The Star-Spangled Banner 3rd harp (Chrom)

The Star-Spangled Banner 3rd harp
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
Music by John Stafford Smith
Key of Bb Major	Range: D3 to F4

This is the 3rd harpist’s part in The Star-Spangle Banner Harp Quartet. It requires either a 16 Hole “C” Chromatic or a 12 hole Tenor “C” Chromatic

Tab Notations:	none = blow    - = draw    
* = button in     . = on lower register       ____= hold    
-.3*__-.4* = slide smoothly from one note to next


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-  
   -.3*    -.3*  -.1 -.2  -1____ -.3    -.3  -.3*

 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_
   -.3* -.3* -.3__ -.2______ -.2__ -.3   -.3*  -.4__

 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
   -.3* 1    -.3* -.3*  -.2  -1   -.3*  -.3*________

 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
    -.3*   -.1  -.2   -1____ -.3    -.3  -.3* -.3* -.3*

 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______
    -.3_____ -.2    -.2   -.2      -.3   -.3*    1________

 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___
    -.3*  1   -.3*    -.3*  -.2    -.1            -.3*___

 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
    -.3*  -.3* 1     -1_____ 1   -.3*  -.3    -.3   -.3*

 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____ -
    .4_____ .4______ -.3*_ -1*   -2  1________

 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!”______
    -.3*  .4  -.3*  -.3*  -.3*  -.3__________

   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
    -.2____ -.3* -.3*  -.3*___ -.3*   -.3*    -.1

 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
    1     1__-.4  1__1*   -1____1___  -.2  -.2 -.3*

 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___
    -.3*  -.3*_-.4* -1________  -.3*  -.3* -.3*___

 1. of  the brave.____________
 2. of  the brave.____________
 3. of  the brave.____________
 4. of  the brave.____________
    1   -1* -1________________