 3  3   -1*-2* 3
Jew-   el of the O-ri-ent, Top-ka-pi
3*-3*3* 3  3   3   3*  3   3    -1* 3 -1*
Are   you hell or heav-en sent, Top-ka-pi

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