Swanee (Chrom D)

by Judy Garland-Instrumental · posted by marion

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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

9__  9__
Swanee
9  -7*  -7*  7*  9  -7*  -7*  7*
How I love you, how I love you
-7*__  7*_  -6_  -5*  7*__
My dear old Swanee!
-7*  9  9*  -9*  -9*__  10__  -10__
I'd give the world to be
9*  -9*  10  -10__  11__
Among the folks in
11*  11  -10  -9*  
D-I-X-I
-10  -9*  9*  9  9__  9__
Even now my mammy's
9  -7*  -7*  7*  9  -7*  -7*  7*
Waiting for me praying for me,
-7*__  7*_  -6_  -5*  7*__
Down by the Swanee
-7*  9  9*  -9*__  10__  11  -10  10  -10__
The folks up north will see me no more
-10*  11  -10  -9*  9*  9  -7*_  7*
When I go to the Swanee shore!

-5*  -7*__  7*  9__ (Chorus Next 2 Lines)
Swanee! Swanee!
-9*  -9*  -9*  -9*  -9*  9*_  9*  9__
I'm coming back to Swanee
-5*  -7*__  7*  9__
Mammy, mammy
-9*_  9  7*  9_  -7*  7*  7*__
I love the old folks at home!

(Short Pause)
-6__  -6__ (Slow)
-6  -5*  -5*  5*  -6  -5*  -5*  5*
-5*__  5*_  -3*_  3*  5*__
-5*  -6  -6*  7*  7*__  -7__  -7*__
-6*  7*  -7  -7*__  9__
9*  9  -7*  7*  -7*  7*  7  -6* (Short Pause)
9__  9__ (Regular Tempo)
9  -7*  -7*  7*  9  -7*  -7*  7*
-7*__  7*_  -6_  -5*  7*__
-7*  9  9*  -9*__  10__  11  -10  10  -10__
-10*  11  -10  -9*  9*  9_  -7*_  7*__ (Slow)

Swanee!
How I love you, how I love you
My dear old Swanee!
I'd give the world to be
Among the folks in
D-I-X-I
Even now my
Mammy's
Waiting for me praying for me,
Down by the Swanee
The folks up north will see me no more
When I go to the Swanee shore!

This plays with karaoke music, same Artist, run time 1:47.  Plays rather fast.

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound