Free Paddy Richter Harmonica Tabs - Easy Beginner Harp Tabs

If you're looking to breathe new life into your playing, the Paddy Richter tuning might just be your next musical adventure. This popular alternative tuning adds a twist to the traditional Richter layout by raising the 3-blow note by a full step - perfect for players who want easier access to certain melodies, especially in pop, folk, Celtic, and country styles.

In this post, you’ll find a handpicked selection of harmonica tabs arranged for Paddy Richter-tuned harmonicas. Whether you're already familiar with the tuning or just curious to try it out, these tabs will help you dive straight into the expressive potential of this setup. Let’s get playing!

ℹ️ Intro to Paddy Richter tuning

Free Tabs for Paddy Richter harmonica

Reading tabs for Paddy Richter is really easy; you can read them just as you would standard harp tabs.

Chim Chim Cher-ee (from 'Mary Poppins')

3 5 5 5

Chim chiminey

5 5 5 5

Chim chiminey

5 -5 5 -4

Chim chim cher-ee

-4 -4 5 -4 4 -4

A sweep is as lucky

4 -3 -3/ -3 5

As lucky can be

3 5 5 5

Chim chiminey

5 5 5 5

Chim chiminey

5 -5 5 -4

Chim chim cher-oo

-4 -4 5 -4 4

Good luck will rub off

-4 4 -3 4 -3 3

When I shakes 'ands with you

-6 -6 6 -5 -6

Or blow me a kiss

5 -6/ -6 -7 -6

And that's lucky too

Down By the Riverside

5 5 5 -2 3 4 5

I'm gon’ lay down my burden

5 5 -4 5 -4 4

Down by the riverside

-4 -4 4 -4 4 -3

Down by the riverside

5 5 -4 5 -4 4

Down by the riverside

5 5 5 -2 3 4 5

I'm gon’ lay down my burden

5 5 -4 5 -4 4

Down by the riverside

5 -4 -4 5 -4 4

Gon’ study war no more

4 -4 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5

I ain't gon’ study war no more

5 5 5 -4 4

Study war no more

-4 -4 4 -4 5

Study war no more

4 -4 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5

I ain't gon’ study war no more

5 5 5 -4 4

Study war no more

-4 -4 5 -4 4

Study war no more

In the Bleak Midwinter

5 -5 6 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 3 -4

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan

5 -5 6 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 4 4

Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone

-5 5 -5 6 -6 -6 5 6 5 -4 4 -3

Snow had fallen, snow on snow, sno-ow o-on snow

5 -5 6 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 4 4

In the bleak midwinter lo-o-ong ago

Something Inside So Strong (Labi Siffre)

6 6 6 6 6 5 -4 4 4

The higher you build your barriers

3 3 3 -5 -5 4

The taller I become

6 6 6 6 6 5 -4 4 4

The further you take my rights away

3 3 3 -5 -5 4

The faster I will run

5 5 5 -6 6 -5 -5 6 -6

You can deny me, you can decide

6 -5 5 -4 4 -4

To turn your face away

5 -4 4 3 4

No matter 'cause there's

4 -4 5 5 -4 4

Something inside so strong

4 -5 5 -4 4 3 4 5

I know that I ca-an make it

4 3 4 -4 5 5 -4 4

Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong

4 4 -4 5 5 -4 4 -4 3 -2 -2//

You thought that my pride was gone, oh no-o-oo

4 -4 5 5 -4 4 -4 5 5 -4 4 -4 4 3

Something inside so stro-o-ng (oh oh oh oh-o-oh)

4 -4 5 5 -4 4

Something inside so strong

Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)

3 -3 4 -3 3 -3

There's a lady who's sure

3 -3 4 -4 4 -3 3

All that glitters is go-old

4 -4 5 -4 4 -3 3 -2 -2 3

And she's buying a stairway to heaven

3 -3 4 -3 3 -3

When she gets there she knows

3 -3 4 -4 4 -3 3

If the stores are all clo-osed

4 -4 5 -4 4 -3 3 -2 -2 3

With a word she can get what she came for

4 5 -4 -4 4 -3 4 -3 3

Oo-oo-hoo, oo-oo-hoo-oo-woo-hoo

3 -3 4 -4 5 -4 -4 4 -3 -2 -2 3

And she's bu-uy-ing a st-air-way to heaven

Streets of London (Ralph McTell)

