49 Minor Key Songs for Harmonica: Free Dark & Moody Harp Tabs
- Liam Ward
- 6 days ago
- 27 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
Hello! Most beginner harmonica players start with major key songs and classic 2nd position blues. But sooner or later, almost every player discovers the darker, moodier sound of minor key music.
Personally, I love minor keys. They can sound haunting, soulful, cinematic, mysterious, aggressive or deeply expressive depending on the style and position you use.
In this lesson, I'll give you load of free harmonica tabs to minor-key songs and some more information on how to get the best out of playing in minor keys.
Note: This is not an article on using a minor-tuned harmonica. We will be using different positions to access the minor scale using a standard (Richter-tuned) diatonic harmonica. If you'd like to take a different approach, I have a lesson on The Natural Minor-Tuned Harmonica
Why Minor Key Songs Sound Different
Major keys generally sound:
bright
uplifting
stable
Minor keys tend to sound:
darker
more dramatic
more introspective
That emotional difference is exactly why minor key harmonica playing is so powerful. Minor sounds are used everywhere, including in pop, rock, blues, jazz, folk, funk and classical.
And the harmonica is incredibly expressive in these settings when you understand the right positions.
What Positions Are Best for Minor Key Harmonica?
While you can force minor sounds out of almost any position, certain positions naturally fit minor playing far better than others.
The most common are:
Position | Common Feel | Typical Use |
3rd Position | Dark, bluesy, modal | Minor blues, jazz, funk |
4th Position | Natural minor sound | Easy melodies, folk, cinematic music |
5th Position | Exotic, tense, dramatic | Advanced blues and modal playing |
Each position has its own personality and emotional flavour. Most of the tabs in this lesson are written for 3rd or 4th position.
To learn more about positions, check out my Free Positions Guide
3rd Position: The Most Popular Minor Position
3rd position is usually the first minor-oriented position harmonica players learn. On a C harmonica, 3rd position puts you in D minor. One of the reasons players love 3rd position is that the layout naturally supports expressive bends and melodic phrasing. The 4 draw becomes an important root note and the middle octave feels incredibly fluid for improvisation. A huge amount of modern blues harmonica is played in 3rd position. Players like Jason Ricci, Howard Levy, and Carlos del Junco have all explored the incredible expressive possibilities of 3rd position.
4th Position: The Natural Minor Sound
4th position is one of the most underrated positions on the harmonica. On a C harmonica, 4th position puts you in A minor. Unlike 3rd position, which often has a bluesy or modal flavour, 4th position gives you a more direct natural minor sound. It is not necessarily as expressive but you may find it easier.
5th Position: Exotic and Dramatic
5th position is less common, but it has a very distinctive sound.
It tends to feel mysterious, angular and a little exotic. On a C harmonica, you would be playing in E minor (your root note being 2 blow / 5 blow / 8 blow).
Common Features of Minor Key Harmonica Playing
Minor key harmonica opens up an entirely different emotional world on the instrument. Minor key harmonica often relies more heavily on:
melody
phrasing
space
dynamics
emotional tension
Compared with standard blues harp, minor playing can feel more subtle and expressive. A great way to get started in with easy harmonica tabs for minor key songs.
Harmonica Tabs for Minor Key Songs:
What follows is a great collection of tabs to play in minor keys. I've arranged them into levels, from beginner to advanced.
NOTE ON KEYS: I have included information on which key harmonica you will need to play along to the original song, but you can follow these tabs on any key of harmonica if you are playing unaccompanied.
Beginner Minor Key Songs (Mainly Easy Single Notes)
A Horse With No Name by America
Key: Em (D harp in 3rd position)
6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -6
On the first part of the journey
6 6 -6 -6 6 -6 6 -6
I was looking at all the life
6 6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 -6 -6
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
-6 6 -6 6 -6 6 -6
There was sand and hills and rings
