title: Pontoon (16 hole)
key: Country
harp type: Chromatic
genre: A
skill: Intermediate

Pontoon (16 hole Chromatic)
Words & Music by Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby & Luke Laird
Performed by Little Big Town
Key of A Major Range E3 to C6
Tabbed for a 16 hole key of C Solo tuned chromatic
Adapted for Solo play.
Tab notations: none = blow – = draw * = button in
. = on lower register (first 4 holes on 16 hole chromatic)
8 = grace note; just barely sound before playing main note
(8×5)* = tongue blocked chord with button in
__ = hold; sustain; or sliding gliss
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.
1_1* = slur; slide smoothly from one note to next
A = on the upbeat (no note, just for reference)
-7 8(8×5)* -7 8(8×5)* -77__ -7 8(8×5)* -7 8(8×5)* -77__
-7 8(8×5)* -7 8(8×5)* -77__ 6 7 -7 8(8×5)* -77__
-1 2 1 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.44* 4*gliss-.2*
A–Back this hitch up in – to the wa-ter________
-.2*_1* 2 1* -.4 -.3-.3 -.3 .4_.4*
Un_ – tie all the ca-bles and rope
1* 2 1* -.4 -.3 -.3 -.2*
Step on-to the As – tro Turf
-1 2 1* -.4 -.3 -.3 1* -.41*_
Get your-self a Koo-zie, let’s go_
-7 8(8×5)* -7 8(8×5)* -77__ 6 7 -7 8(8×5)* -77__
-1 2 1* -.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 1* 1*gliss.2
Who said an- y -thing a- bout ski-ing?_____
1* 2 1* -.4 -.3 -.3 .4 .4_.4*
Float-ing is all I wan-na do____
-1 2 11* -.4 -.3 -.3 .3 .2 1* 2 1* -.4 -.3 -.3-.3 .4_.4*
You can climb the lad-der Just don’t rock the boat while I bar-be-cue_
-7 8(8×5)* -7 8(8×5)* -77__ 6 7 -7 8(8×5)* -77
-.3-3 3 -3_2 2_-2*__
On the pon_-toon___
-2* -3 -3 -2* -3 -3 -2* 2 2 2 1*_1
Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof
-2* 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 -2* 2 2 3_3*
A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to__
3* 3* -2* 2 2-2* 2
Par-ty in slow mo-tion
-.3_-3 -3 3 3 2 2 1_1*__ 1* -.3 .4* .3_-.3__
Out___ here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing_____
-7 8(8×5)* -7 8(8×5)* -77__ -7 8(8×5)* -7 8(8×5)*
2 -2* -3___
Ooh ooh ooh__
8(8×5)* -7 8(8×5)* -77__ 6 7 -7 8(8×5)* -77__
1* 2 11* -.4 -.3-.3-.3 11* 1*gliss.2
A–Reach your hand down in-to the cool-er_______
-1 1* 2 1* -.4 -.3 -.3 1 1_1*
Don’t drink it if the moun-tains aren’t blue
-.31* 2 11* -.4 -.3 -.3 -.2 .2 -1 2 11* -.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 1_1*
Try to keep it stead-y as you re-cline on your black in-ner tube_
-7 8(8×5)* -7 8(8×5)* -77__ 6 7 -7 8(8×5)* -77__
-3_2 2_-2*__
Pon_-toon___
-2* -3 -3 -2* -3 -3 -2* 2 2 2 1*_1
Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof
-2* 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 -2* 2 2 3_3*
A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to__
3* 3* -2* 2 2-2* 2
Par-ty in slow mo-tion
-.3_-3 -3 3 3 2 2 1_1*__ 1* -.3 .4* .3_-.3_.4*
Out___ here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing_______
-2* -3 2 -2* -4 -3_ 2 -2* -3 -4 -5_
2 -2* -3___
Ooh ooh ooh__
6_ 7 -6* 6 5*_ 5 -3_ 44* -3 44* 6 -4__ -4 33* 2___
2 -2* -3___
Ooh ooh ooh__
1 1 1 1_ 1 1*-.4-.3-.3 -.3_
Five mile an hour with a-lu-mi-num sides
1 1 1 1*_ 1 1*-.4-.3 -.3_
Wood pan-el-ing with a wa-ter slide
.4 -.3 .3 -.3 .3 -.3 -.4 .3 -.3__
Can’t beat the heat, so let’s take a ride_
-3 3 -3_2 2_-2*__
On the pon_-toon___
-2* -3 -3 -2* -3 -3 -2* 2 2 2 1*_1
Mak-ing waves and catch-ing rays up on the roof
-2* 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 -2* 2 2 3_3*
A–Jump-ing out the back Don’t act like you don’t want to__
3* 3* -2* 2 2-2* 2
Par-ty in slow mo-tion
-.3_-3 -3 3 3 2 2 1_1*__ 1* -.3 .4* .3_-.3_.4*
Out___ here in the o-pen Mmm,__ mo-tor-boat-ing_______
-.3 .3 -.3_ 11*__2 2 -2* -3__
On the pon_- toon_ Ooh ooh ooh_
-.3 .3 -.3_ 11*__2 2 -2* -3
On the pon-toon__ Ooh ooh ooh
1 2 11* -.4 -.3 -.3 -.2* 1* 11*gliss.3
Back this hitch out in- to the wa- ter______
-.3 .3 -.3_ 11*__2 2 -2* -3__ 2 -2* -3__
On the pon – toon_ Ooh ooh ooh_ Ooh ooh ooh_