The Real Thing

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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   -7 -7   7*   7*  7*      7*  7*
Come and see the real thing, come and 
 7*  7*  -6*  -6*    -6*  -5  6
see the real thing, come and see 
 -7   -7  -7  7*   7*   7*     7   7*
Come and see the real thing, come and 
 7*  7*  -6*   -6*   -6* -5   6
see the real thing, come and see 
  -7   -7 -7  -7   -7    -7   7*  -7 -7
There’s a meaning there, but the meaning 
 -7   -7 7*    -7-7   -7  -7 8-7
there doesn’t really mean a thing 
 -7   -7  -7  6*  6*    6*    6*   6*
Come and see the real thing, come and 
 6*  6*  -6*   -6*   -6*  -5  6
see the real thing, come and see 
6  6  6   6     6
I am the real thing! 
 5   5  5  5   5    -5* -5*-5 -5*  -5*
Oo mow ma mow mow,  Oo mow ma mow mow,
-6   -6 -6  -6  -6   7* 7* 7*  7*  7*
Oo  mow ma mow mow, Oo mow ma mow mow,
 8  8   8  8    8   8   8  8   8  8
Oo mow ma mow mow, mow ma mow ma mow
8  8  -9  8   8     8 8   8
Ma me mow ma mow – ma ma mow


Tryin’ hard to understand the meaning that you’ll see in me 
Tryin’ hard to understand the meaning that you’ll see in me 
There’s a meaning there, but the meaning there doesn’t really mean a thing 
Come and see the real thing, come and see the real thing, come and see 
I am the real thing! 

Oo mama mow-mow (repeat x 4) 

8 -7* 7  -6   7 7
I am  e  the  real
10 -8  -9  9   -7*  8 8
I~~~~~ am  e  the  real
 9     -9*     -9    -7*   9   9   9   9
I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6  6  6   6     6
I am the real thing!

You can watch Russell perform this on Youtube

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