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America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee) Harp Quartet Chromatic
Music by Henry Carey
Lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith & Henry Van Dyke (verses 5 & 6)
Key of G Major Quartet Range C3 to E5
Requires two 12 Hole “C” chromatics, and either two 12 hole tenor “C” chromatics
or two 16 hole “C” chromatics.
1st and 2nd harpists use standard 12 hole chromatic.
3rd and 4th harpists use either 12 hole Tenor “C” chromatic or 16 hole chromatic.
Tab Notations: none = blow - = draw * = button in
____= hold . = lower register (Notes below Middle C; first 4 of either 16 hole chromatic or 12 hole Tenor “C” chromatic)
3/4 Time
1st 3 3 -3 -2*__ 3 -3
2nd -1 2 2 -1___ 2 -2*
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,
3rd -.4 -.4 .4 -.3__ -.3 -1
4th .3 .2 .1 -.1__ -.1 -.1
1st -4 -4 4 -4___ -3 3
2nd 3 3 3 3____ -2* 2
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,
3rd -1 2 2 -1___ 1 -.4
4th .3 .2 .1 -.1__ -.1* .2
1st -3 3 -2* 3_____
2nd 2 -1 -1 -1____
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;
3rd .4 -.4 -.3 -.4
4th .1 -.1 -.1 .3
1st -5 -5 -5 -5____ 5 -4
2nd -4 -4 -4 -4____ -3 3
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,
3rd -1 -1 -1 -1____ -1 -1
4th .3 -.4 -1 .3____ .3 .3
1st 4 4 4 4_____ -4 -3
2nd -3 -3 -3 -3____ 3 -2*
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:
3rd -1 -1 -1 -1___ -1 -1
4th -.1 -.2* -.3 -.1__ -.1 -.1
1st -4 4 -4 -3 3 -4__ 4 -5
2nd 3 3 3 3___ -2* 3
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,
3rd -1 2 -1 1 -.4 -1__ -1 -1
4th .3 .3 .3 .3__ -.3 -.4
1st 6 5 -4 -3 3________
2nd 3 3 -2* 3________
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!____
3rd 1 2 -1 1 -.4______
4th 1 -1 -.1 .3_______
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