Free Melody Maker Harmonica Tabs: Play Popular Songs Today
- Liam Ward
- Mar 18
- 14 min read
If you play harmonica, you’ve probably heard of the Lee Oskar Melody Maker harmonica - the slightly altered tuning that makes expressive melodies much easier. Having the right Melody Maker tabs makes learning songs faster and more fun.
On this page, you'll find free Melody Maker harmonica tabs for a variety of songs. Each tab shows you exactly which holes to play and the order of notes, so you can start playing your favourite tunes right away.
Free Melody Maker Harmonica Tabs
Here are more than 20 songs you can start playing today with Melody Maker tabs. These include a mix of pop, folk and classic melodies - perfect for practising techniques and learning new songs in an alt-tuning harmonica style.
Ready to start playing? Grab your Melody Maker, pick a tab, and have fun!
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Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
-3 -4 5 6 -5 -4 5 (-3 -4 5)
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
-3 -4 5 6 -5 -4 5 (-3 -4 5)
It's not warm when she's away
5 5 6 -7 -6 -7 -7 -6
Ain't no sunshine when she's go-ne
5 -6 6 5 -4 5 5
And she's always gone too long
5 -6 6 5 -4 5 5 (-3 -4 5)
Any time she goes away
All My Loving by the Beatles
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
4 -3 3 -3 4 -4 5
Close your eyes and I'll kiss you
-5 6 6 -5 5 -3
Tomorrow I'll miss you
5 5 5 -4 4 -3 -2 3
Remember I'll always be true
4 -3 3 -3 4 -4
And then while I'm away
5 -5 6 6 -5 5 -3
I'll write home every da-ay
5 5 5 5 -4 4 -3 3 -2
And I'll send all my loving to you
4 -3 3 -3 4 -4 5
I'll pretend that I'm kissing
-5 6 6 -5 5 -3
The lips I am missing
5 5 5 -4 4 -3 -2 3
And hope that my dreams will come true
4 -3 3 -3 4 -4
And then while I'm away
5 -5 6 6 -5 5 -3
I'll write home every da-ay
5 5 5 5 -4 4 -3 3 -2
And I'll send all my loving to you
6 -5 5 -3 -3 3 -2 3 -3 -4 -3
All my loving, I will send to yo-o-ou
6 -5 5 -3 -3 3 3 -2 -2
All my loving, darling I'll be true
Always On My Mind by Elvis Presley
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -7 -6
Maybe I didn't treat you
6 -6 -7 -6 6 -5 -5 5
Quite as go-od as I should have
-7 7 -8 7 -7 -7 -6
Maybe I didn't love you
6 -6 -7 -6 6 -5 6 -5 5
Quite as often as I co-uld have
7 -8 8 -8 7 -7 -7 6 -7
Little things I should've said and done
-6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -6
I just never took the time
-6 -6 -7 -7 7 7 -8
You were always on my mind
-6 -6 7 7 -7 -7 6
You were always on my mind
-8 6 7 -7 -6 6 7 -7 -6 6 -6
Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
-8 8 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 7 -7 -6 6 -6
Gi-ive me, give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
-7 -6 -7 -6 6
Sa-tis-fi-ie-d
Amazing Grace
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
-1 -2 -3 3 -2 -3 3 -2 2 -1
A-ma-zi-i-ing grace, how sweet the sound
-1 -2 -3 3 -2 -3 4 -4
That saved a-a wretch li-ike me
-3 -4 -3 3 -2 -3 3 -2 2 -1
I once wa-a-as lost but now I'm found
-1 -2 -3 3 -2 -3 3 -2
Was blind, bu-u-ut now I see
Chariots of Fire Theme
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
PART A x 2:
-2 4 -4 5 -4 -3
-2 4 -4 5 -4
-2 4 -4 5 -4 -3
-3 4 -3 -2 -2
PART B x 2:
6 -5 5 -4 -5 -4 5 4 -4
6 -5 5 -4 -5
6 -5 5 -4 -5 -4 5 4 -4
-3 4 -3 -2 -2
Clocks by Coldplay
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
VERSE:
-8 -8 -8 -8 -7 7 -7 -6
Lights go out and I can't be saved
7 7 7 7 -6 -7 -6 6
Tides that I tried to swim against
-8 -8 -8 -7 7 -7 -6
Brought me down upon my knees
7 7 7 -6 -7 -6 6
Oh I beg, I beg and plead
5 -4 -8 -8 -7 7 -7 -6
Singin' come out of things unsaid
7 7 7 -6 -7 -6 6
Shoot an apple off my head
5 -4 -8 -8 -7 7 -7 -6
And a trouble that can't be named
7 7 7 -6 -7 -6 6 5 -4
Tigers waiting to be tamed, singin'
CHORUS:
-9 9 8 -8 -9
Yo-o-o-ou are
-9 9 8 -8 -9
Yo-o-o-ou are
MIDDLE EIGHT:
4 6 -5/ 5 -4 4 -4 5
And nothing else com-pa-a-ares (x3)
OUTRO:
3 -6 -6 -7 -6 6 -5 -3
Home, home, where I wanted to go (x6)
Colonel Bogey March
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
