Mister Cellophane G/Bb/C diatonic

by Fred Ebb , John Kander

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Mister Cellophane G/Bb/C diatonic
From the movie “Chicago”
Words by Fred Ebb, Music by John Kander
Range: B3 to G5    4/4 Time
Key of G Major Richter tuned diatonic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71wILjr_Yvs

Tab Notations:        none = blow    - = draw   
’ = half step bend   ” = whole step bend
3”’ = step-and-a-half bend    ob = overblow
___ = hold
Remember: 3 = -2

Intro: 7 7 6 6 -6’ -6’ 4ob 4ob 6_____ 5 4ob -4

3  4    4   3     3  -3” -3” 2
If some-one stood up in   a  crowd

3   4      4   3     3  -3” -3” 2
and raised his voice up way out loud

3   -4    -4  3   3   -4    -4  3
and waved his arm and shook his leg,

-2”   2  -2”  3____
you’d no-tice him._


3  4    4   3  3   -3”   -3” 2    3
If some-one in the mov - ie  show yelled

4    4   3  3   -3” -3” 2
“Fire___ in the sec-ond row! 

3    -4    -4    -2 -2 -4  -4  -2
This whole place is  a pow-der keg!”

-2    4ob  -4   4____
You’d no - tice him._


4   -3  -3  -3   3   -3”   -3” -3”  -2’ 2____
And e - ven with-out cluck-ing like  a  hen,_

-3  -3 -3  3    -3”  -3”   -3” -2’ 2_____
ev-‘ry one gets no - ticed now and then,_

4  -4    -4 -4      -3   4   4   4   -3”    -3____
Un-less, of course, that per-son-age should be____

4    -4   -3”  -3”’ -3”  -4    -3”  3      -3”-4______
in – vis – i – ble  in – con – se – quen – tial me.___

-3 -3” 3______ -3” 3   -3 -3” 3_____ -3”    3
Cel–lo-phane,_ Mis-ter Cel–lo-phane_ should have

4    -3” 3_____ -3” 3   4  -3” 3______ 3      -3” -3’
been my  name,_ Mis-ter Cel-lo-phane,_ ‘cause you can

-3   -3    -3”  3___ -3   -3    -3” 3__
look right thru me,_ walk right by  me_

4ob 4ob 4  4ob  -4__ 4      3 -3”  -3’
and nev-er know I’m_ there. I tell ya

-3 -3” 3______ -3” 3   -3 -3” 3_____ -3”    3
Cel-lo-phane,_ Mis-ter Cel-lo-phane_ should have

4    -3” 3_____ -3” 3   4  -3” 3______  3     -3” -3’
been my  name,_ Mis-ter Cel-lo-phane,_ ‘cause you can

-3   -3    -3”  3___ -3   -3    -3” 3__
look right thru me,_ walk right by  me_

4ob 4ob 4  4ob  -4__ 4______ 
and nev-er know I’m_ there._

Bridge:
7 7 6 6 -6’ -6’ 4ob 4ob 6_____ 5 4ob -4

3   4    4   3   3 -3” -3” 2
Sup-pose you was a lit-tle cat

3  4   4   3  3 -3” -3”   2
re-sid-in’ in a per-son’s flat,

3   -4  -4  3    3   -4        -4   3
who fed you fish and scratched your ears;

-2”   2  -2”  3____
you’d no-tice him._

3   4    4   3   3 -3”  -3” 2    3   4     4   3  3
Sup-pose you was a wom - an wed, and sleep-in’ in a 

-3” -3” 2   3  -4   -4  -2  -2  -4  -4 -2
dou-ble bed be-side one man for sev-en years;

-2    4ob  -4   4_____
You’d no - tice him.__

4 -3 -3  -3 3     -3”  -3” -3”  -2’  2_____
A hu-man be-ing’s made of  more than air.__

4    -3  -3   -3   3      -3”   -3” -3” -2’ 2______
With all that bulk you’re bound to  see him there,_

4  -4   -4   -4 -3  4  4   4    -3” -3___
Un-less that hu-man be-ing next to  you__

4  -4   -3”  -3”’    -3”  -4   -3”   3     -3”
is un – im – press - ive, un – dis – tin - guished

-3          4           -4______
you         know        who.____

change to Bb diatonic

-3”    3    4    -3” 3_____ -3” 3
Should have been my  name,_ Mis-ter

4   -3” 3_____  3     -3” -3’ -3   -3    -3”  3___
Cel-lo-phane,_ ‘cause you can look right thru me,_

-3   -3    -3” 3___
walk right by  me,_

4ob 4ob 4  4ob  -4  4      -3” -3   4
and nev-er know I’m there. I   tell ya 

change to C major diatonic

-3    -3”  3_______ -3” 3   -3    -3”  3______
Cel – lo - phane,__ Mis-ter Cel – lo - phane__

-3”    3    4    -3” 3_______ -3” 3
should have been my  name,___ Mis-ter 

4   -3” 3______  3     -3” -3’ -3   -3    -3”  3__
Cel-lo-phane,__ ‘cause you can look right thru me_

-3   -3    -3” 3__
walk right by  me,_

4ob 4ob 4   4ob  -4  4______
and nev-er_ know I’m there._

4ob 4__     4ob  4        6________
Nev-er_      e - ven      know_____

4ob 4______________________
I’m there._________________


Spoken:
“I hope I haven’t taken up too much of your time.”