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O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Diatonic Solos)
Music by Lewis Henry Redner Words by Phillips Brooks
Key of G Major
Tabbed for a G Major Richter Tuned diatonic in 1st position.
Works well on other keys of Richter Tuned diatonics, too.
Tab notations:
none = blow - = draw ” = full step bend
ob = overblow ___ = hold; sustain
An octave high:
8 8 8 8ob 8 9 -9 -6
1. O Lit - tle Town Of Beth-le-hem,
2. For Christ is born of Ma__ - ry
3. O ho - ly Child of Beth-le-hem,
-8 7 -7_7 -8 6 8___
1. How still we__ see thee lie!
2. And gath_-ered all a - bove
3. De_-cend to__ us, we pray,
8 8 8 -10 9 9 -8 -6
1. A - bove thy deep and dream - less sleep
2. While mor_-tals sleep the an___ - gels keep
3. Cast out our sin and en___ - ter in,
-8 7 -7_7 8 -8 7___
1. The si_ - lent stars go by.
2. Their watch of__ won - d’ring love.
3. Be born in__ us to - day
8 8 8 -8 7 -7 -7
1. Yet, in thy dark streets shin – eth
2. O, morn-ing stars to - geth - er
3. We hear the Christ-mas an__ - gels
-7 -6 -7 7 -8 8___
1. The ev - er – last - ing light:
2. Pro-claim the ho - ly birth
3. The great glad tid – ings tell.
8 8 8 8ob 8 9 -9 -6
1. The hopes and fears of all the years
2. And praise-es sing to God, our King,
3. Oh, come to us, a- bide with us
-10 9 7 8_ -8 7____
1. Are met in thee to-night.
2. And peace to men on earth.
3. Our Lord Em-an – u– el.
Original octave:
5 5 5 4ob 5 6 -5 -3”
1. O Lit - tle Town Of Beth-le-hem,
2. For Christ is born of Ma__ - ry
3. O ho - ly Child of Beth-le-hem,
-4 4 -3_4 -4 -2 5___
1. How still we__ see thee lie!
2. And gath_-ered all a - bove
3. De_-cend to__ us, we pray,
5 5 5 -6 6 6 -5 -3”
1. A - bove thy deep and dream - less sleep
2. While mor_-tals sleep the an___ - gels keep
3. Cast out our sin and en___ - ter in,
-4 4 -3_4 5 -4 4___
1. The si_ - lent stars go by.
2. Their watch of__ won - d’ring love.
3. Be born in__ us to - day
5 5 5 -4 4 -3 -3
1. Yet, in thy dark streets shin – eth
2. O, morn-ing stars to - geth - er
3. We hear the Christ-mas an__ - gels
-3 -3” -3 4 -4 5___
1. The ev - er – last - ing light:
2. Pro-claim the ho - ly birth
3. The great glad tid – ings tell.
5 5 5 4ob 5 6 5 -3”
1. The hopes and fears of all the years
2. And praise-es sing to God, our King,
3. Oh, come to us, a- bide with us
-6 6 4 5 -4 4_____
1. Are met in thee to-night.
2. And peace to men on earth.
3. Our Lord Em-an – u– el.
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