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‘Cecilia’ Harmonica Lesson (Harp Tabs & Backing Track)


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Hello! In today's harmonica lesson we're playing Cecilia by Simon & Garfunkel. Grab a C harp and follow the tabs!


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The tab system

The song is tabbed out for diatonic harmonica (in any key). The symbols I use are pretty basic - positive numbers are blow, negative numbers are draw.



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Cecilia - harmonica tabs:


8 7 8 -9 8 -8 8 ‘Cilia you're breaking my heart 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 () 6 You're shaking my confidence daily 8 9 -10 9 8 -9 8 -8 8 Woh Cecilia I'm down on my knees 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -7 I'm begging you please to come home 8 7 8 -9 8 -8 8 ‘Cilia you're breaking my heart 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 () 6 You're shaking my confidence daily 8 9 -10 9 8 -9 8 -8 8 Woh Cecilia I'm down on my knees 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -7 I'm begging you please to come home 6 -6 7 Ho-ho home 7 -8 8 7 7 -9 8 -8

Making love in the afternoon 7 -8 8 7 -9 8 -8 -7 7 With Cecilia up in my bedroom

7 -8 8 7 -9 8 -8

I got up to wash my face 7 -8 8 -9 8 8 -8 7 -8 8 -8 7 When I come back to bed someone's taken my place


8 7 8 -9 8 -8 8 ‘Cilia you're breaking my heart 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 () 6 You're shaking my confidence daily 8 9 -10 9 8 -9 8 -8 8 Woh Cecilia I'm down on my knees 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -7 I'm begging you please to come home 6 -6 7 Ho-ho home -8 8 -9 8 -8 7 -9 9 -10 9 -9 8 9  6

Boh boh boh… 8 9 -10 9 8 -9 8 -8 8 Jubilation, she loves me again 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8  6 I fall on the floor and I'm laughing 8 9 -10 9 8 -9 8 -8 8 Jubilation, she loves me again 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8  6 I fall on the floor and I'm laughing 8 9 -10 9 8 -9 8 -8 8 8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7 -8  6 Oh, oh, oh oh…


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