6 5 5 -5/ 6 8 8 7
6 5 5 -5/ 5 6 6 -5/
-5/ -4 -4 5 -5/ 6 5
5 -5 5 -4 6 5 -5 -4 -6 6
6 5 5 -5/ 6 8 8 7
6 5 5 -5/ 5 6 6 -5/
-5/ -4 -6 -7 -6 7 6
6 -5/ 5 -4 -6 4 -3 6 6 4
Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music)
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
-3 -4 -6 6 -4 4
Edelweiss, edelweiss
-3 -3 -3 4 -4 5 -4
Every morning you greet me
-3 -4 -6
Small and white
6 -4 4
Clean and bright
-3 -4 -4 5 -5 6 6
You look happy to meet me
-6 -4 -4 -5 5 -4 -3 -4 6
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
5 6 -6 6 -5 -4
Bloom and grow for-ev-er
-3 -4 -6 6 -4 4
Edelweiss, edelweiss
-3 -4 -4 5 -5 6 6
Bless my homeland for-ev-er
Ghost Riders in the Sky
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
VERSE:
-3 5 5 5 -5 6 6 6 5 -4 -4 -4 -3 -4
An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
-3 5 5 5 -5 6 6 6 -6 -7 -7 -7 6 -7
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
-6 -7 8 8 8 8 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 6 5
When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed co-ws he saw
4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 -4 5
Ploughing through the ragged sky, and up the cloudy draw
CHORUS:
-3 -3 -3 -4 (-3 -4)
Yippie yi ooh
5 5 5 5 (-3 3) -3
Yippie yi yay
4 4 4 6 6 5
Ghost riders in the sky
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
-3 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 5 5
I heard there was a secret chord
-3 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 5 5
That David played and it pleased the Lord
-4 5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -3 -4 -4
But you don't really care for music, do you
-3 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 5 -5
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
-4 6 6 6 6 6 6 -6
The minor fall, the major lift
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6
The baffled king composing Ha-le-lu-jah
-3 -4 5 5 5 -4 -3 -3
Hallelujah Hallelujah
-3 -4 5 5 5 -4 -3 4 -3 3 -2 -2
Hallelujah Ha-lle-lu-u-u-u-u-jah
-3 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 5 5
Your faith was strong but you needed proof
-3 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 5 5
You saw her bathing on the roof
-4 5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -3 5 -3
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
-3 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 5 -5
She tied you to her kitchen chair
-4 -4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -6
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
-3 -4 5 5 5 -4 -3 -3
Hallelujah Hallelujah
-3 -4 5 5 5 -4 -3 4 -3 3 -2 -2
Hallelujah Ha-lle-lu-u-u-u-u-jah
House of the Rising Sun by the Animals
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
3 3 -3 4 5 -4 3 3
There is a house in New Orleans
-6 -6 -6 6 5 -4 5
They call the Ri-si-ing Sun
-6 -6 -6 -3 4 4 5 -4 3 3 3 3
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
3 3 3 -2 2 -2 3
And God, I know I'm one
-6 -6 -6 6 5 -4 3
My mother was a tailor
-6 -6 6 5 -4 5
Sewed my new blu-e jeans
-6 -6 -6 6 5 -4 3 4
My father was a gamblin' man
3 3 -2 2 -2 3
Down in New O-or-leans
Isn’t She Lovely by Stevie Wonder
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
-3 4 -3 3 -2 -2
Isn't she lo-ove-ly
-3 4 -3 3 -2 2 -1
Isn't she won-der-fu-l
-3 4 -3 3 -2 -2
Isn't she pre-e-cious
-3 4 -3 3 -2 2 -1
Less than one minute o-old
-3 4 -4 -4 -3 4 -4 4
I never thought through love we'd be
-3 -3 -3 3 -2 3 -2 2
Making one as lovely as she
-2 -3 4 -3 3 -2 2 -1 3 -2
But isn't she lovely, made from lo-ve
Jambalaya / On the Bayou
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
-3 -4 5 -3 -4 -4 5 -4 -3 -4 3
Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me-o my-o
-4 -4 -4 -5 -5 5 5 -4 5 -4 -4 -3
Me gotta go pole the pireaux down the bayou
6 6 6 6 5 -4 6 5 -4 -4 3
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me-o my-o
-4 -4 -4 -5 -5 5 -4 5 -4 -3 3 -2
Son-of-a-gun we'll have big fun on the bayou
-7 -7 -7 6 6 6 5 6 -4 -4 5 -4 -4 3
Jambalay’ ‘n a crawfish pie ‘n a filet gumbo
