Skybird Harmonica Tabs

By Neil Diamond
From the Soundtrack: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Key of F Major (Ideal for LF diatonic. Standard F will be an octave
high)
Range C4 to C6 (octave high: C5 to C7)
Key: none = blow – = draw ‘ = half step bend
” = whole step bend ob = overblow

Intro:
5__________ 3 -3” -3 4 -4 4ob 5
5__________ 3 -3” -3 4 -4 4ob 5

3 -3” -3 4 -4 5 -5 6

5 -4 7 6 6
Sky-bird__ make your sail
-5 5 -4 -6 6 5 4 -3” 3
and eve-ry heart will know of the tale.

4 -3’ -3” 3 -3”
-3” -3’ -3” -3’ -3” -3’ 4
(spoken)
And head for the farthest shore.

3 -3” -3 4 -4 5 -5 6

5 -4 7 6 6
Song-bird__ make your tune
-5 5 -4 -6 6 5 4 -3” 3
for none may sing it just___ as you do.

4 -3’ -3” 3 -3”
-3” -3’ -3” -3’ -3” -3’ 4
(spoken) And make your song be heard.

-6 6ob -6 6ob -6 6ob 7

3 4 5 -5 5 5
Look at the way___ I glide
3 4 5 -5 5 4 6
caught on the wind’s la-zy tide___
-5 4 -4 4 -3”
sweet-ly how it sings
-3” 4 -3” -5 4 4
ral-ly each heart at the
-6 6 6 -6 -6 6
sight of your silver wings.

7 8 9

5 -4 -6 6
Sky-bird, sky-bird

-6(hold sustain) -5
Ee____________________

5 -4 -6 6 6
Night-bird____ find your way
-5 5 -4 -6 6 5 4 -3” 3
for none may know it just___ as you may.

-3” -3’ -3” -3’ -3” -3’ 4
Spoken: Seek out your harbor of light.

7 -7 7 -7 7 -7 -8
Spoken: Let your song be heard.

8 -8’ 8 -8’ 8 -8’ 9
Spoken: Rally each heart at the sight of your silver wings.

5 -4
Sky-bird.