6 -6 -6 6 -6 -6 6 -6 -6 6 -6
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
-6 6 -6 -6 6 -6
And the sky with no clouds
6 -6 6 -6 -6 6 -6 6 -6
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
-6 6 -6 6 -6 6 -6
But the air was full of sound
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 5 5
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
5 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5
It felt good to be out of the ra-in
6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 5 5
In the desert you can remember your name
6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 5 5
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
-6 7 7 -7 -6 6 6
5 6 -6 7 6
-6 7 7 -7 -6 6 6
5 6 -6 7 6
Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers
Key: Am (C harp in 4th position)
5 6 -6 7 -7 6 -6
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
5 6 -6 7 -7 6 -6
It's not warm when she's away
-6 -6 7 8 -8 8 8 -8
Ain't no sunshine when she's go-ne
7 -8 7 -6 6 -6 -6
And she's always gone too long
7 -8 7 -6 6 -6 -6
Any time she goes away
All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan
Key: C#m (E harmonica in 4th position)
Solo 1 (0:00):
5 6 -6 > -6/ > -6 6 5 6 5
5 6 -6 > -6/ > -6 6 5
-6 > -6/ > -6 6 5
Solo 2 (0:42):
6 -6 -6 > -6/ > -6 7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5
5 6 -6 > -6/ > -6 > -6/ > -6 -7 7 -6
6 -6 > -6/ > -6 6 5 6 5
Solo 3 (1:28):
6 -6 -7 7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5
5 6 -6 > -6/ > -6 6 -6 7 6 -6
-6 > -6/ > -6 -6 6 5
Solo 4 (2:12):
5 7 -6 > -6/ > -6 > -6/ > -6 > -6/ > -6…
-6 7 -6 6 -6 6
-6 7 7 -7
6 -6
And I Love Her by The Beatles
Key: Am (C harp in 4th position)
Intro (x3): 6 7 -7 -6
-4 5 -5 -7 -6 7
I give her all my love
-4 5 -5 -7 -6
That's all I do
-4 5 -5 -7 -6 7
And if you saw my love
7 -6 -5 5 -4
You'd love her, too
-6 6 -6 8
I-I love her
-4 5 -5 -7 -6 7
She gives my everything
-4 5 -5 -7 -6
And tenderly
-4 5 -5 -7 -6 7
The kiss my lover brings
7 -6 -5 5 -4
She brings to me
-6 6 -6 8
And I love her
5 5 5 6
A love like ours
-7 6 5 6
Could never die
-7 6 5 6
As long as I
5 6 5 -4 -4
Have you near me
-4 5 -5 -7 -6 7
Bright are the stars that shine
-4 5 -5 -7 -6
Dark is the sky
-4 5 -5 -7 -6 7
I know this love of mine
7 -6 -5 5 -4
Will never die
-6 6 -6 8
And I love her
Bella Ciao (Traditional)
Key: Am (C harp in 4th position)
5 -6 -7 7 -6
5 -6 -7 7 -6
5 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 7 -7 -6 8 8 8
8 -8 8 -9 -9
-9 8 -8 -9 8
8 -8 7 -7 8 7 -7 -6
Beverly Hills Cop Theme (Axel F)
Key: Fm (Ab harp in 4th position)
-6 7 -6 -6 -8 -6 6
-6 8 -6 -6 -9 8 7
-6 8 -10 -6 6 6 5 -7 -6
Feeling Good by Nina Simone
Key: Gm (F harp in 3rd position)
Note: you can miss out the six draw bend if you can't play it.
-4 -5 6 -6 -6 -4 -5 6 -6
Birds flyin' high, you know how I feel
-4 -5 6 -6 -8 -8 7 -6 6 -6
Sun in the sky-y, you know how I feel
-8 7 -6 6 -5 -4 -4 -5 6 -6 -5 -4
Breeze driftin' on by-y you know how I fe-el
-4 -4 -5 6 -5 -5 6 -6 -6 6 -6 7 -8 -6 6 -4 6 (-6)
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new li-fe fo – o - r me
-4 -4 6 -5 -4 -4
And I'm fee-ee-lin' good
-4 -5 6 -6 -6 -4 -5 6 -6
Fish in the sea, you know how I feel
-4 -5 6 -6 -8 -8 7 -6 6 -6
River runnin' free, you know how I feel
-8 7 -8 7 -6 6 -5 6 6 6 6 -6 -5 -4
Blossom on the tree-ee-ee-ee, you know how I fee-eel
-4 -4 -5 6 -5 -5 6 -6 -6 6 -6 7 -8 -6 6 -4 6 (-6)
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new li-fe fo – o - r me
-4 -4 6 -5 -4 -4
And I'm fee-ee-lin' good
-4 5 -5 6 -6 7 7 -8 7 -6 6 -6 -6 6 -6
Dragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean, don't you know
-4 5 -5 6 -6 7 7 (-8) -8 -8 -8 -8 -6
Butterflies all havin' fu-un, you know what I mean
-8 7 -8 7 -6 6 -4 -6 -4 6 -5 -4
Sleep in peace when day is done: that's what I me-an
4 4 -4 -5 -4 -4 -5 6 -5 6 -6 -6 -6-->-6/-->-4 -5 -4
And this old world is a new world and a bold world fo – o - or me-e
-4 -5 6 -6 -6 -4 -5 6 -6
Stars when you shine, you know how I feel
-4 -5 6 -6 -8 -8 7 -6 6 -6
Scent of the pi-ine, you know how I feel
-8 -9 -9 -8 -8 -9 -8 -9 -8 -6 6 -5 -4 -5 -6
Oh freedom is mi-ine, and I know how I fee-ee-ee-eel
-4 -4 -5 6 -5 -5 6 -6 -6 6 -6 7 -8 -6 6 -4 6
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new li-ife fo-o-or me
-4 -4 6 -5 -4 -4
And I'm feeling good
Ghost Riders in the Sky by Johnny Cash
Key: Am (C harmonica in 4th position)