-4 -4 -5 -5 5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 -4 -3
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my cher amio
6 6 6 5 -4 6 5 -4 -4 3
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-o
-4 -4 -4 -5 -5 5 -4 5 -4 -3 3 -2
Son-of-a-gun we'll have big fun on the bayou
No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
6 -5 6 -5 5 -7 7 -7 -6 6
No woman, no cry, no woman, no cry
6 -5 6 -5 5 -7 7 -7 -6 6
No woman, no cry, no woman, no cry
-7 -7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 5
Said I remember when we used to sit
-7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -7 -5 -6 6
In the government yard in Trenchtown
-7 -7 -7 -7 -8 -7 -7 -8 -7 6
Oba, oba-serving the hypocrites
-4 6 -6 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 7 -7 -6 6
As they would mingle with the good people we meet
-7 -8 -8 -8 -7 6 -8 -8 -7 6
Good friends we ha-ad - oh - good friends we lost
-7 -6 6 -7
Along the way
-7 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 -8 -7 -8 -7 6
In this great future, you can’t forget your past
-7 -6 -7 7 -7 -5 6
So dry your te-ars, I say
6 6 6 5 -4 6 6 6
Everything’s gonna be all right
Poor Wayfaring Stranger (Traditional)
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
3 3 5 5 -4 5 -4 4 3
I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger
3 5 -4 4 -4 5 5
Trav’ling through this world of woe
3 4 5 5 5 5 -4 4 3
There is no sickness, toil nor danger
3 4 5 -4 4 3 -2 3
In that bright land to which I go
5 5 6 -6 6 -6 6 5 6
I'm going home to see my Father
5 5 6 -6 6 5 -4 5
I’m going home no more to roam
3 5 5 5 5 -4 4 3
I'm just going over Jordan
3 5 -4 4 3 -2 3
I'm just going over home
Scarborough Fair (Traditional)
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
3 3 5 5 5 -3 4 -3 3
Are you going to Scarborough fair
5 6 -6 6 5 -5 -4 5
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
-6 -6 -6 6 5 5 -4 4 -3 -2
Remember me to one who lives the-re
3 5 -4 4 -3 3 -2 3
She once was a true love of mine
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
5 -5 6 -5 5 -5
There's a lady who's sure
5 -5 6 -6 6 -5 5
All that glitters is go-ld
6 -6 -7 -6 6 -5 5 -4 -4 5
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
5 -5 6 -5 5 -5
When she gets there she knows
5 -5 6 -6 6 -5 5
If the stores are all closed
6 -6 -7 -6 6 -5 5 -4 -4 5 5
With a word she can get what she ca-me for
6 -7 -6 -6 6 -5 6 -5 5
Oo-oo-hoo, oo-oo-hoo-oo-woo-hoo
5 -5 6 -6 -7 -6 -6 6 -5 -4 -4 5 5
And she's bu-uy-ing a sta-ir-way to he-eav-en
Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
VERSE 1:
-4 6 6 6 6 -7 -6 6
I got my first real six-string
-6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -6 -6
Bought it at the five-and-dime
6 6 6 6 -7 -6 6
Played it 'till my fingers bled
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -6 -6
Was the summer of sixty-nine
VERSE 2:
6 6 6 6 6 -7
Me and some guys from school
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -6 -6
Had a band and we tried real hard
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -7 -6 6
Jimmy quit and Joey got married
-6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -7 -6 -6
Shoulda known we'd never get far
CHORUS 1:
6 6 6 -5 6 6
Oh when I look back now
-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -8 7 6 -6
That summer seemed to last forever
6 6 6 -5 6 -6
And if I had the choice
-7 -7 -7 -7 -8 7 6 -6
Yeah I'd always wanna be there
6 6 6 -5 6 -6 -5 6
Those were the best days of my life
VERSE 3:
6 6 6 6 -7 -6 6
Ain't no use in complainin'
-6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -6 -6
When you got a job to do
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -7 -6
Spent my evenings down at the drive-in
-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8
And that's when I met you (yeah)
CHORUS 2:
6 6 6 6 -5 6 6
Standin' on your Mama's porch
-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -8 7 6 -6
You told me that you'd wait forever
6 6 6 6 -5 6 -6
Oh and when you held my hand
-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -8 7 6 -6
I knew that it was now or never
6 6 6 -5 6 -6 -5 6
