Mary Had a Little Lamb Harmonica Tabs
Hole numbers, blow and draw for 10-hole C harmonica, with the words under each note. Starts 5 -4 4 -4 5 5.
The notes and words
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C harmonica without bends.
5EMa--4Dry4Chad-4Da5Elit-5Etle5Elamb,
-4Dlit--4Dtle-4Dlamb,5Elit-6Gtle6Glamb,
5EMa--4Dry4Chad-4Da5Elit-5Etle5Elamb,
5EIts-4Dfleece-4Dwas5Ewhite-4Das4Csnow.
- 4blow, C5
- -4draw, D5
- 5blow, E5
- 6blow, G5
Key: F major, white keys only, so every note is on a C harmonica without bends.
-6AMa-6Gry-5Fhad6Ga-6Alit--6Atle-6Alamb,
6Glit-6Gtle6Glamb,-6Alit-7Ctle7Clamb,
-6AMa-6Gry-5Fhad6Ga-6Alit--6Atle-6Alamb,
-6AIts6Gfleece6Gwas-6Awhite6Gas-5Fsnow.
- -5draw, F5
- 6blow, G5
- -6draw, A5
- 7blow, C6
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C harmonica without bends.
2EMa--1Dry1Chad-1Da2Elit-2Etle2Elamb,
-1Dlit--1Dtle-1Dlamb,2Elit-3Gtle3Glamb,
2EMa--1Dry1Chad-1Da2Elit-2Etle2Elamb,
2EIts-1Dfleece-1Dwas2Ewhite-1Das1Csnow.
- 1blow, C4
- -1draw, D4
- 2blow, E4
- 3blow, G4
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
- Traditional, 1909
- Words
- Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879), 1830 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1909, words 1830: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 345, “Mary Had a Little Lamb” (1909)