Smokestack Lightning

by Howlin' Wolf / Chester Burnett · 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

 -6    6     5   4
Smokestack lightnin,
-6 6     -6   6   -6 6 5
Shinin, just like gold,
-6   -6   6   -6  6  -6 6 5
Why don't ya hear me cryin?
  7   -6   
whoo-hooo,
 7    -6 6 5 -4 5
whoo-hooo,
 7    -6
whoo-hooo
 
 -6  6   5  4
Tell me, baby,
 -6     6   -6  6  -6 6 5
What's the, matter here
-6   -6   6   -6  6  -6 6 5
Why don't ya hear me cryin?
  7   -6   
whoo-hooo,
 7    -6 6 5 -4 5
whoo-hooo,
 7    -6
whoo-hooo

 -6  6   5  4
tell me, baby,
 -6   -6  6   -6    6   -6 6 5
Where did ya, stay last night?
-6   -6   6   -6  6  -6 6 5
why don't ya hear me cryin?
  7   -6   
whoo-hooo,
 7    -6 6 5 -4 5
whoo-hooo,
 7    -6
whoo-hooo

 -6   6   5  4
stop your train,
 -6  6 -6  6  6 -6 6 5
Let us go for a ride.
-6   -6   6   -6  6  -6 6 5
Why don't ya hear me cryin?
  7   -6   
whoo-hooo,
 7    -6 6 5 -4 5
whoo-hooo,
 7    -6
whoo-hooo

 -6   6   5  4
fare thee well.
-6 -6  6   -6  6 -6 6 5
Never see, you no more.
-6   -6   6   -6  6  -6 6 5
Why don't ya hear me cryin?
  7   -6   
whoo-hooo,
 7    -6 6 5 -4 5
whoo-hooo,
 7    -6
whoo-hooo

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