O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Diatonic Duet)

by Lewis Henry Redner & Phillips Brooks · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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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)

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Tab

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O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Diatonic Duet)
Music by Lewis Henry Redner    Words by Phillips Brooks
Key of G Major
Tabbed for a Key of G, and Key of Low G
Richter Tuned diatonic.
1st harp is above the lyrics and in red.
2nd harp is below the lyrics and in green.

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    ” = full step bend
’ = half step draw bend    ob = overblow
___ = hold; sustain
_5___ = continuation of held note from previous line.
(56) = blow chord    -(53) = draw chord (blocking hole 4)

    5   5     5   4ob   5 6    -5 -3”
1. O   Lit - tle Town Of Beth-le-hem,
2. For Christ is born of Ma__ - ry
3. O   ho - ly Child of Beth-le-hem,
    6   6     6   5ob   6 6ob -6 5___

   -4 4     -3_4 -4 -2   5___
1. How still we__ see the lie!
2. And gath_-ered all a - bove
3. De_-cend to__ us, we pray,
_5__ (56)______ -(53)__    3 (45)

   5     5    5    -6    6   6       -5   -3”
1. A - bove thy deep and dream - less sleep
2. While mor_-tals sleep the an___ - gels keep
3. Cast out our sin   and en___ - ter in,
         6________ -(64’)___ -(46)______________

   -4    4     -3_4 5     -4     4___
1. The   si_ - lent stars go     by.
2. Their watch of__ won - d’ring love.
3. Be    born in__ us    to - day
_(46)__ (56)______ -(53)_______   3 (45)

   5    5   5   -4    4       -3     -3
1. Yet, in thy dark streets shin – eth
2. O, morn-ing stars to - geth - er
3. We hear the Christ-mas    an__ - gels
        6______ -5     5ob    -6’________

   -3 -3”   -3   4      -4 5___
1. The ev - er – last - ing light:
2. Pro-claim the ho - ly birth
3. The great glad tid – ings tell.
_-6’_ -3”   -3   4     -5   -6’___

   5   5      5   4ob   5 6    5    -3”
1. The hopes and fears of all the years
2. And praise-es sing to God, our King,
3. Oh, come   to us,   a- bide with us
   6   6      6   5ob   6 6ob -6   -5

   -6 6     4 5__ -4 4_____
1. Are met   in thee to-night.
2. And peace to men on earth.
3. Our Lord Em-man– u– el.
   4ob (45) 5ob(56) -5 (54)___

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