I Dropped My Dolly In The Dirt - A Diatonic Exercise
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
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I Dropped My Dolly In The Dirt - A Diatonic Exercise
Author Unknown
This traditional piano tune was originally played entirely
on black keys (Db Major/Bb Minor) adapted for diatonic harmonica.
This tab will work for any key diatonic harmonica.
Tab notations:
none = blow - = draw ” = full-step bend
As an exercise:
-9 -10 -9 9 -9 -8 -9 7
I dropped my dol-ly in the dirt.
-9 -10 -9 9 -9 -8 -9 7
I asked my dol-ly if it hurt.
-9 -10 -9 9 -9 -8 -9 7 -9
But all my dol-ly said to me was
-6 -9 6 -9 -5 -5 -5
wah, wah, wah wah wah!
-5 -6 -5 6 -5 -4 -5 4
I dropped my dol-ly in the dirt.
-5 -6 -5 6 -5 -4 -5 4
I asked my dol-ly if it hurt.
-5 -6 -5 6 -5 -4 -5 4 -5
But all my dol-ly said to me was
-3” -5 -2 -5 -2” -2” -2”
wah, wah, wah wah wah!
-2” -3” -2” 3 -2” -1 -2” 1
I dropped my dolly in the dirt.
-2” -3” -2” 3 -2” -1 -2” 1
I asked my dolly if it hurt.
-2” -3” -2” 3 -2” -1 -2” 1 -2”
But all my dolly said to me was
-1 -2” 2 3 -2” -2” -2”
wah, wah, wah wah wah!
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