Bye, Bye Blackbird

by Unknown · 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

BYE BYE BLACKBIRD
W: Mort Dixon
M: Ray Henderson
Key: F

-3     -3    -3    -3   -3*  4  -3*  3    -3* -3
Black-bird, black-bird sing-ing the blues all day
2      3   -2  1* 2   -1
Right out-side of my door.
-3     -3    -3    -3   -3* 4 -3* 3 -3*  -3
Black-bird, black-bird, got-ta be on my way
3       -3     3   -2   -1   3
Where there’s sun-shine ga-lore.

-3    -3    -3   -3  -3*   4  -3* 3 -3* -3
Blue-bird, blue-bird call-ing me far a-way.
2      3   -2   1*  2   -1
I’ve been long-ing for you.
-3    -3    -3   -3   -3* 4 -3*  3  -3* -3
Blue-bird, blue-bird this is my luck-y day
3   -3    3    -2   -1    3
Now my dreams will come true.

CHORUS

-3   -3 -3  -3  -3*  -3   -3
Pack up all my cares and woe,
-3   3  3    3    -2  -2
Here I go, swing-ing low.
-2    3    -2   2
Bye, bye black-bird.
-3*    -3* -3*-3* 4    -3* -3*
Where some-bod-y waits for me,
-3* -3     -3   -3  3  3
Sug-ar’s sweet, so is she.
3     -3  3     -2
Bye, bye black-bird
-2  4    4   4   4   -3* -3  3   3   -2*
No one here can love and un-der-stand me.
-1   -3*  -3*  -3*  -3* -3
Oh, what hard luck stor-ies 
3     -2  -2   2
They all hand me.
-3   -3  -3  -3  -3*  -3    -3
Make my bed and light the light.
-3   3   3    3  -2*  -2*
I’ll ar-rive late to-night.
3      -3*   2    -2
Black-bird, bye, bye

REPEAT CHORUS

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