The Twelve Days of Christmas Harmonica Tabs
Hole numbers, blow and draw for 10-hole C harmonica, with the words under each note. Starts 3 3 3 4 4 4.
The notes and words
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C harmonica without bends.
3GOn3Gthe3Gfirst4Cday4Cof4CChrist--3Bmas4Cmy-4Dtrue5Elove-5Fsent-4Dto5Eme-5Fa6GPar--6Atridge-5F5Ein4Ca-4DPear4CTree.
- 3blow, G4
- -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 English, arranged by Frederic Austin, 1909
- Words
- Traditional, 1909 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1909, words 1909: first published before 1931.
- Source
- The Twelve Days of Christmas, traditional, arranged by Frederic Austin (Novello & Co., 1909), p. 2 (1909)
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