Cumparsita Tango

by Gerardo Matos Rodriguez

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Listen to the midi to get the feel for this:
http://www.accordionman.net/ITALIAN/Cumparsita_Tango.mid

Tabbed for a chromatic harmonica:

SECTION A (play 2x)
-5 -5 -5
+9 -7 <-6
-5 <-5 -5 <+5 -5
-5
-9 <-7 +7
-5 <-5 -5 <+5 -5
-5
+9 -7 <-6
-5 <-5 -5 <+5 -5
-5
-9 <-7 +7

<-9 -9 <+9 +9 -8 <-7 -7 <+7 +7 
<-6 -6 +6 <-5 -5 <+5 +5

 +7 <-6  +7
 +7  +7 <-6 +7 <-6 +7 <-6 <-3
 +7 <-6  +7 
<-6  +7 <-6 +7 <-6 +7 <-6  -3
 -5  +5  -5
 +5 <-3  -3 +3 <-2 +3

<-9  -9  +9 <-7 -7 +7 -5 <-6 +7


SECTION B
+3 -3 <-3  +3 -3 <-3 -3 +3
-9 <-7 +7
-9 +9 <-7 -7 +7
+7 +7 +7
-6 -6 
<-5 <-5 -5 -5 <-5 -5 <+5 +5

-7 -7 -7
+7 +7
<-6 <-6
<-5 <-5 <-5 -5 -5 +5 +9

+5 <-3  -3 +3 <-2  +3 -3 <-3 -3 <-3 +5 -5
<+5 -5 <-5 -5  +5 <-3 -3  +3 -3 <-3
+3  -3 <-3 -3  +3

 -9 <-7  +7
 -9  +9 <-7 +7 
 +7  +7  +7
 -6  -6
<-5 <-5 -5
 +5 -4 +5 -5 <-5 -5 <-5 -6 +7 <-6 +7 <+7 
 +7 -6 <-5 -5 +5 <-5
 +7 <-6 +7

<-3  -5
 +7 <-6  +7
 -5  -7 <-6 -5 +5 <-2 +3 -5 <-6 +7


SECTION C (very quick: 16th notes; play 2x)
-5 -5 -5 -5
+9
-5 -5 -5
-7
-5 -5 -5
<-6
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
<-5 -5 <+5 -5 <-5 -5 <+5 -5

-5 -5 -5 -5
-9
-5 -5 -5
<-7
-5 -5 -5 
+7
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
<-5 -5 <+5 -5 <-5 -5 <+5 -5


SECTION D
+5 -4 +5 -5 <-5 -5 <-5 -6 +7 <-6 +7 -8 +9
-8 +9 -9 <-9 -9 <+9 -9 <-9 -9 <+9 -9 <9 -9
<+9 -9 <-9 +10 -10 <-10 +11 -11 +11 <-10 -10
+10 <-9 -9 <+9 -9 <-9 -9 <-7 +7
<-9 -9 <-7 +7 <-7 +7 <-5 -5 <-5 -5
<-3 +3 <-3 +3 -2 <-1 -1 <+1 -1 +2 <-2 -2 <-2
+3 -3 <+3 -3 -4 +5 -4 +5 <+5 -5 <+5 -5 +6
<-6 -6 <-6 +7 -7 <-6 -5 <-5 -5 +5 <-3 -3 +3

<-9 -9 +9 <-7 -7 +7 <-6 <-5 -5 +5 <-3 -3 +3
<-2 -3 +3
-5 <-6 +7


SECTION E
+7 <-6 +7 
<-7 -7
+7 <-6 +7 -7 <-7 -7 <-7 +9 -9
+9 <-7 -7 +7 -7 +7 -6 <-5 -5 <-5 -6
+7 <-5 -5 <+5 -5
<-6 +7 <-6 +7 -7 <-7 -7 <-7 +9 -9 
+9 <-7 -7 +7 <-6 +7 -7

<-7 -7
+7 <-6 +7 -7 <-7 -7 <-7
+9 -9 +9 <-7 -7 +7 -7 +7 -6 <-5 -5 <-5 -6

+7 <-5 -5 <+5 -5 <-6 +7 <-6 +7 -7 <-7 -7 <-7 
+9 -9 <-9 +10 <-10 +11

-9 <-9 -9 -9 +9 +9 <-9 -9
+9 -9 +9 +9 <-7 <-7 -9 +9 <-7 +9 <-7 
<-7 -7 -7 +9 <-7 -7 +7 <-6 +7 -5 <-6 +7

SECTION F
-1 -1 -1
<-2 <-2 <-2 <-2
-3 -3 -3 -3
+5 +5 +5 +5
<-5 <-5 <-5 <-5
-5 -5 -5 -5 
+5 +5 +5 +5
-3 -3 -3 -3
<-3 <-3 <-3 <-3
-5 -5 -5 -5
+7 +7 +7 +7
-7 -7 -7 -7
<-7 <-7 <-7 <-7
-7 -7 -7 -7
+7 +7 +7 +7
<-6 <-6 <-6 <-6
-7 -7 -7 -7
<-6 <-6 <-6 <-6
-5 -5 -5 -5
+5 +5 +5 +5
-3 -3 -3 -3
<-2 <-2 <-2 <-2
-1 -1 -1 -1
<-2 <-2 <-2 <-2
+3 +3 +3 +3
-1 -1 -1 -1
<-3 <-3 <-3 <-3
+3 +3 +3 +3
-5 -5 -5 -5
<-3 <-3 <-3 <-3
-5 -5 -5 -5
-4 -4 -4 -4
+5 +5 +5 +5
<-5 <-5 <-5 <-5
+7 +7 +7 +7
<-6 <-6 <-6 <-6
+7 +7 +7 +7
-7 -7 -7 -7
<-7 <-7 <-7 <-7
-7 -7 -7 -7
+7 +7 +7 +7
<-6 <-6 <-6 <-6
-6 -6 -6 -6
+6 +6 +6 +6
<-5 <-5 <-5 <-5
-5 -5 -5 -5
<+5 <+5 <+5 <+5
-5 -5 -5 -5
<-5 <-5 <-5 <-5
-5 -5 -5 -5
+5 +5 +5 +5
-3 -3 -3 -3
<-2 <-2 <-2 <-2
-1 -1 -1 -1
<-2 <-2 <-2 <-2
-3 -3 -3 -3 +3

<-9 -9 +9 <-7 -7 +7 <-6 <-5 -5
+5 <-3 -3 +3 <-2 -3 +3
-5 <-6 +7