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Song Name: America (My Country Tis of Thee) 4th Dia By: Henry Carey, Samuel Francis Smith & Henry Van Dyke
Posted By: EarthDogHarpin Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: G Genre: Patriotic
Harp Type: Diatonic
Created: 2011-06-04 17:06:20 Modified: 2011-09-30 11:22:55


Song: America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee) 4th Harp Diatonic
Music by Henry Carey
Lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith & Henry Van Dyke (verses 5 & 6)
Key of G Major Range G2 to E5

This is the 4th harpist’s part of America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee) Quartet for diatonic. It requires a key of “Low G” Richter Tuned diatonic.

Tab Notations: none = blow - = draw ____= hold
” = whole step bend ob = overblow 3/4 Time


1. My coun-try ‘tis__ of thee,
2. My na - tive coun- try, thee,
3. Let mu - sic swell the breeze,
4. Our fa - ther's God to, Thee,
5. We love thine in_ - land seas,
6. Thy sil--ver Eas - tern strands,
4th 4 -3” -2” 3____ 3 3

1. Sweet land of lib – er - ty,
2. Land of the no_ - ble free,
3. And ring from all__ the trees
4. Au -- thor of li_ - ber- ty,
5. Thy groves and gi__- ant trees,
6. Thy Gold - en Gate that stands,
4th 4 -3” -2” -2___ 2ob -3”

1. Of thee I sing__:
2. Thy name I love__.
3. Sweet free-dom's song.
4. To Thee we sing.
5. Thy roll-ing plains;
6. Front-ing the West;
4th -2” -2 -2 4______

1. Land where my fa - thers died!
2. I love thy rocks and rills,
3. Let mor - tal tongues a - wake;
4. Long may our land be bright
5. Thy riv - er’s migh -- ty sweep,
6. Thy Flow – ‘ry South – land fair,
4th 1 2 3 1____ 1 1

1. Land of the Pil -- grim's pride!
2. Thy woods and tem -- pled hills;
3. Let all that breathe par - take;
4. With free-- dom's ho___ - ly light;
5. Thy my -- stic can__ - yons deep,
6. Thy North’s sweet, crys - tal air:
4th -2 -3 -4 -2 -2 -2

1. From ev – ry___ moun-tain-side,
2. My he-a-rt with rap--ture fills
3. Let rocks their si - lence break,
4. Pro- tect us____ by Thy might,
5. Thy moun-tains wild and steep,--
6. Oh Land__ be - yond com- pare,
4th 4 4 4 4___ -4 5

1. Let_____ free-dom ring!____
2. Like____ that a -- bove.____
3. The_____ sound pro-long.____
4. Great___ God, our King!____
5. All_____ thy do - mains.___
6. We______ love thee best!____
4th -5 6 -2 4________