Those were the best days of my life
-8 -7 -6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -8 6 6
Ooh, yee-aah… back in the summer of sixty-nine (oooh)
Tequila
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
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
The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 4 -4 -4 6 -5 5
I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told
5 5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 3
I have squandered my resistance
3 -3 4 4 4 4 4 -3 -2 3 4 -3 -3
For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises
6 6 -5 6
All lies and jest
6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 5
Still the man hears what he wants to hear
5 5 5 5 -4 -4
And disregards the rest
6 6 6 -4 -5 -5 5 -4 5 6
(Humming)
6 -5 6
Lie la lie
6 6 6 -5 -5 5 -4
Lie la lie la lie la lie
6 -5 6
Lie la lie
-6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 6 6 -5 6
Lie la LA la lie la lie la la la la lie
The Winner Takes It All by ABBA
Tabbed for Lee Oskar Melody Maker Harmonica
INTRO (x2):
7 -7 -6 6
-6 6 -5 5
-8 7 -7 -6
6 -5 5 -4
VERSE:
-4 5 -5 6 -3
I don't wanna talk
-3 4 -4 5 5 -4
About things we've gone through
-4 4 -3 3 4
Though it's hurting me
-4 4 -3 3 4
Now it's history
-4 5 -5 6 -3
I've played all my cards
-3 4 -4 5 5 -4
And that's what you've done too
-4 4 -3 3 4
Nothing more to say
-4 4 -3 3 4
No more ace to play
CHORUS:
-4 -4 7 7 -7 -7
The winner takes it all
-3 -3 -6 -6 6 6
The loser's standing small
5 5 -8 -8 7 7
Beside the victory
7 -7 -6 -7 7
That's her destiny
Why Learn With Melody Maker Tabs?
The Melody Maker harmonica is different from a standard diatonic because of its altered tuning, which can give songs a fresh, expressive sound. Tabs are particularly useful because:
They tell you which holes to play and in what order.
They allow you to practice melodies without sheet music.
They’re perfect for learning songs quickly and building confidence.
Even if you’re used to a standard 10-hole harmonica, learning on the Melody Maker will expand your musical range and open up new possibilities for riffs, licks, and improvisation.
How to Use These Tabs
Check that you are using a Melody Maker harmonica – These tabs will only work with this specific tuning.
Start slow – Play each note carefully before trying to speed up.
Practice regularly – Short, focused sessions are better than long, inconsistent ones.
Combine with listening – Play along with the original song if you know it, or use your ear to match the melody.
Pro tip: If a song feels tricky, loop small sections until your breath gets comfortable.
Tips for Learning Melody Maker Songs
Breathe naturally – Good airflow is key to a smooth tone.
Start with simple songs – Focus on accuracy first, speed will come later.
Jam with backing tracks – Even without a band, you can simulate real musical environments.
Melody Maker Note Layout: What’s Different?
Like other Lee Oskar harps, the Melody Maker looks like a standard 10-hole diatonic from the outside. Inside, though, the reed layout is slightly altered. the Melody Maker is designed so the major scale falls naturally in 2nd position (starting on 2 draw). Three reeds are tuned differently compared to Richter: the 3 blow, 5 draw and 9 draw notes. Find out more in my Free Guide to the Lee Oskar Melody Maker harmonica.
Explore More Melody Maker Resources
If you’re enjoying these Melody Maker tabs, you might also like some of our other free resources to take your playing further:
Free Guide to Melody Maker Harmonica – Everything you need to know about the instrument, its layout, and how it works.
Free Play Along Lessons for Melody Maker Harmonica – Practice popular songs with guided video lessons and tabs.
Scales for Melody Maker Harmonica – Free Tabs – Learn essential scales to improve your improvisation and melody playing.
These resources are perfect for building your skills, exploring new tunes, and getting more out of your Melody Maker harmonica.
I hope you enjoy learning these Lee Oskar Melody Maker harmonica tabs!
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