5 -6 -6 -6 -7 7 7 7 -6 6 6 6 5 6
An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
5 -6 -6 -6 -7 7 7 7 -8 8 8 8 7 8
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
-8 8 -10 -10 -10 -10 8 8 8 8 8 8 -8 7 -6
When all at once a might-y herd of red eyed co-ws he saw
-5 -5 -5 -6 7 7 7 7 7 -6 -6 6 -6
Ploughing through the ragged sky and up the cloudy draw
(Repeat tab for verse 2)
5 5 5 6 (5 6)
Yippie yi ooh
-6 -6 -6 -6 (5 -4) 5
Yippie yi yay
-5 -5 -5 7 7 -6
Ghost riders in the sky
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Key: Am (C harp in 4th position)
-6 -6 8 8 -8 7 -7 -6
God rest ye merry Gentlemen
6 -6 -7 7 -8 8
Let nothing you dismay
-6 -6 8 8 -8 7 -7 -6
Remember Christ our sav-i-or
6 -6 -7 7 -8 8
Was born on Christmas Day
8 -9 -8 8 -9 9 -10 8
To save us all from Satan’s pow’r
-8 7 -6 -7 7 -8
When we were gone astray
7 -8 8 -9 8 8 -8 7 -7 -6
O-o tidings of co-om-fort and joy
7 -7 -6 -8
Comfort and joy
7 -8 8 -9 9 -10 8 -8 7 -7 -6
O-o ti-i-dings of co-om-fort and joy
Harry Potter Theme
Key: Em (G harp in 4th position)
5 -6 7 -7 -6 8 -8 -7
-6 7 -7 6 -6 5
5 -6 7 -7 -6 8 9 -9 -9
-8 -9 8 7 5 7 -6
Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles
Key: Dm (C harp in 3rd position)
-6 -5 6 -5 -4 -4 -4 -5 -5 6 6
Hit the ro-o-oad Jack, and don't you come back
-5 -6 -6 -8 -8 -9 -9 -8
No more, no more, no more, no more
-6 -5 6 -5 -4 -4 -4 -5 -5 6 6 -4 -4
Hit the ro-o-oad Jack, and don't you come back no more
Hotel California by Eagles
Key: Bm (D harp in 4th position)
8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 8
On a dark desert highway
8 8 -8 -8 -8
Cool wind in my hair
8 8 -8 -8 -8 8
Warm smell of colitas
8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 7 -6
Rising up through the ai-ai-ir
8 -9 8 -8 7 7 8
Up ahead in the distance
7 8 8 8 -8 7 7
I saw a shimmering light
-6 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 -8 7 -8 8
My head grew heavy and my sight grew di-im
5 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 8
I had to stop for the ni-ght
8 8 -9 8 8 -9 8
There she stood in the doorway
-6 8 8 8 -8 -8
I heard the mission bell
6 -8 -8 -8 7 -8 -8 -8 8
And I was thinking to my-se-elf
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 7 -6
This could be Heaven or this could be He-e-ell
8 8 8 -8 7 7 8 -6 6 8 -8 7 7
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 -8 7 8
There were voices down the corridor
-8 8 -8 8 9 -8 (8)
I thought I heard them say
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 6 -5 -5 5
Welcome to the Hotel California
5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 4
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 6 -5 -5 5
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
5 5 5 -4 -4 -5 -5 -5 5 5
Any time of year, you can find it here
House Of The Rising Sun by The Animals
Key: Am (G harp in 3rd position)
Note: you can miss out the 3 draw bend if you can't play it.
-4 -4 5 -5 -6 6 -4 -4
There is a house in New Orleans
-8 -8 -8 7 -6 (6) -6
They call the Rising Sun
-8 -8 -8 5 -5 -5 -6 6 -4 -4 -4
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
-4 -4 -4 4 (-3//) -4 -4
And God, I know I'm one
-8 -8 -8 7 -6 6 -4
My mother was a tailor
-8 -8 7 -6 -6
Sewed my new blue jeans
-8 -8 -8 7 -6 6 -4 -5
My father was a gamblin' man
-4 -4 4 (-3//) -4 -4
Down in New Orleans
Jean de Florette Theme
Key: Am (C harp in 4th position)
5 7 -7 -6 -7 7 -6
5 7 -7 -6 -7 7 -9
-6 -9 8 -8 8 -9 8
5 -8 7 -7 7 -7 -6
Losing My Religion by R.E.M.
Key: Am (C harp in 4th position)
-7 -6 -6 -7 -6
Oh life, is bigger
6 -7 -7 6 -7
It’s bigger than you
6 7 -7 -7 -6
And you are not me
6 7 7 7 7 -7 6
The lengths that I will go to
-7 -7 7 -7 -6
Distance in your eyes
-7 -7 -7 7 -7 -6 -6
Oh no, I've said to-oo much
-6 -6 -7 6
I set it up
7 7 7 -7 -7 -6
That's me in the corner
7 7 7 -6 -7 -7
That's me in the spotlight
(6) 7 7 7 -7 -7 -6
(I’m) losing my religion
7 7 -6 -7 -7 (6) -7
Trying to keep up (with) you
7 -7 -7 -6 (6) -6 -6 -7 -6
And I don't know if I can do it
-7 -7 -7 7 -7 -6 -6
Oh no, I've said to-oo much
-6 -6 -6 -6 -7 6
I haven't said enough
6 7 7 -6 7 -7 -7 -6
I thought that I heard you laughing
6 7 7 -6 7 -7 -6
I thought that I heard you sing
7 7 7 7 7 7 -7 -6
I think I thought I saw you try
Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty
Key: Am (G harp in 3rd position)
Note: the original record is slightly out of tune (somewhere between A and Bb).
Solo 1 (00:35):
-6 6 -5 5 -4
-6 6 -5 5 -5 5 -4 (-4/->) -4
Solo 2 (01:32):
-5 5 -4 4 -5 5 -4 (-4/->) -4
-5 5 -4 4 (-4->)-5 5 -4 4 -4
Solo 3 (03:36):
-5 5 -4 4 -5 5 -4 -4/-> -4
-5 5 -4 4 -5 5 -4 4 -4
-6 6 -6 6 -5 6 -5
-6 6 -5 5 -4 5 -4
Moondance by Van Morrison
Key: Am (C harp in 4th position)
5 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6 6 -6 5
Well it’s a marvellous night for a moondance
-6 -7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6 6 -6
With the stars up above in your eyes
-6 -7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6 6 -6 5
A fantabulous night to make romance
-6 -7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6 6 -6
‘Neath the cover of October skies
5 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6 -6 5
And all the leaves on the trees are falling
-6 -7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6 6 -6
To the sound of the breezes that blow
-6 -7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6 6 -6 5
And I’m trying to please to the calling
-6 -7 7 -7 -6 -7 -6 6 -6
Of your heart strings that play soft and low
-6 -7 7 -9 9 -9 8 -6 -7 7 -8 7 -8 8
And all the ni-i-ight’s magic seems to whisper and hush
-6 -6 -6 -9 9 -9 8 -6
And all the so-o-oft moonlight
-7 7 -8 7 -8 8
Seems to shine in your blush
-10 9 8 -10 8 7 -8 7 8 7 -8 7 8 7 -8 7 -6 -6
Can I just have one a-mo-ore mo-on-da-ance with a-yo-ou, my love
-10 9 8 -10 8 7 -8 7 8 7 -8 7 8 7 -8 7 -6 -6
Can I just make so-ome mo-ore ro-o-ma-ance with a-yo-ou, my love
My My, Hey Hey by Neil Young
Key: Gm (Bb harmonica in 4th position)
Note: you can miss out the six draw bend if you can't play it.
Solo 1 (1:54)
5 5 4-->6 6 -6 5 -4 4 4 -4 5 5
Solo 2 (3:15)
7 6 5 6 -6 6 5 6 -6 5
6 -6 -6 -6/ -6/ -6/-->-6 6 5 5
7 6 -6 6 5 6 5 -4 -4 5 -5 5 4
Poor Wayfaring Stranger (Traditional)
Key: Dm (C harp in 3rd position)
-4 -4 -6 -6 6 -6 6 -5 -4
I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger
-4 -6 6 -5 6 -6 -6
Trav’ling through this world of woe
-4 -5 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -5 -4
There is no sickness, toil nor danger
-4 -5 -6 6 -5 -4 4 -4
In that bright land to which I go
-6 -6 7 -8 7 -8 7 -6 7
I'm going home to see my Father
-6 -6 7 -8 7 -6 6 -6
I’m going home no more to roam
-4 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -5 -4
I'm just going over Jordan
-4 -6 6 -5 -4 4 -4
I'm just going over home
Scarborough Fair (Traditional)
Key: D Dorian (C harp in 3rd position)
Note: this is the Dorian mode, i.e. the minor scale with a raised sixth
-4 -4 -6 -6 -6 5 -5 5 -4
Are you going to Scarborough fair?
