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Hark The Herald Angels Sing - A Mixed Duet

by Felix Mendelssohn & Charles Wesley · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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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)

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Tab
Hark The Herald Angels Sing (a Mixed Duet)
Music by Felix Mendelssohn
Words by Charles Wesley
Key of G Major
Range: Melody D4 – E5 
       Bass   A2 - E4 
The melody line is to be played on a standard 12 hole Chromatic. The base accompaniment is to be played on a Low G Diatonic. Melody is above the lyrics, while the bass is below.

Tab notation: none = blow  - = draw  * = button in
" = 2 Half Step bends or 1 Full Step bend
(456) = blow chord  -(345) = draw chord

-1   3   3   -2* 3  -4   -4  -3
Hark the her-ald an-gels sing___
4   (56) 4  (56) 4 (56)  -3 -(45)

-5    -5  -5   4   -4   -3    -4
Glo – ry  to   the new  born  King.
4    (56) 4 (56)   4   -(345) (456) 

-1     3   3       -2* 3   -4  -4  -3
Peace  on  earth   and mer-cy  mild____
4     (56) 4   (56)    -3”(56) 3   -(45)

-5  -3    -3    -2*    -2*  2   -1
God and   sin - ners   re - con-ciled,
3  -(345) 3   -(345) -(234) -1  -(234)

-5  -5  -5  3   4  -4    -4   -3
Joy-ful all ye  na-tions rise,____
4  (56) 4  (56) 4 (456)  3   -(345)

-5   -5  -5  3    4  -4   -4   -3
Join the tri-umph of the  skies;___
4   (56) 4   (56) 4 (456) 3     6

6      6   6   -5 4    -3  4
With th’an-gel-ic host pro-claim,
-(56)     -(456) -(456)    -(456)

-3      -4 4  -5   3  3    -3 -4
“Christ is___ born in Beth-le-hem.”
-(234)       (456)   (456)(56)(456)

6     6   6   -5   4    -4   4
Hark! The Her-ald  an - gels sing,
-(56)    -(56)   -(456) 5   -(456)

-3    -4 4  -5  3   3    -3    3
“Glor-ry___ to  the new  born  King!”
-(234)     (345)   (456)-(234) (345)


-1    3   3      -2*  3     -4  -4   -3
Hail! the heav'n-born Prince of peace!__
4    (56) 4 (56)   4   -(345) (456) 

-5    -5  -5  4  -4  -3   -4
Hail! the Son of Righteousness!
4    (56) 4  (56)4 -(345) (456) 

-1    3   3    -2* 3   -4 -4   -3
Light and life to  all he brings,___
4    (56) 4   (56) -3”(56) 3   -(45)

-5    -3   -3   -2*  -2*  2   -1
Risen with heal-ing  in   his wings
3   -(345) 3  -(345)-(234)-1  -(234)

-5   -5 -5   3   4  -4  -4  -3
Mild he lays his glory  by,____
4  (56) 4   (56) 4 (456) 3 -(345)

-5   -5   -5  3  4    -4  -4   -3
Born that man no more may die;
4   (56)  4  (56)4  (456) 3     6

6    6  6     -5  4   -3 4
Born to raise the sons of earth,
-(56)   -(456)  -(456)   -(456)

-3   -4 4  -5   3    3   -3  -4
Born to__  give them sec-ond birth.
-(56)     -(456)   -(456)    -(456)

6     6   6   -5   4    -4   4
Hark! The Her-ald  an - gels sing,
-(56)    -(56)   -(456) 5   -(456)

-3    -4 4  -5  3   3    -3    3
“Glor-ry___ to  the new  born  King!”
-(234)     (345)   (456)-(234) (345)


-1      3  3    -2* 3      -4  -4   -3
Christ, by high-est heav’n a - dored,____
4      (56)4   (56) 4    -(345) (456) 

-5     -5  -5 4  -4   -3   -4
Christ the ev-er-last-ing  Lord,
4     (56) 4 (56)4   -(345)(456) 

-1   3  3    -2*  3   -4   -4  -3
Late in time be - hold Him come,____
4   (56)4   (56)  -3” (56)  3   -(45)

-5  -3     -3 -2*  -2*   2     -1
Off-spring of  a   Vir - gin’s womb.
3  -(345)  3 -(345)-(234)-1  -(234)

-5     -5 -5    3   4   -4   -4  -3
Veiled in flesh the God-head see;____
4    (56) 4    (56) 4  (456)  3  -(345)

-5     -5   -5  3    4 -4 -4 -3
Hail the in-car-nate De-i-ty,____
4     (56)  4   (56) 4(456)3  6

6       6   6   -5   4   -3 4
Pleased as  Man with man to dwell,
-(56)     -(456)   -(456)   -(456)

-3 -4  4  -5   3    3    -3  -4 
Je-sus,__ our  Im – man – u - el!
-(56)    -(456)   -(456)-(56)(456)

6     6   6   -5   4    -4   4
Hark! The Her-ald  an - gels sing,
-(56)    -(56)   -(456) 5   -(456)

-3    -4 4  -5  3   3    -3    3
“Glor-ry___ to  the new  born  King!”
-(234)     (345)   (456)-(234) (345)

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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