My Country, ’Tis of Thee
Hole numbers, blow and draw for 10-hole C harmonica, with the words under each note. Starts 4 4 -4 -3 4 -4.
The notes and words
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C harmonica without bends.
4CMy4Ccoun--4Dtry,-3B'tis4Cof-4Dthee,
5ESweet5Eland-5Fof5Elib--4Der-4Cty,
-4DOf4Cthee-3BI4Csing;
6GLand6Gwhere6Gmy6Gfa--5Fthers5Edied,
-5FLand-5Fof-5Fthe-5Fpil-5Egrims'-4Dpride,
5EFrom-5Fev-5E'ry-4Dmoun-4Ctain-5Eside-5FLet6Gfree--6Adom-5F5E-4D4Cring!
- -3draw, B4
- 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
- Traditional (tune of “God Save the King”), 1745
- Words
- Samuel Francis Smith (1808–1895), 1831 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1745, words 1831: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 30, “National Hymn” (1881)