Carol of the Bells 1st Harp

by Mykola Leontovych · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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Listen to the song— a recording linked by the tab’s author

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Tab Notations: none = blow    - = draw  
‘ = half step bend       ob = overblow       ____= hold/sustain    
|    | = measure
-6__|_-6 = hold note into next measure

1
|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|
5
|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|
9
|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|
13
|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|
17
|8 -8 8 7|8 -8 8 7|8 -8 8 7|8 -8 8 7|
21
|-10 -10 -10 9 -9|8  8 8 -8 7|
23
|-8 -8 -8 8 -8|-6 -6 -6 -6|
25
|5 5ob -6’ -6 -7 7|-8 8 -8 7|
27
|5 5ob -6’ -6 -7 7|-8 8 -8 7|7 -7 7 -6|
30
|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|
34
|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|
38
|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|
42
|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|
46
|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|8 -8 8 7|
50
|8 -8 8 7|8 -8 8 7|8 -8 8 7|
53
|-10 -10 -10 9 -9|8  8 8 -8 7|
55
|-8 -8 -8  8 -8|-6 -6 -6 -6|
57
|5 5ob -6’ -6 -7 7|-8 8 -8 7|
59
|5 5ob -6’ -6 -7 7|-8 8 -8 7|
61
|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|
65
|-6____|_-6____|-6____|8 -8 8 -6__|

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound