Carol of the Bells 2nd Harp

by Mykola Leontovych · posted by EarthDogHarpin

How hard is it?

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   “ = whole step bend       
ob = overblow       ____= hold/sustain    |    | = measure 
5__|_5 = hold note into next measure

1
|    |    |    |    |-6____|6____|
7
|-5____|5____|-6____|6____|-5____|5____|
13
|-4 -4 -4 -4|5 5 5 5|-5 -5 -5 -5|
16
|5 5 5 5|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|
20
|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|
24
|7 -7 7 -6|5____|5ob -6’ -6|
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|    |    |-6____|6____|-5____|
40
|5____|-6____|6____|-5____|5____|
45
|-4 -4 -4 -4 |5 5 5 5|-5 -5 -5 -5|5 5 5 5|
49
|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|
53
|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|7 -7 7 -6|
57
|5____|5ob -6’ -6|5____|5ob -6’ -6|
61
|5____|4____|6____|5____|5___|_5___|
68
|_5___|7 -7 7 -6__|

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