-6 7 -8 7 -6 -7 6 -6
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
-8 -8 -8 7 -6 -6 6 -5 5 4
Remember me to one who lives the-re
-4 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4
She once was a true love of mine
St. James Infirmary by Louis Armstrong
Key: Dm (C harp in 3rd position)
-4 -5 -6 -6 -5 6 -6 -5 -4
I went down to St. James infirmary
-4 -5 -6 -6 -8 7 -6
And I saw my baby there
-4 -5 -6 -6 -6 -5 6 -6 -5 -4
She was stretched out on a long white table
-4 -5 -4 -6 -5 5 -4
So sweet, so cool, and so fair
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Key: Am (C harp in 4th position)
-6 -7 7 -7 -6 -7
There's a lady who's sure
-6 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6
All that glitters is gold
7 -8 8 -8 7 -7 -6 6 6 -6
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
-6 -7 7 -7 -6 -7
When she gets there she knows
-6 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6
If the stores are all closed
7 -8 8 -8 7 -7 -6 6 6 -6
With a word she can get what she came for
7 8 -8 -8 7 -7 7 -7 -6
Oo-oo-hoo, oo-oo-hoo-oo-woo-hoo
-6 -7 7 -8 8 -8 -8 7 -7 6 6 -6
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
The Exorcist Theme (Tubular Bells) by Mike Oldfield
Key: Am (G harp in 3rd position)
Main theme:
-4 5 4 -4 -5 6 5 -5 5
The Final Countdown by Europe
Key: F#m (A harp in 4th position)
8 -8 8 -6
-9 8 -9 8 -8
-9 8 -9 -6
-8 7 -8 7 -7 -8 7
8 -8 8 -6
-9 8 -9 8 -8
-9 8 -9 -6
-8 7 -8 7 -7 -8 7
-7 7 -8 7 -8 8 -8 7 -7 -6 -9 8 -9 8 -8 8
The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel
Key: Ebm (Db harp in 3rd position)
-4 -4 -5 -5 -6 -6 6
Hello darkness my old friend
4 4 4 5 5 6 6 -5
I've come to talk with you again
-5 -5 -5 -6 -6 7 7 -8 -8 7
Because a vision soft-l-y creeping
-5 -5 -6 -6 7 7 -8 -8 7
Left its seeds while I wa-as sleeping
-5 -5 -8 -8 -8 8 -9 -9 8 -8 7
And the vision that was planted in my brain
-8 7 -6
Still remains
-5 -5 -5 7 5 -5 -4
Within the sound of silence
The X Files TV Theme
Key: Am (G harp in 3rd position)
-4 -6 6 -6 7 -6
-4 -6 6 -6 -8 -6
-9 8 -8 7 -8 -6
-9 8 -8 7 8 -6
-4 -6 6 -6 7 -6
-4 -6 6 -6 -8 -6
-8 -6
We Three Kings of Orient (Traditional)
Key: Am (C harp in 4th position)
8 -8 7 -6 -7 7 -7 -6
We three kings of Orient are
8 -8 7 -6 -7 7 -7 -6
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
7 7 -8 -8 8 8 9 -9 8
Field and fountain, moor and mo-un-tain
-8 8 -8 7 -7 -6
Following yonder star
-7 -8 7 7 7 6 7 -6 7
O-oh star of wonder, star of light
7 7 7 6 7 -6 7
Star with royal beauty bright
7 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 8
Westward leading, still proceeding
7 7 7 6 7 -6 7
Guide us to thy perfect light
Intermediate Minor Key Songs (Some Bends)
Apache by The Shadows
Key: A (G harmonica in 3rd position)
-4 -5 -6/ -> -6 6
-4 -5 -8 7 -6
-4 -5 -6/ -> -6 6
-4 -5 -8 7 -6
-6 -8 -6 -8 -7 -6 6 -6
-6 -8 -6 -8 -7 -6 6 -6
-4 6 -4 6 5 -4 4 -4
-6 -8 -6 -8 -7 -6 6 -6
-2// -3/ -3/ -3/ -3/
-2// -3/ -3/ -3/ -3/
-2// -3/ -3/ -3/ -3/
-2// -3/ -3/ -3/ -3/
-3// -1
-2// -3/ -3/ -3/ -3/
-2// -3/ -3/ -3/ -3/
-2// -3/ -3/ -3/ -3/
-2// -3/ -3/ -3/ -3/
-3//
-3/ -4 -5 5 -5 6 -6 6 -5 -4
-3/ -4 -5 5 -5 6 4
-3/ -4 -5 5 -5 6 -6 6 -5 -4
Careless Whisper by George Michael
Key: Dm (F harp in 4th position)
-7 -6 5 4
-7 -6 5 4
6 -5 4 -3//
6 -5 4
-5 5 4 -3// -2//
2 -2// -2 -3// -3 4 -4 5
Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins)
Key: Cm (Eb harp in 4th position)
-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
Delilah by Tom Jones
Key: Am (C harmonica in 4th position)
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 4 -3 2
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 4 -3
-6 6 -5 5 -4
5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 -3 -3 -3// -2
5 4 6 5 -5 -4
