Pontoon
Pontoon
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Diatonic
A
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Pontoon Words & Music by Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby & Luke Laird Performed by Little Big Town Key of A Major Range: A2 to C6 Tabbed for a key of A major, AND a key of Low A major Richter tuned diatonic harmonica Adapted for solo play. Tab notations: none = blow - = draw ob = overblow ’ = half step bend ” = whole step bend 8ob = grace note; just barely sound before playing main note (8x5) = tongue blocked chord __ = hold; sustain gliss = rapidly slide from starting number/note to ending number/note (in this song, slide down the harp) a series of consecutive tones in a scalelike passage. 4ob_5 = slur; slide smoothly from one note to next A = on the upbeat (no note, just for reference) Start with Key of A 7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__ 7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__ 7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__ 6 6ob 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__ Switch to Low A -5 6 4ob -4 4 4 4 -45 5gliss3 A–Back this hitch up in-to the wa-ter____ -3”_5 6 5 -4 4 4 4 4ob_5 Un___-tie all the ca-bles and rope_ 5 6 5 -4 4 4 -3” Step on-to the As-tro Turf -5 6 5 -4 4 4 5 4ob5_ Get your-self a Koo-zie, let’s go Key of A 7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__ 6 6ob 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__ Low A -5 6 5 -4 4 4 4 5 5gliss3 Who said an-y-thing a-bout ski-ing?___ 5 6 5 -4 4 4 4ob 4ob_5 Float-ing is all I wan-na do___ -5 6 4ob5 4ob 4 4 -3’ 3 5 6 5 -4 4 4 4 4ob_5 You can climb the lad-der Just don’t rock the boat while I bar-be-cue__ Key of A 7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__ 6 6ob 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob Low A 7 6ob 7_6 6_-6__ On the pon-toon__ -6 7 7 -6 7 7 -6 6 6 6 5_4ob Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof_ -6 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob -6 6 6 6ob_-7 A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to____ -7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 Par-ty in slow mo-tion 4_7 7 6ob6ob 6 6 4ob_5_ 5 4 5 -3’_4__ Out here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing____ Key of A 7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__ 7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) Low A 6 -6 7__ Ooh ooh ooh Key of A 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__ 6 6ob 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob_ Low A 5 6 4ob5 -4 4 4 4 4ob5 5gliss3 A–Reach your hand down in-to the cool-er_____ -5 5 6 5 -4 4 4 4ob 4ob_5 Don’t drink it if the moun-tains aren’t blue_ 45 6 4ob5 -4 4 4 -3” 3 -5 6 4ob5 -4 4 4 4 4ob_5 Try to keep it stead-y as you re-cline on your black in-ner tube_ Key of A 7 8ob(8x5) 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__ 6 6ob 7 8ob(8x5) 76ob__ Low A 7_6 6_-6__ Pon-toon__ -6 7 7 -6 7 7 -6 6 6 6 5_4ob Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof_ -6 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob -6 6 6 6ob_-7 A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to____ -7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 Par-ty in slow mo-tion 4_7 7 6ob6ob 6 6 4ob_5_ 5 4 5 -3’_5 Out here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing__ Key of A 3 -3” 4 3 -3” -4 4_ 3 -3” 4 -4 -5_ Low A 6 -6 7__ Ooh ooh ooh Key of A 6_ 6ob -6 6 5_ 4ob 4_ 4ob5 4 4ob5 6 -5__ -5 -3”-3’ 3_____ Low A 6 -6 7__ Ooh ooh ooh___ -4 4ob 5 7 5 -6 -4 5 6 4ob5 5 -3” 3 4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob_ 4ob 5 -4 4 4 4_ Five mile an hour with a-lu-mi-num sides 4ob 4ob 4ob5_ 4ob 5 -4 4 4_ Wood pan-el-ing with a wa-ter slide 4ob 4 -3’ 4 -3’4 -5 -3’4_ Can’t beat the heat, so let’s take a ride 7 6ob 7_6 6_-6_ On the pon-toon_ -6 7 7 -6 7 7 -6 6 6 6 5_4ob Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof_ -6 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob -6 6 6 6ob_-7 A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to____ -7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 Par-ty in slow mo-tion 4_7 7 6ob6ob 6 6 4ob_5_ 5 4 5 -3’_4 Out here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing__ 4 -3’ 4_ 4ob5__6 6 -6 7__ On the pon- toon Ooh ooh ooh 4 -3’ 4_ 4ob5__6 6 -6 7 On the pon- toon Ooh ooh ooh 5 6 4ob5 -4 4 4 -3” 5 4ob5gliss-3’ Back this hitch out in-to the wa-ter________ 4 -3’ 4_ 4ob5__6 6 -6 7__ 6 -6 7___ On the pon-toon__ Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh_