Harmonica Lesson: Summertime

7/15/2013

For this lesson, Harmony CaPleur features the song "Summertime" as a great song to practice playing the higher notes on the harmonica.

Tabs

Tabs with Lyrics

   8   7      8   -8     7  -8  8  7 -6 5
Summer time and the living is easy.
8    8   8   -8 -8
Fish are a-jumpin'
7   -6   7 -6   7  -7
and the cotton is high.
8     8   7      8   -8
Your daddy's rich and
  7     -8 8   7    -6  5
your mama's good-looking.
5      6     5  6  -6 7    8 -8 7 7 7-6
So, hush, little baby, don't you cry.

8    7   8       -8   7
One of these mornings
-8 8   7 -6   5   8   8 8 -8 -8
You're going to rise up singing
   7    -6 7    -6      7      -7
Then you'll spread your wings
8     8       7   8 -8 -8
And you'll take to the sky
7   -8 8   7   -6    5
But ti--ll that morning
   5       5   6   5    6   -6    7
There's a'nothing can harm you
8     -8 7    7     7  -6     -8  -8   7
With daddy and mamma standing by

   8    7     8    -8   7  -8  8   7 -6 5
Summer time and the living is easy.
8     8   8 -8 -8
Fish are a-jumpin'
7   -6    7 -6   7  -7
and the cotton is high.
8      8  7     8   -8
Your daddy's rich and
  7     -8   8      7 -6  5
your mama's good-looking.
5     6     5  6  -6 7    8-8   77  7-6
So, hush, little baby, don't you cry.

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About Harmony CaPleur

Harmony CaPleur is an amateur harmonica player willing to share her knowledge and shortcomings with students.

Although she doesn't have much experience playing the harmonica, she certainly has spent many hours trying to figure it out.

When it comes to the harmonica, Harmony believes in two things.

1. Keep suckin' and blowin'.
2. Have fun.

"Love Me Tender"

6       7   -7  7
Love me tender
-8 -6   -8
Love me sweet,
7 -7    -6 -7  7
Never   let me go.
6      7 -7     7   -8  -6  -8
You have made my life complete,
7 -7 -6   -7  7
And I love you so.
8       8    8   8     8    8   8
Love me tender, love me true;
8   -8     7      -8 8
all my dreams fulfill,
8     8    -9 8   -8 -6 -8
for, my darling, I love you
7   -7 -6 -7    7
and I always will.
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Foster

1/25/2022 08:59:47 pm

Do you have a book for sell with your pictures, and songs?
Great job by the way!

Harmony CaPleur

10/19/2022 04:03:56 am

Foster! Huge apologies for dropping the ball on your comment. I got derailed taking a let turn in Poughkeepsie, but I wanted to say thank you for the positive feedback on my video. I really appreciate.

Also, to answer your question, if you still have it, no I don't have a book, but now that I'm back on track I do plan to offer my tabs in book form. Once it's available, I'll give you a holler.

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