pete kelly's blues
by Ella Fitzgerald · posted by bluesharp_jos
- 838
- Diatonic
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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.
3 4 6 -5
There are sad things
-3 4 -5 5 -5 4
There are bad things, the blues
3 4 6 -5
When they threaten
4 4 -5 5 -6 5
Just start betting, you'll lose
5 6 -5 7 -7 -6 5 5
You hide yourself, behind a prayer
-5 -5 6 -7 -6 6 6 4 4
The blues will come, and they'll find you there
-4 5 -4 -5 6 5 7 7 -7 7
I mean the blues they call, Pete Kelly's Blues
5 6 -5 7 -7 -6 5 5
That happy dream is yours they say
-5 6 -5 -6 5 6
If you can pay, the dues
6 6 7 -6 4
That's why I'm stuck with
6 -5 4 6 -5 6 4
Fresh outta luck with, the blues