America (My Country Tis of Thee) Quartet

by Henry Carey, Samuel Francis Smith & Henry Van Dyke · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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+: 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)

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Tab

America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee) Quartet  Diatonic
Music by Henry Carey
Lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith & Henry Van Dyke (verses 5 & 6)
Key of G Major		Quartet Range C3 to E5

This quartet requires two key of G diatonics and 2 key of Low G diatonics:
1st & 2nd harpist use key of G Richter diatonic while
3rd & 4th harpist use key of Low G Richter diatonic

Tab Notations:	none = blow    - = draw   ____= hold
’ = half-step bend	” = whole step bend    ob = overblow

3/4 Time

1st   4   4    -4     -3___  4   -4
2nd   3   -3”  -3”    3____ -3”  -3’     
   1. My  coun-try   ‘tis__ of   thee,
   2. My  na - tive   coun- try, thee,
   3. Let mu - sic    swell the  breeze,
   4. Our fa - ther's God   to,  Thee,
   5. We  love thine  in_ - land seas,
   6. Thy sil--ver    Eas - tern strands,
3rd   5   5    5      -4___ -4   6
4th   4   -3”  -2”    3____ 3    3
  
  
1st   5     5      -5   5___  -4   4
2nd   4     4      4    4___  -3   -3”
   1. Sweet land   of   lib – er - ty,
   2. Land  of     the  no_ - ble  free,
   3. And   ring   from all__ the  trees
   4. Au -- thor   of   li_ - ber- ty,
   5. Thy   groves and  gi__- ant  trees,
   6. Thy   Gold - en   Gate  that stands,
3rd   6     -6     -6   3____ -5   5
4th   4     -3”    -2”  -2___ 2ob  -3”


1st   -4    4    -3    4_____
2nd   -3”   2    2     2_____
   1. Of    thee I     sing__:
   2. Thy   name I     love__.
   3. Sweet free-dom's song.
   4. To    Thee we    sing.
   5. Thy   roll-ing   plains;
   6. Front-ing  the   West;
3rd   -5    5    -4    5______
4th   -2”   -2   -2    4______


1st   6    6     6    6____   -5    5
2nd   5    5     5    5____   -4    4
   1. Land where my   fa -    thers died!
   2. I    love  thy  rocks   and   rills,
   3. Let  mor - tal  tongues a  -  wake;
   4. Long may   our  land    be    bright
   5. Thy  riv - er’s migh -- ty    sweep,
   6. Thy Flow – ‘ry  South – land  fair,
3rd   3   3      3    3____   3     3
4th   1   2      3    1____   1     1


1st   -5   -5      -5    -5__   5      -4
2nd   -4   -4      -4    -4     3      -2
   1. Land of      the   Pil -- grim's pride!
   2. Thy  woods   and   tem -- pled   hills;
   3. Let  all     that  breathe par - take;
   4. With free--  dom's ho___ - ly    light;
   5. Thy  my --   stic  can__ - yons  deep,
   6. Thy  North’s sweet, crys - tal   air:
3rd   3    3       3     -2      -2    -2      
4th   -2   -3      -4    -2      -2    -2
   

1st   5    -5 5 -4 4    5___ -5   6
2nd   4    4      4     4___ -3   4
   1. From ev – ry___   moun-tain-side,
   2. My   he-a-rt with rap--ture fills
   3. Let  rocks  their si - lence break,
   4. Pro- tect us____  by   Thy  might,
   5. Thy  moun-tains   wild and  steep,--
   6. Oh   Land__  be - yond com- pare,
3rd   6    -6 6 -5 5    6___ 6    6  
4th   4    4     4      4___ -4   5


1st   -6 -5     5    -4   4________
2nd   4         4    -3   4________
   1. Let_____  free-dom  ring!____
   2. Like____  that a -- bove.____
   3. The_____  sound pro-long.____
   4. Great___  God, our  King!____
   5. All_____  thy  do - mains.___
   6. We______  love thee best!____
3rd   -5  -6    6    -5   5________
4th   -5        6    -2   4________