5 5 5 6 6 6

Have you seen the old man

5 -4 4 4 5 5

In the closed down market

4 4 4 4 4 4

Kicking up the papers

4 4 -4 -4 5

With his worn out shoes

5 5 5 6 6 6 5

In his eyes you see no pride

4 4 4 5 5 -5 5

And held loosely by his side

4 4 4 4 4 -2 -1 -2 3 -3 4

Yesterday’s paper telling yesterday’s news

4 -5 -5 -5 5 5 6 6 -5 5

So how can you tell me you’re lo-one-ly

-4 -4 -4 -4 3 3 4 -3 -2

And say for you that the sun don’t shine

5 5 5 6 6 6 5

Let me take you by the hand

-4 4 -3 4 -4 5 -5 5 4

And lead you through the streets of London

4 4 4 4 4

I’ll show you something

-2 -2 -2 3 -3 4

To make you change your mind

Summertime

-6 -5 -6 6 -5 6 -6 -5 -4 3

Summertime and the living is ea-sy

-6 -5 6 6 -5 -4 -5 -4 -5 5

Fish are jumping and the cotton is high

-6 -6 -5 -6 6 -5 6 -6 -5 -4 3

Your daddy’s rich, and your mama’s good-looking

3 4 3 4 -4 -5 -6 6 -5 -4

So hush litt - le baby do-on’t you cry

-6 -6 -5 -6 -6 6 6 -5 6 -6 -5 -4 3

One of these mornings, you're gonna ri-ise up singing

-6 -5 6 6 6 -5 -4 -5 -4 -5 5

And you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky

-6 -6 -5 -6 -6 6 -5 6 -6 -5 -4 3

But till that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm you

3 4 3 4 -4 -5 -6 6 -5 -4

With daddy and mammy sta-an-din' by

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

-3 -2 -3 -2 -2 2 -1

Swing low, sweet cha-ri-o-ot

-2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -4 -4

Coming for to carry me home

5 -4 -3 -4 -2 -2 2 -1

Swi-ing low, sweet cha-ri-o-ot

-2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 3 -2

Coming for to carry me home

-3 -4 -2 2 -2 -2 2 -2 -2 -2 2 -1

I looked over Jordan and what did I see-ee

-2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -4 -4

Coming for to carry me home

-4 5 -4 -3 3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 2 -1

A band of a-an-gels coming after me-ee

-2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 3 -2

Coming for to carry me home

Tequila

Part A (x4):

3 -4 -4 4 5 4 -4 3

3 -4 -4 4 5 4 -4

Part B (x1):

3 -3 -4 -5 -4

3 -3 -4 -5 -4

3 -3 -4 -5 -4

5 5 5 5 5 5 -6

Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)

-4 4 4 4 -4 4 4 4 -4 4 4 -4 5 5

Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick and think of you

-4 4 5 -4 4 -2 -4 4 4 -4 5 5

Caught up in circles, confusion is nothing new

4 -4 -3 4 4 -3 4 -3 -2

Flashback, warm nights, almost left behind

4 -4 -3 -3 4 4

Suitcase of memories

4 4 -3

Time after

-4 4 5 -4 4 4 4 -4 4 4 -4 5 5

Sometimes you picture me, I'm walking too far ahead

-4 4 4 -4 4 4 -4 4 4 -4 5 5

You're calling to me, I can't hear what you’ve said

4 4 -4 -3 4 4 4 -3 -2

Then you say, go slow, I fall behind

4 4 -3 -2 3 3

The second hand unwinds

-4 6 6 -4 6 6 -4 6 6 -6 5

If you're lost, you can look and you will find me

5 5 -4 5

Time after time

-4 6 6 -4 6 6 -4 6 6 -6 5

If you fall, I will catch you, I’ll be waiting

5 5 -4 5

Time after time

-4 6 6 -4 6 6 -4 6 6 -6 5

If you're lost, you can look and you will find me

5 5 -4 5

Time after time

-4 6 6 -4 6 6 -4 7 -7 -6 7 -6

If you fall I will catch you, I will be waiting

5 5 -4 5

Time after time

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