A Beautiful Dove (Yamama Helwa)

by Dawood Hosni (David Haim Levi) · posted by sidhom

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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

T: A Beautiful Dove (Yamama Helwa)
C: Dawood Hosni (David Haim Levi)
Q: 100
M: 4/4
K: C [1st position]
|:0 7 7 7 |-7 -6, -7, 7_ |0 -7, 7, -8, 7, 7, -7| -7, -6' -6' 6 6_:|
 0 -6. 6 -5,| 5 -4, -5, 5_ |0 4 -4 -5, 5,|5, -4, -4, 4, 4, -4, 5, -5|
6 -6. 6 -5,| 5 -4, -5, 5_ |0 4 -4 -5, 5,| 5, -4, -4, 4, 4_         |]
Harmonic Tablature Guide
01.  Holes 1-10, 1-12, 1-14, 0 is for pause [0=pause: credits to Numbered Notation: Jianpu]
02.  Blow: no sign, Draw: - (minus/hyphen sign)
03.  Time signature is written as (Q: 4/4, 3/4 etc.) [Credits to ABC Notation]
04.  Bars: Barline |, Repeat bar :|, double bar ||,  End bar |] [Credits to ABC notation]
05.  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,, = 16. 32 (,,,) 64 (,,,,), 
triplet ={III}= -(4 5 6) dotted 6., double dotted 6.. [credits to PMW]
6.  Blowbend 4' or drawbend : -4', double bend -4", glissando ~ eg ~-4
7.  Staccato: dot before number : .4, legato bracket between legato ( ) notes (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 e.g. 456, or -4-5-6, spread chords preceded by {
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, 
17. flutter r eg r4
18. wawa w eg w-4 
19. / Scooped note / hit bent & release [Credits to Indiara Sfair]
20.  Hit not then bend [Credits to Indiara Sfair]
21. T: Title [Credits to ABC Notation]
22. C: Composer [Credits to ABC Notation]
23. M: Meter [Credits to ABC Notation]
24. Q; Tempo [Credits to ABC Notation]
25. K: Key [Credits to ABC Notation]