Don't Leave Me This Way

by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes · posted by pagan

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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

Moderate Tempo
 
 7    -8   -8  -8   -7 
Don't leave me this way
-8   8    -9   8    7     7   8    8
 I  can't survive, can't stay a - live
 7    -8  8     8
With out your love
  7     -8  -8  -8   -7
Don't leave me this way
6   -8  8   -9    8    7     -8    8   8
No, I can't ex - ist, I'll  sure - ly miss
  7   -8    8    8
Your ten - der kiss
  8     -8  7   -7   -6
Don't leave me this way


6     7     -8  -8  -8  -7 
No, don't leave me this way
-6   -8  8   -9  -8    
Hey, a  brok-en  man
 7    -8  8   8    7  -8 8    8     
With empt-y hands, oh ba-by please
  8       8    -8   7   -7  -6  
Please, don't leave me this way


Quicker Tempo From Here

-6    -10 -10   8    9    9   9  9  -10  
Aah-- ba - by-- my heart is full of love
-10  8  -10  8  -10
And de-sire for you
 8    9  9   9     9  -10
Now come on girl, and do
-10    8    -10  8  -10 
What you've go - ta  do
   8    9   9    9  -10
You've started this fire
-10  10  -10  -10
Down in  my  soul
 8    9    9   9   9   -10  -10
Now can't you see it's burn-ing
-10  -10  -10 -10
Out   of  con-trol
 8    9   9   9
Just come on girl
 9   -10   -10  -10  8   10  -10 -10 
And  sat - is - fy  the need  in  me
   8    9  9   9    9  -10  -10    
'Cause on-ly your good lov - in'
-10  10  10  10     10     10 
Can  set me free,  free,  free.... 

Repeat whole song and fade out

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