Carol of the Bells 3rd 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 
-6__|_-6 = hold note into next measure

1                   5
|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
8
|    |-5____|5____|-4____|-3”____|
13
|2’ 2’ 2’ 2’|2’ 2’ 2’ 2’|-4 -4 -4 -4|
16
|3 3 3 3|5____|5ob____|6 -5 5|-6 6 -5 5|
21
|5 -5 -5 5 -4|5 5 5 5|-5 -5 -5 6 -5|
24
|5 5 5 5|4 -3 4 -3”|4 -3 4 -3”|
27
|4 -3 4 -3”|4 -3 4 -3”|-2____|2”____| 
31
|2____|-1____|-3”____|    |    |    |    |
38
|    |    |    |-5____|5____|-4____|
44
|-3”____|2’ 2’ 2’ 2’|2’ 2’ 2’ 2’|
47
|-4 -4 -4 -4|3 3 3 3|5____|5ob____|
51
|6 -5  5|-6 6 -5 5|5 -5 -5 5 -4|5 5 5 5|
55
|-5 -5 -5 6 -5|5 5 5 5|4 -3 4 -3”|
58
|4 -3 4 -3”|4 -3 4 -3”|4 -3 4 -3”|
61
|-2____|-2”____|2____|-1____|4 -3 4 -3”|
66
|4 -3 4 -3”|4 -3 4 -3”|    |

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