-5 -4 -6 -5 6 5
5 -5 6
6 6 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -4
5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 -3 -4 4
El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could) by Simon & Garfunkel
Key: Em (D harp in 3rd position)
-3// -4 -4/ -4 5 -5 5 -5 6 -6
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
-8 7 -6
Yes, I would
-8 7 -6
If I could
-6 6 -5 6 -5 -4
I surely wou-ou-ld
-3// -4 -4/ -4 5 -5 5 -5 6 -6 6 -5
I'd rather be a hammer than a nai-ai-ail
-8 7 -6
Yes, I would
-8 7 -8 7 -8 7 -6
If I only could
-6 6 -5 6 -5 -4 -6 6 -5 -4
I surely would, mmmm-mmm-mm-mm
Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles
Key: Em (G harp in 4th position)
-6 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 5 -4 4
Ah, look at all the lonely pe-op-le
-6 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 5 -4 4
Ah, look at all the lonely pe-op-le
-8 -8 8 7 -6
Eleanor Rigby
7 -8 8 9 9/ 8 9/ 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8
Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
7 -8 8 -9 8
Lives in a dre-am
-8 -8 8 7 -6
Waits at the window
7 -8 8 9 9/ 8 9/ 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8
Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
7 -8 8 -9 8
Who is it fo-or
-8 7 -8 8 7 -6
All the lonely people
-6 -10 8 -8 7 -6
Where do they all come from
-8 7 -8 8 7 -6
All the lonely people
-6 10 -10 8 -8 7
Where do they all belong
Girl by The Beatles
Key: Cm (Eb harp in 4th position)
-6 -7 7 7 7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 -6 5 -6 6
Is there anybody going to listen to my story
-5 -6 -6/ -6 -7 -6 -6/ -5 5
All about the girl who came to stay
-6 -7 7 7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 -6 5 -6 6
She's the kind of girl you want so much it makes you sorry
-5 -6 -6/ -6 -7 -6 -6/ -5 5
Still you don't regret a single day
-6 6 -6 6 5 (-4)
Aaah gi-i-i-irl
6 6 -6 6 5 (-4)
Girl gi-i-i-irl
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6
She's the kind of girl who
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6
Puts you down when friends are there
-6 -6 -6 -8 7
You feel a fo-ol
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6
When you say she's looking good
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6
She acts as if it's understood
-6 -8 7 -8 7 -8 7 -8 7
She’s co-ol, oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo
Glory Box by Portishead
Key: Eb minor (C# harp in 3rd position)
Strings intro
-3// -4 -5 -6 -5 6 -4
-2// -2 3 -3// 3 3 -3//
I'm so ti-red of playing
-2 -2// -2 -2// -2 -2// -2 -3//
Playing with this bow and arrow
-2 -2// -2 -2// -2 -3// -3//
Gonna give my heart a-way
-2 -2// -2 -2// -2 -2// -3// (-1) -2 -2//
Leave it to the other g-irls to play
3 -3// -3// -3// -3// -2 -2// -3// -3// -2
For I've been a tempt-tur-ress too lo-ong
-4 -6 6 -5 -6 6 -5 6 -5
Just give me a reason to love you
-6 6 -5 -6 6 -5 6 -6 -5 6 -5 -4
Give me a reason to be-ee a wo-o-man
-5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 -4
I just so wanna be a wo-o-man
Paint it Black by The Rolling Stones
Key: Em (A harp in 2nd position)
Note: this tab is a rare example of a minor tune played in 2nd position
-2 -3// -3/ 4 -3/ -3// -2 -2 -2/ -2 -3// -2 -2/ (2 -2/)
I see a red door and I want it painted bla-ack
-2 -3// -3/ 4 -3/ -3// -2 -2 -2/ -2 -3// -2 -2/ (2 -2/)
No colours anymore, I want them to turn bla-ack
6 -5 -5 -3/ -3/ 4 4 -4 -4 -4 4 -3/ -4
I see the girls walk by dressed in their su-umm-er clothes
6 -5 -5 -3/ -3/ 4 4 -4 -4 -4 4 -3/ -4
I have to turn my head until my da-ark-ness goes
Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
Key: Fm (Ab harp in 4rd position)
5 6 -6 4 -6 6 -5 5
Load up on guns, bring your friends
