Hark The Herald Angels Sing (Chromatic)

by Felix Mendelssohn & Charles Wesley · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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Listen to the song— a recording linked by the tab’s author

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Key of G Major
Range: D4 - E5
 
Tab notation: none = blow  - = draw  * = button in

-1   3   3   -2* 3  -4   -4  -3
Hark the her-ald an-gels sing___
-5    -5  -5   4   -4   -3    -4
Glo – ry  to   the new  born  King.
-1     3   3       -2* 3   -4  -4  -3
Peace  on  earth   and mer-cy  mild____
-5  -3    -3    -2*    -2*  2   -1
God and   sin - ners   re - con-ciled,
-5  -5  -5  3   4  -4    -4   -3
Joy-ful all ye  na-tions rise,____
-5   -5  -5  3    4  -4  -4   -3
Join the tri-umph of the skies;___
6      6   6   -5 4    -3  4
With th’an-gel-ic host pro-claim,
-3      -4 4  -5   3  3    -3 -4
“Christ is___ born in Beth-le-hem.”
6     6   6   -5  4  -4   4
Hark! The Her-ald an-gels sing,
-3    -4 4  -5 3   3   -3   3
“Glor-ry___ to the new born King!”

-1    3   3      -2*  3      -4  -4   -3
Hail! the heav'n-born Prince of  peace!__
-5    -5  -5  4  -4  -3   -4
Hail! the Son of Righteousness!
-1    3   3    -2* 3   -4 -4    -3
Light and life to  all he brings,___
-5    -3   -3   -2* -2* 2   -1
Risen with heal-ing in  his wings
-5   -5 -5   3   4  -4 -4  -3
Mild he lays his glory by,____
-5   -5   -5  3  4    -4  -4   -3
Born that man no more may die;____
6    6  6     -5  4   -3 4
Born to raise the sons of earth,
-3   -4 4 -5   3    3 -3   -4
Born to__ give them second birth.
6     6   6   -5  4 -4   4
Hark! the her-ald angels sing,
 -3 -4 4  -5 3   3  -3   3
"Glo-ry__ to the newborn King!"


-1      3  3    -2* 3      -4  -4   -3
Christ, by high-est heav’n a - dored,____
-5     -5  -5 4  -4   -3  -4
Christ the ev-er-last-ing Lord,
-1   3  3    -2*  3   -4   -4  -3
Late in time be - hold Him come,____
-5  -3     -3 -2* -2* 2     -1
Off-spring of  a  Vir-gin’s womb.
-5     -5 -5    3   4   -4   -4  -3
Veiled in flesh the God-head see;____
-5     -5   -5  3    4 -4 -4 -3
Hail the in-car-nate De-i-ty,____
6       6  6   -5   4   -3 4
Pleased as Man with man to dwell,
-3 -4  4  -5  3  3  -3 -4 
Je-sus,__ our Im-man-u-el!
6     6   6   -5  4  -4   4
Hark! the Her-ald an-gels sing,
-3   -4 4  -5 3   3   -3   3
“Glo-ry___ to the new-born King!”

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