California blue

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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




CALIFORNIA BLUE

Working all day and the sun don't shine
4      -4      5   5     5      4   -5      5       4

Trying to get by and I'm just killing time
 -5  -5   4  -5   5   -3    -4    -4-4 -4 4    -4 5

I feel the rain fall the whole night through
4 -4     5    5    5      4     -5           5       4  

Far away from you California blue
4     4 -4    5      -4      5    5    5  -4 4


California blue dreaming all alone
5   5   -5     6-6   7   7   7      -7   6  

Nothing else to do California blue
-7    -7    -7     -6   -5    5  -5  -6     6 5  

5    5    -5      6    -6    7    7    7   -7 -6  
Every day I'll pray I'll be on my way

-7    -7     -7    -6    -5    5   5   5    -4 4
Saving love for you California blue

One sunny day I'll get back again
6      8   -8    -5    5   -5     -6     6  6  

Somehow someway but I don't know when
-6       -9        8      -7      -7  -8  -8      7       7

California blue, California blue
6   6  -6   -7 -7   -6 6  5  5  6  5 4   

Living my life with you on my mind.
4    -4   5    5       5     4    -5   5    4  

Thinking of things that I left far behind
-5     -5     -5   5        -3     -4 -4  -4  4 -4 5

It's been so long doing all I can do
4     -4      5    5       5       4   -5 5    4  

To get back to you, California blue
4   4    -4       5   -4     5   5    5     -4 4

California blue (California blue), Dreaming all alone (California blue)
5    5   -5    6-6     7   7   7     -7 6    -7   -7   -7    -6   -5        5   5    5    -4 4

One sunny day I'll get back again
6      8  -8     -5    5  -5    -6      6  6  

Somehow someday, but I don't know when
-6        -9      8       -7    -7   -8    -8     7       7

California blue, California blue
6     6   -6. -7-7 -6 6    5 5 6 5 4

Still missing you California blue
4     -4    5       -4     5    5    5  -4 4

Still missing you California blue
4      -4    5       -4     5    5    5  -4 4

Still missing you California blue
7      -7    7       -8..   6   6  8...-8...7....