Nearer, My God, to Thee Harmonica Tabs
Hole numbers, blow and draw for 10-hole C harmonica, with the words under each note. Starts -6 6 -5 -5 -4 -4.
The notes and words
Key: F major, white keys only, so every note is on a C harmonica without bends.
-6ANear-6Ger,-5Fmy-5FGod,-4Dto-4DThee,
4Cnear--5Fer-6Ato6GThee!
-6AE'en6Gthough-5Fit-5Fbe-4Da-4Dcross4Cthat-5F5Erais-6Geth-5Fme,
7CStill-8Dall7Cmy7Csong-6Ashall7Cbe,
7Cnear--8Der,7Cmy7CGod,-6Ato6GThee.
-6ANear-6Ger,-5Fmy-5FGod,-4Dto-4DThee,
4CNear--5F5Eer6Gto-5FThee!
- 4blow, C5
- -4draw, D5
- 5blow, E5
- -5draw, F5
- 6blow, G5
- -6draw, A5
- 7blow, C6
- -8draw, D6
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 BETHANY (MASON), Lowell Mason, 1856
- Words
- Sarah Flower Adams (1805–1848), 1841 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1856, words 1841: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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