Pontoon Harmonica Tabs

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
(8×5) = 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(8×5) 7 8ob(8×5) 76ob__ 7 8ob(8×5) 7 8ob(8×5) 76ob__

7 8ob(8×5) 7 8ob(8×5) 76ob__ 6 6ob 7 8ob(8×5) 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(8×5) 7 8ob(8×5) 76ob__ 6 6ob 7 8ob(8×5) 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(8×5) 7 8ob(8×5) 76ob__ 6 6ob 7 8ob(8×5) 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(8×5) 7 8ob(8×5) 76ob__ 7 8ob(8×5) 7 8ob(8×5)

Low A
6 -6 7__
Ooh ooh ooh

Key of A
7 8ob(8×5) 76ob__ 6 6ob 7 8ob(8×5) 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(8×5) 7 8ob(8×5) 76ob__ 6 6ob 7 8ob(8×5) 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_