The Star-Spangled Banner (Double Bass)

The Star-Spangled Banner Double Bassist
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
Music by John Stafford Smith
Key of Bb Major	Range: Bb1 to Bb3

This is the double-bassist’s part of
The Star-Spangled Banner Harp Quartet. It requires either an Extended Double Bass Hohner 268, or a Suzuki SDB-39

Double Bass Notations: Blow only 
L = lower harp    u = upper harp

3/4 Time


 1. Oh,__  say,  can you  see____ by    the dawn’s
 2. On the shore dim-ly   seen___ thro’ the mists
 3. And___ where  is that band___ who   so  vaunt-
 4. Oh,___ thus   be  it  ev__ - _er    when free-  
    u11_    u11   L14 L16  u18___ L16    L16  u11

 1. ear-ly  light, What  so  proud – ly   we  hail’d 
 2. of  the deep,  Where the foe’s haught-y    host_
 3.-ing-ly  swore, That  the hav - oc    of    war__
 4.-men shall stand Be   –   tween their loved home_
    L17 L13  L16__  L16_____ u11__ L13   L14   L16__

 1. at the   twi-light’s last gleaming, Whose  broad
 2. in dread si – lance  re – po - ses, What   is
 3. and the  bat - tle’s con– fu -sion, A___________
 4. and wild war’s des – o – la – tion; Blessed with
    L16 L16  u11  u11   L16  L14  u11   u11_________

 1. stripes and bright stars, thro’  the  per--il--ous 
 2. that   with the   breeze, o’er   the  tow--er--ing
 3. home   and  a     coun – try   should leave us  no
 4. vic – t’ry  and   peace, may    the heav’n-res-cued
    u11    L14  L16   u18___ L16    L16  u11   L17  L13

 1. fight,__ O’er   the   ram___ – parts we     watch’d,__
 2. steep,__ As     it    fit___ – ful – ly     blows,____
 3. more?___ Their        blood_   has   wash’d out_______
 4. land,___ Praise the  Pow’r__   that  hath   made______
    L16_____ L16    L16   u11      L13   L13     L16______

 1. were  so  gal -   lant - ly    stream – ing?  And the 
 2. half  con-ceals,  half   dis – clos  -  es?   Now it
 3. their foul foot - steps’ pol – lu   -   tion. No_____
 4. and   pre-serv’d  us     a     na   -   tion! Then___
    L16  L16  u11     u18   L16    L14      u11   u18____

 1. rock -ets’ red   glare,_ the bombs burst – ing  in  
 2. catch-es   the   gleam__ of  the   morn – ing’s first   
 3. ref - uge  could save___ the______ hire – ing   and
 4. con – quer we    must,__ when our  cause  it    is
    u18   u18  u18   u18____ u18 L17   L16    L16   L16

 1. air,___ Gave____ proof thro’ the night____
 2. beam,__ In  full glo – ry    re-flect   --
 3. slave__ From the ter - ror   of flight____
 4. just,__ And_____ this  be    our mot____ -
    L16____ L16_____ u11__ u11   u11 L9_______


 1.  that our flag   was  still there,_______
 2. –ed,  now shines on   the   stream:______
 3.  or   the gloom  of   the   grave:_______
 4. –to: “In  God    is   our   trust!”______
    L9    L10 u11   L10   L6    L16__________

   Chorus
 1. Oh,___ say  does  that____ star – spang - led 
 2.‘Tis the star-spang-gled___ ban  – ner:    oh,
 3. And the star-spang-gled___ ban  - ner     in
 4. And the star-spang-gled___ ban  - ner     in
    L9_____ u11  L14   u11____ u7     u7      L7

 1. ban – ner____ yet____ wave,_____  O’er the land
 2. long  may____ it_____ wave,_____  O’er the land
 3. tri – umph___ doth___ wave,_____  O’er the land
 4. tri – umph___ shall__ wave,_____  O’er the land
    L6    L6__L7  u7_L8   L9________  L9   L9  u4

 1. of___ the___ free______, and__ the  home___
 2. of___ the___ free______, and__ the  home___
 3. of___ the___ free______, and__ the  home___
 4. of___ the___ free______, and__ the  home___
                 u11_______  L10__ L10  L10____


 1. of  the brave.____________
 2. of  the brave.____________
 3. of  the brave.____________
 4. of  the brave.____________
    L9  L9  u4________________