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I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise (Chrom G)

by 1920s Standards · posted by marion

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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.

Tab
5  5  5  5
All you preachers
5  3*  -3*  5   3*-3*5   5*  5*  5*  5*
Who delight in panning the dancing teachers
5*  -3  -4  5*   -3-45*   -5  -5  -5  -5
Let me tell you there are a lot of features
-5  -3*  5  -5  -3*5-5  -5*___
Of the dance that carry you through
-5  5*  5  -4  -3*
The gates of Hea-ven

-5*  -5*  -5*
It's madness
-5*  -4  5*  -5*  -45*-5*  6  6  6  6
To be always sitting around in sadness
6  5  -5  6  5-56  -6  -6  -6  -6
When you could be learning the steps of gladness
-6  5*  -5*  -6  5*-5*-6  -6*_
You'll be happy when you can do
-6  6  -5*  -5  5*
Just six or seven;
5  -5  5  -5
Begin to day!
5  -5_  5  -5_
You'll find it nice
5  -5  5  -5_  5  -5_  5  -5_
The quickest way to paradise
6  6  6  6
When you practice
-4  5*  -5  5*  -4
Here's the thing to know
-3  -4  5  -3*  -3  5_
Simply say as you go...

-2  -6  -5  5  -5  5  -5*  -5  5_
I'll build a stairway to Paradise
-3  3  -2  -3  5  -5  -5*__
With a new step ev'ry day !
-3*  -7*  7  -6  7  -6  7*  7  -6_
I'm gonna get there at any price;
7  -6  7  -6  6  -5_  5_
Stand aside, I'm on my way!
5  -5  5  -6__
I've got the blues
-7  7  -6  -7  7  -6  -6_
And up above it's so fair
-6_  7*  7  -6  7*  7  -6  -6_
Shoes! Go on and carry me there!
-2  -6  -5  5  -5  5  -5*  -5  5_
I'll build a stairway to Paradise
-7  7*  -7  6  -5  5_  -6_ (Slow On Repeat)
With a new step ev'ry day
(4, 4 Count Interlude Then Repeat Last Verse)

This plays with karaoke music, same Artist, run time 2:33.  Prelude is challenging to play with the backtrack. 
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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