The Plant
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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.
The Plant
T=100 [2/4] Phrygian (5th position)|: `0 `-7 `-7 `-7 | (`7`8) -7 `-7 (`7`8) |
| `-7 `-7 `-7 `-7 | (`7`8) `-7 `6 (`-6`-7) |
| `0 `-6 `-6 `-6 | (`-6`-7) `-6 `-6 (`-6`-7) |
| `-6 (`5`6) (`5`6) (`5`6) | (`-6`-7) (`5`6) (`-4`-5) (`4`5) |
| `0 (`5`6) (`5`6) (`5`6) | (`-6`-7) (`5`6) (`-4`-5) (`4`5) |
|`0 (`5`6) (`5`6) (`5`6) | (`-6`-7) (`5`6) ``-5 ``-6 `-7 :|
1. Holes 1-10, 1-12, 1-14, 0 is for pause
2. Blow: no sign, Draw: - (minus/hyphen sign)
3. Time signature is written as (4/4, 3/4 etc.)
4. Bars: Barline |, Repeat bar :|, End bar ||
5. Time Semibreve (1 _ _ _) (just a note/bar),Minim 2 (e.g. 2 _ or -2 _ ), 4 (just the note) for 8 (`) eg `-4,
16 (``) eg ``-4, 32 (```) 64 (```), triplet -3-(4 5 6) dotted 6., double dotted 6..
6. Blowbend 4' or drawbend : -4', double bend -4", slur ~ eg ~-4
7. Staccato: dot before number : .4, legato bracket between legato [ ] notes eg [4 -4]
8. Sharps : #, Flats b, double flat bb, double sharp x, natural [],
9. Crescendo <, Dimineundo >
10. Marcato ^
11. Breath : comma,
12. Chords are written with no space & bracket e.g. (456), or (-4-5-6), spread chords preceded by { eg {456}
13. Corona (.
14. Expressions: f: forte, mf: mezzoforte, p: piano,pp, ff etc.
15. Tempo : e.g. T = 120, or moderato etc.
16. Pauses: 0, 0., 0', 0``, 0```,. 0```, 0;,
17. flutter r eg r4
18. wawa w eg w-4