-5 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 4 -3
It's fun to lose and to pretend
5 6 -6 4 6 -6 6 -5 5
She's overboard and self-assured
-5 5 -4 4 -4 5 -4 4 -3
Oh no, I know a dirty word
4 -3 4 -3 4 -3 4 -3-->-3// [x3]
Hello, hello, hello, how low [x3]
4 -3 4 -3 4 -3
Hello, hello, hello
7 -7 -7 -6 -8 -8 -8 7
With the lights out, it's less dang’rous
-5 -5 -5 5 -8 -8 -8 7
Here we are now, entertain us
7 -7 -7 -6 -8 -8 -8 7
I feel stupid and contagious
-5 -5 -5 5 -8 -8 -8 7
Here we are now, entertain us
7 -7 -7 -6 -8 -8 -8 7
A mulatto, an albino
-5 -5 -5 5 -8 -8 -8 7
A mosquito, my libido
7-->7/ 8/-->8 8/-->8
Yeah, hey, yay
Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
Key: Am (C harp in 4th position)
5 -3// -3 4 -4 5 4 5
4 5 -3// 4 -3// -2// 4 -3// -4 4 -3
5 -3// -3 4 -4 5 4 5
4 5 -3// 4 -3// -2// 4 -3//
-3// -3 4 -4 5 -5 6 -5 5
-5 6 -6 6 -5
6 -6 -7 -6 5 4 -3
-3// -3 4 -4 5 -5 6 -5 5
-5 6 -6 6 -5
6 -6 -7 -5 -4 -5 -7 -7 -5 -7
5 -3// -3 4 -4 5 4 5
4 5 -3// 4 -3// -2// 4 -3// -4 4 -3
5 -3// -3 4 -4 5 4 5
4 5 -3// 4 -3// -2// 4 -3//
Tetris Theme
Key: Am (C harp in 4th position)
8 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6
-6 7 8 -8 7 -7
7 -8 8 7 -6 -6
-8 -9 -10 9 -9 8
7 8 -8 7 -7 -7 7 -8 8 7 -6 -6
8 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6
-6 7 8 -8 7 -7
7 -8 8 7 -6 -6
-8 -9 -10 9 -9 8
7 8 -8 7 -7 -7 7 -8 8 7 -6 -6
8 7 -8 -7 7 -6 -6/ -7
8 7 -8 -7 7 -6 -6/
The Pink Panther Theme
Key: Em (D harp in 3rd position)
-1/ -1 2 -2//
-1/ -1 2 -2// -3/ -3// -1 -2// -3// -3/// ---
-2 -2// -1 1 -1 -->-1/
-1/ -1 2 -2//
-1/ -1 2 -2// -3/ -3// -2// -3// -4 -4/
-1/ -1 2 -2//
-1/ -1 2 -2// -3/ -3// -1 -2// -3// -3/// ---
-2 -2// -1 1 -1 -->-1/
-4 4 -3// -2 -2// -1
-3// --> -3/// -3// --> -3/// -3// --> -3/// -3// --> -3///
-2// -1 1 -1 -1 --> -1/
We Will Rock You by Queen
Key: Em (D harp in 3rd position)
4 -4 -4 4 -4
Buddy you're a boy
-4 4 -4 -4 4 -4 -4 4 -4
make a big noise, playin' in the street
-4 4 -4 4 -4 6 -5 -5
gonna be a big man some day
4 -4 -4 -4 4 -4
You got mud on yo' face
4 -4 -4 -4
You big disgrace
4 4 4 4 -3// -2 -2// -1 -1
Kickin' your can all over the place
( 4 -4 ) -5 5 -4 4 -4 -4
(Singin’) we will we will rock you
-5 5 -4 4 -4 -4
We will we will rock you
Advanced Minor Key Songs (Lots of Bends and Overblows)
Because by The Beatles
Key: C#m (E harp in 4th position)
5 7 -6 5 7 5
Because the world is round
5 -6 7 -5 5
It turns me on
5 7 -6 7 -6 8/ -8
Because the world is ro-und
-4 > -4/
Aaa-aaah
5 7 -6 5 7 5
Because the wind is high
5 -6 7 -5 5
It blows my mind
5 7 -6 7 -6 8/ -8
Because the wind is hi-igh
-4 > -4/
Aaa-aaah
5 -5 6 5 -5 -4
Love is old, love is new
5* 6 -6 5* 6 5
Love is all, love is you
5 7 -6 5 7 5
Because the sky is blue
5 -6 7 -5 5
It makes me cr-y
5 7 -6 7 -6 -6
Because the sky is blue
-4 4 -3/ -3// -2 4* -4 -4/ -4 4* 4
Aaaa-aaaa-aaaa- aaaa-aaaa- aaaa-aaaa- aaaa-aaaa- aaaa-aah
Green Onions by Booker T and the MGs
Key: F (Eb harmonica in 3rd position)
I chord:
-4 -4 -4 -5 6 -5
IV chord:
6 6 6 6* 7 6*
V chord:
-6 -6 -6 7 -8 7
Greensleeves (Traditional)
Key: Am (C harp in 4th position)
-6 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -7 6 -6
Alas my lo-ve, you do me wro-ng
-7 7 -6 -6 -6/ -6 -7 -6/ 5
To cast me o-ff discourteously
-6 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -7 6 -6
For I have lo-ved you well and lo-ng
-7 7 -7 -6 -6/ 5* -6/ -6 -6
De-li-gh-ting i-n your company
9 9 9/ 8 -8 -7 6 -6 -7
Greenslee-ves was all my jo-o-y
7 -6 -6 -6/ -6 -7 -6/ 5
Gre-en-slee-ves was my delight
9 9 9/ 8 -8 -7 6 -6
Greensleeves was my heart of go-ld
-7 7 -7 -6 -6/ 5* -6/ -6 -6
And who but my La-a-dy Greensleeves
Minnie the Moocher (The Blues Brothers)
Key: Em (D harp in 3rd position)
-1 -2// -3// -2 -2// -2 -3//
