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Moonlight Cocktail

by Glen Miller · posted by WaltP

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How to read this tab — notation key
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Blow note
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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)

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Tab
MOONLIGHT COCKTAIL
L: Kim Gannon
M: Lucky Roberts
From A Night In Casablanca
Glen Miller
Key: G



-4  -3* -4  4   -4  4   -5   -8
Cou-ple ‘a jig-gers of moon-light 
-4  -7 -4  7
and add a star,
4*   4   4*  -5  5* -5  6   -8
Pour in the blue of a June night 
5   -7   5*  7
and one gui-tar, 
-6* 6*-6* 7  -6* 7   -7  -10*
Mix in a cou-pl-‘a dream-ers 
-6*  10   -6* -9
and there you are: 
-8  -9   7   -8   -7   8    -6*   -7
Lov-ers hail the Moon-light Cock-tail... 

-4  -3*-4  4  -4  4   -5  -8
Now add a cou-ple of flow-ers, 
-4 -7 -4   7
a drop of dew, 
4*   4   4* -5  5* -5  6 -8
Stir for a cou-ple of ho-urs 
5      -7    5*   7
till dreams come true, 
-6* 6*-6*  7  -6* 7   -7 -10*
As to the num-ber of kiss-es, 
-6*  10 -6* -9
it's up to you, 
9     10    -7   8     -8 -7  7
Moon-light Cock-tails need a few... 

-6* -6* 7   7*  -7  -8   -8  
Cool it in the sum-mer breeze, 
-8    -8 -7  -7 -6*   -6*
Serve it in the star-light 
-5*-5*   7   -6*   7
Un-der-neath the trees, 


5*     5*  -5 -5*   6      7    7
You'll dis-cov-er tricks like these 
6    -8  -8  -7   -7
Are sure to make your 
7      6    -6*  7     -7
Moon-light Cock-tail please... 

-4  -3*  -4  4  -4  4  -5   -8
Fol-low the sim-ple di-rec-tions 
-4   -7   -4   7
and they will bring 
5*   5  5* -5  5* -5    6  -8
Life of an-oth-er com-plex-ion 
5      -7    5*  7
where you'll be king 
-6*  6* -6* 7   -6* 7   -7 -10*
You will a-wake in the morn-ing 
-6*  10  -6*  -9
and start to sing 
9     10   -7    8    -8   -7   7
Moon-light Cock-tails are the thing! 


(repeat once)
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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