Day-O

by Harry Belafonte · posted by chibluesteve

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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

 7  6   -7 -6 6  5
Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  6
Daylight come and me wan' go home
 7  6   -7 -6 6  5
Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  4
Daylight come and me wan' go home

 5    6    5   6  6   5   6   7
Work all night on a drink of rum
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  6
Daylight come and me wan' go home
  5   6 5 5   6    6   5  6    7
Stack banana till the mornin' come
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  4
Daylight come and me wan' go home

 5     6  6   5  5  6   -5 -5 -5 -4 -3 3
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana-
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  6
Daylight come and me wan' go home
 5     6  6   5  5  6   -5 -5 -5 -4 -3 3
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana-
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  4
Daylight come and me wan' go home

 5   6     5  5  6      5    6     7
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  6
Daylight come and me wan' go home
 5   6     5  5  6      5    6     7
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  4
Daylight come and me wan' go home

 5  5  6    5   6   5   6 7 7
Beautiful bunch a' ripe banana
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  6
Daylight come and me wan' go home
 5    6   5  6    5   6  7  7  7 
Hide the deadly black tarantula-
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  4
Daylight come and me wan' go home

 5   6     5  5  6      5    6     7
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  6
Daylight come and me wan' go home
 5   6     5  5  6      5    6     7
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  4
Daylight come and me wan' go home

 7  6   -7 -6 6  5
Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  6
Daylight come and me wan' go home
 7  6   -7 -6 6  5
Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  4
Daylight come and me wan' go home

 5     6  6   5  5  6   -5 -5 -5 -4 -3 3
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana-
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  6
Daylight come and me wan' go home
 5     6  6   5  5  6   -5 -5 -5 -4 -3 3
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana-
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  4
Daylight come and me wan' go home

 7  6   -7 -6 6  5
Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  6
Daylight come and me wan' go home
 7  6   -7 -6 6  5
Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o
 4   4    5    5  5  -4   -4  4
Daylight come and me wan' go home

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