-1 -2// -3// -2 -2// -1
-1 -2// -3// -2 -2// -2 -3//
-3// -4 -5 -5 -4 -4 -3/ -3/ -3// -3// -2// 2 -1
-4 -5 -6 6 -5 6 -6
-4 -5 -6 6 -5 -4
-4 -5 -6 6 -5 6 -6
-6 -8 -9 -9 -8 -8 6* 6* -6 -6 -5 5 -4
Overture to Carmen by Georges Bizet
Key: Dm (C harp in 3rd position)
Main theme:
-4 -4 -4 -5 -4 4 4 -3// -3
-4 -4 -4 -5 -4 4 4 -5 6
6 6 6 6* 6 -5 -5 -4 5
6 6 6 6* 6 -5 -5 6* 7
6 6 6 6 -6 6 6* 6 -6 6
6 6 6 6 6*
The Godfather Theme
Key: Cm (Bb harmonica in 3rd position)
-3// -4 -5 5 -4 -5 -4 5 -4 -3/ 4 -3//
-3// -4 -5 5 -4 -5 -4 5 -4 -3/ -3// -2
-2 -3/ -4/ 5 -2 -3/ -4/ -4
-4 -5 7 6* -6 7 6* 6* -6 -6 -4/ -4
-4 -4 -4/ 4 5 -4 -3/ -3//
-3// 4 -3// -2 -2 -3/ -2 -3//
The Oompa Loompa Song (Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory)
Key: Fm (Eb harp in 3rd position)
-6 -4 -6 -4 -6 6 -5 6
Oompa loompa doompety doo
6 -5 5 -6 -6 6 -5 -4 5
I've got a perfect puzzle for you
-6 -4 -6 -4 -6 6 -5 6
Oompa loompa doompety dee
6 -5 5 -6 -6 6 -5 5 -4
If you are wise you'll listen to me
-8 -8 8 -8 -8 8 -9 8 -8 7
What do you get when you guzzle down sweets
-2 -2 -3// -3/ -3// -2 -3// -3/ 4 4
Eating as much as an elephant eats
-4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 -3/ -3// -3//
What are you at, getting terribly fat
-3/// 2 -2/ -3/// -3 5 -4/ 5
What do you think will come of that
-6 6* 6 -6 -5 6 5
I don't like the look of it
-6 -4 -6 -4 -6 6 -5 6
Oompa loompa doompety da
6 -5 5 -6 -6 6 -5 -4 5
If you're not greedy, you will go far
-6 -4 -6 -4 -6 6 -5 6
You will live in happiness too
-6 -4 -6 -4 -6 -4 -3// -3 -4/ -4
Like the Oompa Loompa Doompety do
-3// -3 -4/ -4
Doompety do
Walking in the Air (The Snowman)
Key: Dm (F harp in 4th position)
5 -6 -6 6 6 5
We're walking in the air
5 -6 -6 6 6 5 4 -4
We're floating in the moonlit sky
-4 -5 -5 5 5 -4
The people far below
-3// 4 4 -3 -3 -3//
Are sleeping as we fly
5 -6 -6 6 6 5
I'm holding very tight
5 -6 -6 6 6 5 4 -4
I'm riding in the midnight blue
-4 -5 -5 5 5 -4
I'm finding I can fly
-3// 4 4 -3 -3 -3//
So high above with you
-6 -6 6 6 5
On across the world
5 -6 -6 6 6 5 4 -4
The villages go by like dreams
-4 -5 -5 5 5 -4
The rivers and the hills
-3// 4 4 -3 -3 -3//
The forests and the streams
-3/// -3// -3 4 -4 5
Children gaze, open mouthed
5* 6 -6 5* -4
Taken by surprise
-3/ 4 -4 5 -5 6 5 -6 -6/ 5
Nobody down below believes their eyes
5 -6 -6 6 6 5
We're surfing in the air
5 -6 -6 6 6 5 4 -4
We're swimming in the frozen sky
-4 -5 -5 5 5 -4
We're drifting over ice-
-3// 4 4 -3 -3 -3//
-y mountains floating by
-3/// -3// -3 4 -4 5
Suddenly swooping low
5* 6 -6 5* -4
On an ocean deep
-3/ 4 -4 -3/ 5 -5 6 5 -6 -6/ 5
Rousing up a mighty monster from his sleep
5 -6 -6 6 6 5
We're walking in the air
5 -6 -6 6 6 5 4 -4
We're dancing in the midnight sky
-4 -5 -5 5 5 -4
And everyone who sees
-3// 4 4 -3 -3 -3//
Us greets us as we fly
You Know I'm No Good by Amy Winehouse
Key: Dm (C harp in 3rd position)
-4 5 -5 -5 -4 -4 5 -4 -3/
Meet you downstairs in the bar and hurt
-3// -3// -4/ 5 5 -5 5 -4 -5
Your rolled-up sleeves in your skull t-shirt
-4 -4 -4 5 -5 -5 -4 -4/ -4 5 -4 -3/
You say, "What did you do wi-i-ith him today?"
-3// -3// -4/ 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 -5
And sniffed me out like I was Tanqueray
-4 -4 -4 -4 4 -3/ -4 -4/ -4
'Cause you're my fella, my gu-u-uy
5 5 5 5 -4 4 5
Hand me your Stella and fly
-5 -5 -5 -4 -5 -4 6 -5
By the time I'm out the do-or
-5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 4 5 -4 5
You tear me down like Ro-o-ger Mo-o-re
4 -4 5 4 -4
I cheated myself
4 -4 4* -4 4
Like I knew I would
-3// -5 -5 5 -4 -5 5 4 -3//
I told you I-I was tro-ub-le
-3 -4 -3 -3 -4 -4 4
You kno-ow that I'm no good
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