Ben E. King - Spanish harlem
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: Spanish Harlem
Artist: Ben E. King, https://youtu.be/OGd6CdtOqEE
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Capo: 2; optionally
Time: 4/4, Tempo Q=120, eighths are marked '+'.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Use thumb-fretting for D.
[Intro/Bridge] (2x)
G + + + + C + + D + +
E|---------7---7---7---\---5---5---|-5---\---3---3---3---/---5-------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----0---------------0-----------|-----0---------------0-------0---|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7---------------7---------------|-5---------------3---------------|
[First] (2x)
G + + + + + + + + + + + +
E|---------------------------------|-----------------0-------2-------|-0--h2p0----------7---\---5---5---|
B|-----0-----------0-------1-------|-3-------3-----------------------|----------3-----------------------|
G|-------------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|--------------0-------0-----------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|----------0---------------0-------|
A|-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------|----------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3----------------7---------------|
There is a rose in Spanish Har- lem.
A red rose up in Spanish Har- lem.
/-------1st pass----------------\ /-------2nd pass----------------\
C + D + + G + + + +
E|-5---\---3---3---3---/---5-------|-5---\---3---3---3-------2--p0---|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----0---------------0-------0---|-----0---------------0-----------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5---------------3---------------|-5---------------3---------------|
[Middle]
C + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
E|----5-----3-----0------|-5-p3-----0-----5-p3-p0--|-5-p3-----0-----5-p3-p0--|-5-p3-p0--5-p3-p0--5-p3--|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-----------3---------|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
It is a special one, it's never seen the sun. It only comes out when the moon is on the
+ + G + + C + + D + +
E|p0---5--p3--p0---3---------|-----------7---\---5---5---|-5---\---3---3---3---/---5--\3---|
B|---------------------------|-0----3--------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------0------------0----|---------------0-----------|-----0---------------0-----------|
D|---------------------------|------0------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-3---------------3---------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-3---------7---------------|-5---------------3---------------|
run and all the stars are gleaming.
[Last]
D7 + + + + +
E|-2-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------0----|-1--p0-------3-------1--p0----|-1--p0-------3--p1---------|
G|------2----2---------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------0---------0----|---------0---------------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|-0-------------------|-0----------------------------|-0-------------------------|
E|-----------2---------|-----------------2------------|-----------------2---------|
It's growing in the street right up through the concrete,
+ G + +
E|------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------3-------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------|------0--------0-------0---|
D|------0------------0----|-2----0------------0-------|
A|-0----------------------|-----------2---------------|
E|--------------2---------|-3-------------------------|
but soft and sweet and dreaming.
[Intro/Bridge] (2x)
[First] ... as above ...
[Middle]
... as above ...
With eyes as black as coal, that look down in my soul and start a fire there and then I lose control,
I have to beg you pardon.
[Last] ... as above ...
I'm gonna pick that rose and watch her as she grows, in my garden.
[Intro/Bridge] (2x) ... as above ...
[Reprise] (2x)
G + + + + + + + + + + + + C + + D + +
E|-------10----10----10----|-10----10----12----14----|-12-\--10----7--\--5--5--|-5--\--3--3--3--/--5-----|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0--------|----0-----------0-----0--|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-10----------10----------|-10----------12----------|-12----------7-----------|-5-----------3-----------|
[Last] ... as above ...
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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