Song Name: | The Star-Spangled Banner Harp Quartet | By: | Francis Scott Key, and John Stafford Smith |
Posted By: | EarthDogHarpin | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | Bb | Genre: | Patriotic |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2011-06-06 12:06:11 | Modified: | 2015-12-24 11:50:44 |
Song: | The Star-Spangled Banner Harp Quartet in Bb Diatonic
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key Music by John Stafford Smith Key of Bb Major Quartet Range: Bb2 to F5 3/4 Time Requires two Bb Richter Tuned diatonics, and 2 Low Bb Richter Tuned diatonics. Tab Notations: none = blow - = draw ____= hold ’ = half-step bend ” = whole step bend ob = overblow -5__5 = slide smoothly from one note to next 1st and 2nd Harp: Bb Diatonic 3rd and 4th Harp: Low Bb Diatonic 1st: -2 2 1 2 -2 4_____ 5 -4 4 2nd: 1 1 1 2 -2 -2____ -2 -2” 2 1. Oh,__ say, can you see____ by the dawn’s 2. On the shore dim-ly seen___ thro’ the mists 3. And___ where is that band___ who so vaunt- 4. Oh,___ thus be it ev__ - _er when free- 3rd: 4 4 4 2 3 5_____ -3 -3 4 4th: 1 1 1 2 3 4_____ -2 -2 1 1st: 2 -2’ 2____ 2 2 5____ -4 4 -3______ 2nd: 2 -1 -1___ 2 2 2____ -2” -2 -2______ 1. ear-ly light, What so proud – ly we hail’d__ 2. of the deep, Where the foe’s haught-y host___ 3.-ing-ly swore, That the hav - oc of war____ 4.-men shall stand Be – tween their loved home___ 3rd: -3 4 -3 3 3 3 -3 4 -4_____ 4th: -2 -1 -2 3 3 1 -1 2 -2_____ 1st: -3” -3 4 4 3 2 1 -2 2 2nd: -2” -2” 2 4 -2 2 1 1 1 1. at the twi -light’s last gleaming, Whose broad 2. in dread si – lance re – po - ses, What is 3. and the bat - tle’s con– fu -sion, A___________ 4. and wild war’s des -– o –- la – tion; Blessed with 3rd: 4 -4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 4th: 3 3 1 4 -2 2 1 1 1 1st: 1 2 3 4_____ 5 -4 4 2 -2” 2nd: 1 2 -2 -2____ -2 -2” 2 2 -1 1. stripes and bright stars, thro’ the per--il--ous 2. that with the breeze, o’er the tow--er--ing 3. home and a coun – try should leave us no 4. vic – t’ry and peace, may the heav’n-res-cued 3rd: 4 2 3 5_____ -3 -3 4 4 4 4th: 1 2 -2 4_____ -2 -2 1 -3” -1 1st: 3_______ 3 3 5______ -4 4 -3_________ 2nd: -1______ 3 3 3______ -2” 3 -2_________ 1. fight,__ O’er the ram____– parts we watch’d,__ 2. steep,__ As it fit____– ful – ly blows,____ 3. more?___ Their blood__ has wash’d out_______ 4. land,___ Praise the Pow’r___ that hath made______ 3rd: -3______ 3 3 3______ -3 4 -4________ 4th: -2______ 3 3 1______ -1 2 -2________ 1st: -3” -3 4 4 3 2 1 5 5 2nd: -2” -2” 2 4 -2 2 1 -2 -2 1. were so gal - lant - ly stream – ing? And the 2. half con-ceals, half dis – clos - es? Now it 3. their foul foot - steps’ pol – lu - tion. No_____ 4. and pre-serv’d us a na - tion! Then___ 3rd: 4 -4 4 4 3 2 1 4 4 4th: -2 3 1 4 3 2 1 4 4 1st: 5 5 -5 6______ -5___5 -4 -4 5 2nd: -2 -2 3 3_______ 3___3 3 3 3 1. rock -ets’ red glare,__ the bombs burst – ing in 2. catch-es the gleam___ of the morn – ing’s first 3. ref - uge could save____ the______ hire – ing and 4. con – quer we must,___ when our cause it is 3rd: 4 4 -4 5_______ -4___4 -3 -3 4 4th: 4 4 4 4_______ 4___4 -2 -2 -2 1st: -5_____ -5__-5__ 5____ -4 4 -3______ 2nd: -2_____ -2__-2__ 3____ 3 3 -2______ 1. air,___ Gave____ proof thro’ the night____ 2. beam,__ In full glo – ry re-flect -- 3. slave__ From the ter - ror of flight____ 4. just,__ And_____ this be our mot____ - 3rd: -4_____ -4__-4__ 4____ -5 5 -4_______ 4th: 3______ 3____3__ 4____ 4 4 -2_______ 1st: -3” -3 4 2 -2” -2__________ 2nd: -2” -2” 2 2 -1 -1__________ 1. that our flag was still there,_______ 2. –ed, now shines on the stream:______ 3. or the gloom of the grave:_______ 4. –to: “In God is our trust!”______ 3rd: 4 -4 4 4 4 -3___________ 4th: -2 -2 1 -3” -1 3____________ Chorus 1st: -2_-2__ 4 4 4__-3__ -3” -3” -3” 2nd: -2_-2__ 2 3 2 -2” -2” -2 1. Oh,____ say does that____ star – spang - led 2.‘Tis the star-spang-gled___ ban –- ner: oh, 3. And the star-spang-gled___ ban -- ner in 4. And the star-spang-gled___ ban -- ner in 3rd: 3___3__ 4 4 4 4 4 -4’ 4th: 3___3__ 1 2 1 -2” -2” 2 1st: -4 -5___5 -4___4 4___-3____ 3 3 4 2nd: -2” -2”_-2 -3” 3_________ 3 3 2 1. ban – ner____ yet____ wave,_____ O’er the land 2. long may____ it_____ wave,_____ O’er the land 3. tri – umph___ doth___ wave,_____ O’er the land 4. tri – umph___ shall__ wave,_____ O’er the land 3rd: -4 -4__-4’ -4__4ob 5__-4_____ 5 5 4 4th: -1 -1__2 -2”_-2’ 3_________ 5 5 1 1st: 4__-4 5___-5 6_________ 4___ -4 5______ 2nd: 2___3 4 -2________ -2”_ -2” -2”____ 1. of___ the______ free______, and__ the home___ 2. of___ the______ free______, and__ the home___ 3. of___ the______ free______, and__ the home___ 4. of___ the______ free______, and__ the home___ 3rd: 4 4___-4 5_________ 4____ 4 4______ 4th: 4 4 4_________ -3”__ -3” -2_____ 1st: -5 -4 4_________________ 2nd: -2 -2 3_________________ 1. of the brave.____________ 2. of the brave.____________ 3. of the brave.____________ 4. of the brave.____________ 3rd: -4 -5 5_________________ 4th: -2 -2 1_________________ |