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Range: C3 to G5
Requires one Key of G, and one Key of Low G, Richter tuned diatonic.
1st harpist: Key of G
2nd harpist: Key of Low G
Tab Notations:
none = blow - = draw ’ = half step bend ” = whole step bend
-3__ = hold
(-1) = play this note when the corresponding word is sung
Example: In the 1st & 3rd verse, first line, don’t play it. In the 2nd verse, play it.
ob = overblow
1st: (3) 3 5 -4 4 -3
Dash-ing through the snow
A day or two a – go
Now the ground is white
2nd: 5 2 5 2 5 2 5
1st:3 3 3 5 -4 4 -3______
In a one - horse o - pen sleigh,
I thought I’d take a ride,
Go__________ it while you’re young,
2nd:2 4 2 4 2 -2” -3” -2”
1st: (-3”) -3” -5 -4 -3 -3
O’er the fields we go,
And soon Miss Fan – ny Bright
Take the girls to – night,
2nd: -3” 6 -3” 6 -3” -5
1st: (-3) 6 6 -5 -4 5_______4 3
Laugh-ing all the way._____
was seat - ed by my side;
and sing this sleigh-ing song;
2nd: 3 -5 3 -5 3 5 3 5 3
1st: (3) 3 5 -4 4 3____
Bells on bob-tail ring,
The horse was lean and lank,
Just get a bob-tailed bay,
2nd: 5 3 5 3 5 3 5
1st: (3) 3 5 -4 4 -3”
Mak - ing spi - rits bright,
Mis – for - tune seemed his lot;
Two – for - ty as his speed;
2nd: 3 5 3 5 3 -5 -3” -5
1st:-3” -3” -5 5 -4 6 6 6 6 -6 6 -5 -4 4_____
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleigh-ing song to - night!
He got in -to a drift-ed bank and then we got up - sot!
Then hitch him to an o – pen sleigh and crack! You’ll take the lead.
2nd:-3” -5 -3” -5 -3” -5 3 -5 3 -5 3 -5 3 5 3 5 3
Chorus:
1st:5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 4__ -4 5_______
Jin-gle, bells! Jin-gle, bells! Jin-gle all the way!____
2nd:4 4 4 4 4 -5_ 4 -5 4
1st:-5 -5 -5__ -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 6____
Oh, what fun_ it is to ride in a one-horse o - pen sleigh!__
2nd:-2” -2” 4 4 -4 5ob 6 -4 3
1st:5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 -4 5______
Jin-gle, bells! Jin-gle, bells! Jin-gle all the way!___
2nd:4 4 4 4 4 -5 4 5 4
1st:-5 -5 -5__ -5 -5 5 5 5 5 6 6 -5 -4 4______7
Oh, what fun_ it is to ride in a one-horse o - pen sleigh!
2nd:-2” -2” 4 4 6 3 4 3 4 |
