America (My Country Tis of Thee)Chrom Quartet
by Henry Carey, Samuel Francis Smith & Henry Van Dyke
- Type:
- Chromatic
- Key:
- G
- Posted by:
- EarthDogHarpin
America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee) Harp Quartet Chromatic<br />Music by Henry Carey<br />Lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith & Henry Van Dyke (verses 5 & 6)<br />Key of G Major Quartet Range C3 to E5<br /><br />Requires two 12 Hole “C” chromatics, and either two 12 hole tenor “C” chromatics<br />or two 16 hole “C” chromatics.<br /><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">1st</span> and <span style="color: #993300;">2nd</span> harpists use standard 12 hole chromatic.<br /><span style="color: #800080;">3rd</span> and <span style="color: #0000ff;">4th</span> harpists use either 12 hole Tenor “C” chromatic or 16 hole chromatic.<br /><br />Tab Notations: none = blow - = draw * = button in<br />____= hold . = lower register (Notes below Middle C; first 4 of either 16 hole chromatic or 12 hole Tenor “C” chromatic)<br /><br />3/4 Time<br /><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">1st 3 3 -3 -2*__ 3 -3</span><br /><span style="color: #993300;">2nd -1 2 2 -1___ 2 -2*</span><br /> 1. My coun-try ‘tis__ of thee,<br /> 2. My na - tive coun- try, thee,<br /> 3. Let mu - sic swell the breeze,<br /> 4. Our fa - ther's God to, Thee,<br /> 5. We love thine in_ - land seas,<br /> 6. Thy sil--ver Eas - tern strands,<br /><span style="color: #800080;">3rd -.4 -.4 .4 -.3__ -.3 -1</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">4th .3 .2 .1 -.1__ -.1 -.1</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">1st -4 -4 4 -4___ -3 3</span><br /><span style="color: #993300;">2nd 3 3 3 3____ -2* 2</span><br /> 1. Sweet land of lib – er - ty,<br /> 2. Land of the no_ - ble free,<br /> 3. And ring from all__ the trees<br /> 4. Au -- thor of li_ - ber- ty,<br /> 5. Thy groves and gi__- ant trees,<br /> 6. Thy Gold - en Gate that stands,<br /><span style="color: #800080;">3rd -1 2 2 -1___ 1 -.4</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">4th .3 .2 .1 -.1__ -.1* .2</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">1st -3 3 -2* 3_____</span><br /><span style="color: #993300;">2nd 2 -1 -1 -1____</span><br /> 1. Of thee I sing__:<br /> 2. Thy name I love__.<br /> 3. Sweet free-dom's song.<br /> 4. To Thee we sing.<br /> 5. Thy roll-ing plains;<br /> 6. Front-ing the West;<br /><span style="color: #800080;">3rd .4 -.4 -.3 -.4</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">4th </span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">.1 -.1 -.1 .3</span><br /><br /> <br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">1st -5 -5 -5 -5____ 5 -4</span><br /><span style="color: #993300;">2nd -4 -4 -4 -4____ -3 3</span><br /> 1. Land where my fa - thers died!<br /> 2. I love thy rocks and rills,<br /> 3. Let mor - tal tongues a - wake;<br /> 4. Long may our land be bright<br /> 5. Thy riv - er’s migh -- ty sweep,<br /> 6. Thy Flow – ‘ry South – land fair,<br /><span style="color: #800080;">3rd -1 -1 -1 -1____ -1 -1</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">4th .3 -.4 -1 .3____ .3 .3</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">1st 4 4 4 4_____ -4 -3</span><br /><span style="color: #993300;">2nd -3 -3 -3 -3____ 3 -2*</span><br /> 1. Land of the Pil -- grim's pride!<br /> 2. Thy woods and tem -- pled hills;<br /> 3. Let all that breathe par - take;<br /> 4. With free-- dom's ho___ - ly light;<br /> 5. Thy my -- stic can__ - yons deep,<br /> 6. Thy North’s sweet, crys - tal air:<br /><span style="color: #800080;">3rd -1 -1 -1 -1___ -1 -1</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">4th -.1 -.2* -.3 -.1__ -.1 -.1</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">1st -4 4 -4 -3 3 -4__ 4 -5</span><br /><span style="color: #993300;">2nd 3 3 3 3___ -2* 3</span><br /> 1. From ev – ry___ moun-tain-side,<br /> 2. My he-a-rt with rap--ture fills<br /> 3. Let rocks their si - lence break,<br /> 4. Pro- tect us____ by Thy might,<br /> 5. Thy moun-tains wild and steep,--<br /> 6. Oh Land__ be - yond com- pare,<br /><span style="color: #800080;">3rd -1 2 -1 1 -.4 -1__ -1 -1</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">4th .3 .3 .3 .3__ -.3 -.4</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">1st 6 5 -4 -3 3________</span><br /><span style="color: #993300;">2nd 3 3 -2* 3________</span><br /> 1. Let_____ free-dom ring!____<br /> 2. Like____ that a -- bove.____<br /> 3. The_____ sound pro-long.____<br /> 4. Great___ God, our King!____<br /> 5. All_____ thy do - mains.___<br /> 6. We______ love thee best!____<br /><span style="color: #800080;">3rd </span> <span style="color: #800080;">1 2 -1 1 -.4______</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">4th 1 -1 -.1 .3_______</span><br /><br />