California Sun (Chromatic)

by Morris Levy & Henry Glover · posted by WaltP

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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

I’m go-in’ out west where I be-long.
1   2  2    3   3     3  -3 4   3
Where the days are short 
1      1   2    3   3
and the nights are long.
3    3    -3    4   3
Where the days are short
1      1   2    3    3
And the nights are long.
3    3    -3    4   3
Well, they walk, and I walk.
-3     -3    3    2  2  1
They Twist, and I’ll Twist.
-3     3     2   2     1
They Shim, and I’ll Shim.
-3    3     2   2     1
They fly, and I’ll fly.
-3    3    2   2    1
Well, they’re out there hav-ing fun,
3        2     3    3    3   3*  -3
In the warm Cal-i-for-nia sun.
2   2   2    2  2  1  -1   1
I’m go-in’ out west
1    2  2   3    3
out on the coast
3   -3  4    3
Where the Cal-i-for-nia girls
1      1   2  2  3   3    3
Are real-ly the most.
3 3  -3  -3  4   3
Well, they walk, and I walk.
-3     -3    3    2  2  1
They Twist, and I’ll Twist.
-3     3     2   2     1
They Shim, and I’ll Shim.
-3    3     2   2     1
They Fly, and I’ll Fly.
-3    3    2   2    1
Well, they’re out there hav-ing fun,
3        2     3    3    3   3*  -3
In the warm Cal-i-for-nia sun.
2   2   2    2  2  1  -1   1
The girls are fris-ky
1   2  2   3   3   3
In old Fris-co.
3  -3   4   3

A   pret-ty lit-tle miss
1 1  2   2   3   3   3   
Wher-ev-er you go
3 3  -3 -3  4  3
Well, they walk, and I walk.
-3     -3    3    2  2  1
They Twist, and I’ll Twist.
-3     3     2   2     1
They Shim, and I’ll Shim.
-3    3     2   2     1
They Fly, and I’ll Fly.
-3    3    2   2    1
Well, they’re out there hav-ing fun,
3        2     3    3    3   3*  -3
In the warm Cal-i-for-nia sun.
2   2   2    2  2  1  -1   1

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