Learn to play Come On Eileen (diatonic) by Dexy’s Midnight Runners on your Diatonic
Come On Eileen (diatonic) Harmonica Tab
I’m not too happy with this tab. Originally, song’s verses are in C
major, while chorus is in D. This is my attempt to play everything on
a single harmonica.
Violin parts:
Intro
4 6 -6 6 4 6 -6 6 -5 4 -5 6 5 4 3
During song
6 -6 6 6 -6 6 6 -6 6 5 -5 6 6 6 5 -5 6 6 6
4 -4 5 -5 -6 6
Poor old Johnny Ray
7 7 7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6 6
Sounded sad upon the radio
-6 -6 6 6 6 5 -5 6
Moved a million hearts in mono
4 5 4 3
Our mothers cried
7 7 7 -6 7 7 -6
And sang along, who’d blame them
4 6 4 -6 6
You’re grown, so grown
6 -5 5 -4 6 -5 5 -4
Now I must say more than ever
4 -4 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -6
Go Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye
-6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 -5 6
And we can sing just like our fathers
4 3 -3 4 (4 4)
Come on Eileen (I swear)
-3 3 3 -3
well he means
-3 -3 5 -5
At this moment
3 3 -5 5 -4
You mean everything
4 3 -3 4 (4 4)
With you in that dress (my thoughts)
-3 3 3 -3
I confess
3 4 5 -5
verge on dirty
3 3 -5 5 -4
Ah come on Eileen.
4 -4 5 -5 -6 6
These people round here
7 7 7 -6 -6 7 7 7 -6 -6 6
Wear beaten down eyes sunk in smoke dried faces
6 -6 6 5 -5 6
They’re so resigned to what their fate is
4 4 6 4 -6 6
But not us, not us
6 -5 5 -4 6 -5 5 -4
we are far too young and clever.
4 -4 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -6
Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye
-6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 -5 6
Eileen I’ll hum this tune forever.
Come on Eileen, I swear, well he means
Ah come on let’s take off everything,
That pretty red dress Eileen (Tell him yes)
Ah come on let’s, ah come on Eileen
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