Isn't She Lovely?
Stevie Wonder
 

Midi 1(C120)   Midi 2(E119)*
 
Tabbed by Mark Purintun 11-05
For Diatonic harmonica
Note:  this can be played with a diatonic for some of the parts.  The ending, in harmonica, should be played on a Chromatic.
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Lead in:  13 measures
 RR  8 -9  8     -8 7    RR  8 -9  8  
|   Isn’t she | lovely? |   Isn’t she |
  -8 7  -6 --> 6 R 8 -9  8     -8  7    
| wonderful | l?  Isn’t she | precious? |
 RR 8   -9   8     -8 7 r -6-->
| Less than one | minute old |
-> 6  R 8  -9 9    9---->
| ld.   I never thought |
 r   8     -9    9  -9 -> RR  8  8
| through love we’d be |     making |
   8  -8  7  -8  7  -6--->
| one as lovely as she. |
 r  7   8 -9  8     -8  7    -6    6   -4 ---> RRR
|  But isn’t she | lovely | made from love? |      |

 RR  8 -9  8     -8  7   RR  8 -9  8    -8 7    -6    6 rR  8    -9  8    -8 7
|   Isn’t she | pretty? |   Truly the | angel’s be | st.   Boy, I’m so | happy, |
 RR  8  -9    8     -8 7 r -6     6  rR 8   -9   9  9 --->r 8   -9  9   -9
|   we have been | heaven bles | sed.   I can’t believe | what God has done. |
 rR    8    8    8    -8 7  -8 r 7  -6   Rr  7   8 -9  8     -8  7    -6    6   -4     RRRR
|  Through us | he’s given life to one. |   But isn’t she | lovely | made from love? |      |

Harmonica instrumental here: (use words to help remember the tab)
Midi-MP3 1st Harp (E119)*
 RR  8 -9  8     -8 7    RR  8 -9  8     -8 7  -6   6 rR  8 -9  8     -8 r8 7
|   Isn’t she | lovely? |   Isn’t she | wonderful | l?   Isn’t she | prec ious? |
 RR 8   -9   8     -8 6  -4 5  5 5 -5 5 -4    7 r 8   -9   9    -10   10  -10 r  10
| Less than one | minute old | l l  l l  l | ld.  I can't be | lieve what God   has |
   -10 R   10  -10 -10 R -10   -10 9 8 -8 -6    7  R  8 -9  8     -8  7
| done, through us  he   has | given life to | one.  Isn't she | lovely |
   -6    6  4 -3   -3 rRRR
| made from lo o | ve?     |


 RR 8 -9  8     -8  7   RR  8   -9   8     -8  7 r  -6 6 R  8  -9 8 -8  7
|  Isn’t she | lovely? |  Life and love | are the | same. Life is A  i sha. |
 RR  8    8  -9   8    -8 7r -6 6 R 8  -9   9   9---->r  8   -9   9   -9
|   The meaning of | her na | ame. Londie, it could |  have not been done |
 RR 8  8     8   -8  7   -8    7   -6-->r 7     9 8 -8  -8  7    -6    6 r  4 ---> RRR
| Without | you who conceived the one | that’s so very lovely | made from love. |      |

Chromatic Harmonica here:  (you may want to sit this one out...)
Midi-MP3 2nd Harp (E119)* (100%)
Midi-MP3 2nd Harp (E119)* (75%)


| 7P -7 7P | -6P 6 | R 7P 7P 7P 7P -7 7P | r -6P 6 5P | -4 5P -4 7P -8 7P r |
|-7 7P -7 7P 6 R | -6P -6 6 r 6 7P -7 7P | -6P -3 -3 -3 -3 -4 -3 2P 6 | Rr 7P -7 -8 |
| 8P r 8P 10 9 R 10 | -8 r 8P 8P | 8P -8 7P -7 6 | RR 7P -7 7P | -6P 6 rR |
| -8 -7 7P -8 6 -6P 6 | RRR | 8P 8P -8 7P -6P | 6 -6P 6 5P r 6 -6P 3 3 -6P |
| 7P -6P 6 -6P 6 6 | -8 -8 7P 8P | -8 7P -6P 6 5P 8P | 8P 10 r 8P 10 11P |
| -10P 10 10 10 10 8P 8P | 8P -8 -8 -7 -7 -7P -7 7P 7P | -8 r -6P 6 6 r -8 |
| -7 -8 -7 -7 7P | -8 7P -8 8P | 10 8P 10 11P -12 12P -12 11P -10P | R 10 8P -8 |
| -7P 6 -8 6 -6P 6 |

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