Black Velvet
by Alannah Myles · posted by gene
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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
Verse:
-6 -6 6 5 5 5 -4 5 6
Miss' -ip- pi Mid-dle of a dry spell
-6 -6 6 5 -4 5 6 5 -4 -3
Jim-my Rog-ers on Vic-trol-a up high
-6 -6 6 5 5 5 -4 5 6
Ma's Danc-in' Ba-by on her shoul-der
-6 -6 6 5
The Sun's set-tin'
-4 5 6 5 -4 -3
Mol- as-sis in the sky
-3 5 -3 -4 -3 -4 -3 5
The boy could sing, knew how to move.
6 5 5 -4 -3
Ev-er-y thing
6 5 6 5 6
Al-ways want-ing more.
-6 -6 6 -6 6 -6
He'd leave you long-ing for
Chorus:
7 7 -7
Black vel-vet
-7 -6 -7 -6 -6 -6
and that lit-tle boy smile
7 7 -7
Black vel-vet
-6 -6 -6 -6 6 5
with that slow South-ern style
7 7 7 7 -7
A new re-li-gion
-7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6 -6 -7
that'll bring you to your knees
5 6 5 5 -4 5
Black vel-vet if you please
Verse:
Up Memphis, music's like a heat wave
White lightning’ bound to drive you wild
Ma's baby's in the heart of every schoolgirl
"Love me tender" leaves 'em cryin' in the aisle
The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for
Chorus:
Bridge:
-6 6 -6 -6 6 -6
Ev'-ry word ev'-ry song
-6 6 -6 -7 6 5 6
That he sang was for you
-6 6 -6 -6 6 -6
In a flash he was gone
-6 6 -6 -6 6 5
It hap-pened so soon
-3 5 -3 5 5
What could you do
Chorus 2X
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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