Up on the Housetop Harmonica Tabs
Hole numbers, blow and draw for 10-hole C harmonica, with the words under each note. Starts 6 6 -6 6 5 -4.
The notes and words
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C harmonica without bends.
6GUp6Gon-6Athe6Ghouse-5Etop-4D4Crein-5Edeer6Gpause,
-6AOut-6Ajumps6Ggood5Eold-4DSan-6Gta6GClaus;
6GDown6Gthro'-6Athe6Gchim-5Eney-4Dwith4Clots5Eof6Gtoys,
-6AAll-6Afor-6Athe6Glit-6Gtle5Eones,
5E-4DChrist-6Gmas4Cjoys.
-5FHo,-5Fho,-6Aho!6Gwho6Gwould-6Gn't5Ego!
-4DHo,-5Fho,-5Fho!5Ewho6Gwould-6Gn't4Cgo!5E
6GUp6Gon-6Athe6Ghouse-5Etop,-5Fclick,
6Gclick,-6Aclick,6GDown6Gthro'-6Athe6Gchimney5Ewith-4Dgood6GSaint4CNick.
- 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
- Benjamin Hanby (1833–1867), 1864
- Words
- Benjamin Hanby (1833–1867), 1864 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1864, words 1864: first published before 1931.
- Source
- The Golden Book of Favorite Songs (Hall & McCreary, 1923), p. 75, “Up On The House-Top” (1923)
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