Moanin` At Midnight (All The Harp Bits)

by Howlin` Wolf · posted by aussie

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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

Intro
-2 -2 -1 -2   -2 -2 -1 -2   
-2 -2 (23) -2  (23) -2 -2 (23) -2
(23) -2 -2 (23) -2   (23) -2 -2 (23) -2
(23) -2 -3 -1 -2 -(23)

 -4   -5 -4 4  4 b-3  b-3 b-3 b-2 1
Well somebody knockin` on my door

Riff 1.
-2 -2 -1 -2   (23) -2 -2 -1 -2
(23) -2 -2 -1 -2   -(12)


Well somebody knockin` on my door

REPEAT RIFF 1.

 -4   -5 b-3 b-3 -2  -5    -4   -3   -2 -3-2-1
Well I`m so worried don`t know where to go

Riff 2.
-2 -2 -1 -2 -(12) (23) -2 -2 -2 -2
(23) -2 -2 -1 -2 -2 -2 (23) -2
(23) -2 -2 (23) -2

 -4   -5 -4 b-3  -3-2   -2   -5-5   4  b-3 -3
Well somebody`s callin` me, callin` me on my
b-3b-2 -1
telephone

REPEAT RIFF 1.

 -4   -5-4-4    b-3b-2  -2 -5-5 -4 b-3b-2 1
Well somebody`s callin` me over my telephone

REPEAT RIFF 1.

-4    -5  b-3 b-5-2   -5   -4  4  b-3 b-2-2b-2 -1
Well keep on callin` tell `em I`m not at home
(Spoken) Well do not worry daddy`s gone to bed

REPEAT RIFF 2.

Some of the notes have slight bends to give the
song a bit of colour, Watch Mr. Wolf perform this
song on Youtube

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