To Shepherds As They Watched By Night Harmonica Tabs
Hole numbers, blow and draw for 10-hole C harmonica, with the words under each note. Starts 7 -7 -6 -7 6 -6 -7 7.
The notes and words
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C harmonica without bends.
7CTo-7Bshep--6Aherds-7Bas6Gthey-6Awatched-7Bby7Cnight7CAp-7Cpeared6Ga6Ghost5Eof6Gan--5Fgels5Ebright;
5EBe--6Ahold-6Athe6Gten--7Bder7CBabe,
-6Athey6Gsaid,7CIn-7Byon--6Ader6Glow-6Gly-5Fman-5E-4Dger4Claid.
- 4blow, C5
- -4draw, D5
- 5blow, E5
- -5draw, F5
- 6blow, G5
- -6draw, A5
- -7draw, B5
- 7blow, C6
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 VOM HIMMEL HOCH, Leipzig, 1539 from Schumann's Geistliche Lieder, 1539
- Words
- Martin Luther (1483–1546), translated by Richard Massie, 1854 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1539, words 1854: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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