What harmonica do I need for Yellow Submarine?

An F# diatonic harmonica. The Yellow Submarine harmonica tab on this page is written for that harp.

Is Yellow Submarine easy to play on harmonica?

This song is marked beginner level. Its tab needs no bends.

What are the first notes of Yellow Submarine on harmonica?

The first line is 8 -9 9 9 8 -8 8 7. Plain numbers are blow notes, numbers with a minus sign are draw notes.

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Yellow Submarine Harmonica Tabs

The BeatlesKey of F#EasyRock

1 tab · 108 BPM · Free

Key: F#Beginner level 108 BPM Free Harmonica Tab

The song "Yellow Submarine" by The Beatles is written for a F# diatonic harmonica and utilizes holes 6–10. It needs no bends. The hardest line features a stepwise run with notes from holes -8, 7, and -6. This tab is suitable for beginners, and practicing the hardest line can help you get comfortable with the transitions between these holes.

Harp: F# · 1st position
Key: Gb major
Time: 4/4
Tempo: ♩ = 108 · swing
Level: Beginner
Part: complete (40 bars + pickup)

swing: play written eighths long-short
Whole tab two octaves up: at the written pitch 7 notes (Eb4) sit below hole 1 and the B and Eb notes would need bends (-2'', -3''); one octave up only, the Eb notes would need a -3'' bend
76% of notes are on holes 8–10: a Low F# harp plays this same tab an octave lower, warmer and closer to the written register

How to read this tab

4 blow (↑)
-4 draw (↓)
w h q e s whole · half · quarter · eighth · 16th
q. 3 ~ dotted · triplet · tied
1 + 2 + count: beat and “and”; (1) = keep holding

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Ready

A from bar P

P [4/4]

B from 10.4

C from bar 19

D from 26.4

C' from bar 35

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Playing Notes

Plays: complete (40 bars + pickup) swing: play written eighths long-short Whole tab two octaves up: at the written pitch 7 notes (Eb4) sit below hole 1 and the B and Eb notes would need bends (-2'', -3''); one octave up only, the Eb notes would need a -3'' bend 76% of notes are on holes 8–10: a Low F# harp plays this same tab an octave lower, warmer and closer to the written register

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How to play the first line of Yellow Submarine on harmonica

Get an F# diatonic harmonica
This Yellow Submarine tab is written for an F# diatonic harmonica.
Need an F# harmonica? See our harmonica guide
Read the hole numbers
Each number is a hole. A plain number (6) means blow out, a number with a minus sign (-5) means draw in.
Play the first line slowly
The first line is 8 -9 9 9 8 -8 8 7: 6 blow and 2 draw notes. Play it slowly, one clean note at a time, then match the rhythm of the recording.
Carry on line by line
Once the first line sounds clean, learn the rest of the tab one line at a time. This tab needs no bends.

Questions about this tab

What harmonica do I need for Yellow Submarine?: An F# diatonic harmonica. The Yellow Submarine harmonica tab on this page is written for that harp.
Is Yellow Submarine easy to play on harmonica?: This song is marked beginner level. Its tab needs no bends.
What are the first notes of Yellow Submarine on harmonica?: The first line is 8 -9 9 9 8 -8 8 7. Plain numbers are blow notes, numbers with a minus sign are draw notes.