Peggy Sue

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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

Fairly Quick Tempo


 7  7   8   -6 -6  7
If you knew Peggy Sue
  6    6    -6   7  8  -8   7  
Then you'd know why I feel blue
7  6   -6  7 
A-bout peggy
 -9   -9 -9  7  8   8 -8 7  
'Bout my Peggy Sue ~~~~~~~
 7   7  7   6   -6  6
Oh well I love you gal
 6  6   7   -8  8  7  7  7 6   
Yes I love you Peggy Sue ~~~~

 7  7  8   -6 -6  7 
Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue
 6   6 -6   7     8    -8   7 
Oh how my heart yearns for you
 6  6 -6  7   -9 -9 -9  7   8  8 -8 7   
Oh Pa-heg-gy, my pa-heg-gy Sue ~~~~~~
 7   7  7   6   -6  6
Oh well I love you gal
 6  6   7  -8   8  7  7   7  6     
Yes I love you Peggy Sue ~~~~~~

 7 7   7    7  7  7 
Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue
 7  7    7  7    7  7    7  7   
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty
 7 7   7    6  6 -6 7 
Peggy Sue, Oh my Peggy
-9 -9 -9  8   8 -8 7
My Peggy Sue ~~~~~~~
 7   7  7   6   -6  6     
Oh well I love you gal
-6  6   7  -8   8  7  7   7 6 
And I need you Peggy Sue ~~~~~

7   7   8   -6 -6  7   
I love you, Peggy Sue
 6   6  -6   7   8   -8    7  
With a love, so rare and true
 6  -6 7  -9 -9  7  8   8 -8  
Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue ~~~~~~
 7   7  7   6   -6  6
Oh well I love you gal
 6  6  7   -8   8  7  7   7 6  
Yes I want you Peggy Sue ~~~~~

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