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Writer's pictureLiam Ward

You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story) - Harmonica Lesson & Tabs

Updated: Oct 22, 2021

Hello! In today's play-along harmonica lesson we'll be playing 'You've Got A Friend in Me' from Toy Story on a diatonic harmonica in the key of C. Grab your C harp and play along to the tabs on the screen.


Did you know? Nasty kid Sid is said to be inspired by a former Pixar employee who was known to disassemble toys to build strange new creations out of them.



Here are the tabs to You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story):


Verse 1

5 6 5 -6 6 4

You've got a friend in me

-6 7 -6 7 -6 6 You've got a friend in me

-6 -5 6 4 -7 -7 7 When the road looks rough ahead

-6 6 7 -6 6 -6 5 4 5 5 5 And you're mi-les and miles from your nice warm bed

-6 -7 7 7 6 5 4 5 5 4 You just remember what your old pal said

-6 7 -6 6 -4 4 4(->5) Boy, you've got a friend in me-e

-6 7 -6 6 7 -6 -6(->6) Yeah, you've got a friend in me-e


Verse 2

5 6 5 -6 6 4

You've got a friend in me

-6 7 -6 7 -6 6 You've got a friend in me

-6 -5 6 4 -7 -7 -7 7 You got troubles, I got ‘em too

-6 -6 -5 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 -4 4 There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you

6 -6 -5 6 5 4 4 -7 -7 7

We stick together and we see it through

-6 7 -6 6 -4 4 4(->5)

'Cause you've got a friend in me

7 -6 6 7 -6 -6(->6) You got a friend in me


Middle eight

-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7

Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am

-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 Big’ and stronger too, maybe

-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 6 -6 But none of them will ever love you the way I do

5 -5 5 -4 5 It's me and you, boy


Verse 3

5 6 5 -6 6 4

And as the years go by

6 -6 7 -6 7 -6 6

Our friendship will never die

-6 7 -6 7 7 -6 6 7 -7 -6 You're gonna see it's o-ur destiny

7 -6 6 5 5 5 You've got a friend in me

7 -6 6 5 5 5 You've got a friend in me

7 -6 6 7 -6 -6(->6)

You've got a friend in me


Thanks for studying with me today. I hope you enjoyed learning this song!


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