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Auld Lang Syne Harmonica Tabs

Hole numbers, blow and draw for 10-hole C harmonica, with the words under each note. Starts 4 -5 -5 -5 -6 6.

Key
F major
Range
C5–F6
Length
56 notes
Melody
1799, public domain

The notes and words

Key: F major, white keys only, so every note is on a C harmonica without bends.

4CShould-5Fauld-5Fac--5Fquaint--6Aance6Gbe-5Ffor-6Ggot,

-6AAnd-5Fnev--5Fer-6Abrought7Cto-8Dmind?-8DShould

7Cauld-6Aac--6Aquaint--5Fance6Gbe-5Ffor-6Ggot,

-6AAnd-5Fdays-4Dof-4Dauld4Clang-5Fsyne?-8D

7C-6A-6A-5F6G-5F6G-8D7C-6A-6A7C-8D-9F

7C-6A-6A-5F6G-5F6G-6A-5F-4D-4D4C-5F

Hole numbers: 4 = blow into hole 4, -4 = draw (breathe in) on hole 4. No bends needed.
  • 4blow, C5
  • -4draw, D5
  • -5draw, F5
  • 6blow, G5
  • -6draw, A5
  • 7blow, C6
  • -8draw, D6
  • -9draw, F6
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Staff notation

Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s harmonica sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes

About this song

Melody
Scottish air, 1799
Words
Robert Burns (1759–1796), 1796 (first verse shown)
Public domain
Melody 1799, words 1796: first published before 1931.
Source
Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 104 (1881)

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