‘Cecilia’ Harmonica Lesson (Harp Tabs & Backing Track)

Liam Ward
Aug 1, 2023
2 min read

Updated: Jun 2

Hello! In today's free harmonica lesson we're playing Cecilia by Simon & Garfunkel. Grab a key of C harp and follow the harp tabs on the video screen!

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The har tabs system

The song is tabbed out for diatonic harmonica (in any key). The symbols I use are pretty basic - positive numbers are blow, negative numbers are draw.

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Cecilia - free harmonica tabs:

8 7 8 -9 8 -8 8 ‘Cilia you're breaking my heart 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 (->) 6 You're shaking my confidence daily 8 9 -10 9 8 -9 8 -8 8 Woh Cecilia I'm down on my knees 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -7 I'm begging you please to come home 8 7 8 -9 8 -8 8 ‘Cilia you're breaking my heart 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 (->) 6 You're shaking my confidence daily 8 9 -10 9 8 -9 8 -8 8 Woh Cecilia I'm down on my knees 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -7 I'm begging you please to come home 6 -6 7 Ho-ho home 7 -8 8 7 7 -9 8 -8

Making love in the afternoon 7 -8 8 7 -9 8 -8 -7 7 With Cecilia up in my bedroom

7 -8 8 7 -9 8 -8

I got up to wash my face 7 -8 8 -9 8 8 -8 7 -8 8 -8 7 When I come back to bed someone's taken my place

Boh boh boh… 8 9 -10 9 8 -9 8 -8 8 Jubilation, she loves me again 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 -> 6 I fall on the floor and I'm laughing 8 9 -10 9 8 -9 8 -8 8 Jubilation, she loves me again 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 -> 6 I fall on the floor and I'm laughing 8 9 -10 9 8 -9 8 -8 8 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 -> 6 Oh, oh, oh oh…