Be Still, My Soul Harmonica Tabs
Hole numbers, blow and draw for 10-hole C harmonica, with the words under each note. Starts 5 -4 5 -5 5 -4.
The notes and words
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C harmonica without bends.
5EBe-4Dstill,5Emy-5Fsoul:5Ethe-4DLord5Eis4Con-4Dthy-4Dside.
5E5EBear-4Dpa-5Etient--5Fly
5Ethe-4Dcross5Eof4Cgrief-4Dor5Epain.
6GLeave6Gto6Gthy-6AGod5Eto5Eor-6Gder6Gand-4Dpro--4Dvide;-5F
-5FIn5Eev--4Dery5Echange,4CHe4Cfaith--4Dful-4Dwill5Ere-5Emain.
6GBe6Gstill,6Gmy-6Asoul:5Ethy5Ebest,
6Gthy6Gheav'n--4Dly-4DFriend-5F-5FThrough5Ethorn--4Dy5Eways4Cleads4Cto-4Da-4Djoy-4Cful4Cend.
- 4blow, C5
- -4draw, D5
- 5blow, E5
- -5draw, F5
- 6blow, G5
- -6draw, A5
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
- Tune FINLANDIA, Jean Sibelius, 1899
- Words
- Katharina Amalia Dorothea von Schlegel (1697–1768), translated by Jane Laurie Borthwick, 1855 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1899, words 1855: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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