Come By The Hills is a traditional Irish song, and as such there
are many versions floating around. I couldn't find a harp tab or
even sheet music that quite captured the beautiful rolling sound of
this song as performed by Taheny & Reid on their wonderful
album Across the Celtic Moors, so I tabbed it out myself,
though I don't own the correct harmonica to play in key with the
recording. Thus, here is Come By The Hills, in the style of
Taheny and Reid, in the key of C. Once you nail the basic flow,
the flourishes their vocalists adds are easy to pick up and add.
I also included the words to the other common verses of the
song, even though Taheny & Reid only perform the first verse
vocally and the rest instrumentally.
Great beginner song, once you learn how to bend a 3 draw to an A
(aka, one full step). This is a great song to learn that
technique on, too.
5 -4 5 -4 4
-3'' 3 3 -3'' 4 -4
4
Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free
3 4 -4
5 -5 5 -4 6
6 6 5 4
5 -4
And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the lochs meet the
sea
6 6 5 -4
4 4 -4 5 6
-6 6 5 4 -4
Where rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun
4 -4 5 -4 5 -4
4 -3'' 2 2 -3'' 4
-4 4
Ah, the cares of to-morrow can wait 'til this day is done
5 -4 5 -4 4
-3'' 3 3 -3'' 4 -4
4
Come by the hills to the land where life is a song
3 4 -4 5
-5 5 -4 6 6
6 5 4 5 -4
And sing while the birds fill the air with their joy all day
long
6 6 5
-4 4 4 -4 5
6 -6 6 5 4
-4
Where the trees sway in time and even the wind sings in tune
4 -4 5 -4 5 -4
4 -3'' 2 2 -3'' 4
-4 4
Ah, the cares of to-morrow can wait 'til this day is done
5 -4 5 -4 4
-3'' 3 3 -3'' 4
-4 4
Come by the hills to the land where legend re-mains
3 4 -4 5
-5 5 -4 6 6
6 5 4 5
-4
Where stories of old fill the heart and may yet come a-gain
6 6
5 -4 4 4 -4
5 6 -6 6 5 4
-4
Where our past has been lost and the future has still to be
won
4 -4 5 -4 5 -4
4 -3'' 2 2 -3'' 4
-4 4
Ah, the cares of to-morrow can wait 'til this day is done
5 -4 5 -4 4
-3'' 3 3 -3'' 4 -4
4
Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free
3 4 -4
5 -5 5 -4 6
6 6 5 4
5 -4
And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the lochs meet the
sea
6 6 5 -4
4 4 -4 5 6
-6 6 5 4 -4
Where rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun
4 -4 5 -4 5 -4
4 -3'' 2 2 -3'' 4
-4 4
Ah, the cares of to-morrow can wait 'til this day is done
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