Coventry Carol (Diatonic Duet)

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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

Coventry Carol (Diatonic Duet)
English Traditional Carol
Key of C Major
Range: E3 to E5
Requires one Key of C diatonic (1st Harp),
and one “Low C” Richter tuned diatonic (2nd Harp).

Tab Notations:
none = blow    - = draw    -5__ = hold
’ = half-step bend    ” = whole-step bend
”’ = whole-step-and-a-half bend (aka 3 half-steps bend)

(-3) = play this note when the corresponding syllable is sung
Example: In the 1st verse, first line, play it. 
In verses 2, 3 and 4, don’t play it, and instead hold the previous note.

1st:-3” -3” -3”’  -3”  4    -3_(-3)(-3) -3”  -3”’____
 1. Lul-ly, lul - lay, Thou lit-tle ti - ny  Child,__
 2.  O  sis-ters  too, how  may_______   we  do,_____
 3. Her-od, the   king, in  his_______   rag-ing,____
 4. Then woe is   me,  poor Child_____   for Thee!___
2nd: 4______ -4    4________ -4_____________ -3______

1st:-3”  -3   4   -4    -3______ -3”____
 1. Bye, bye, lul-ly,   lul  -   lay.___
 2. For  to   pre-serve this     day?___
 3. Char-ged  he  hath  this     day____
 4. And  ev - er  mourn and      say,___
2nd:4   -4    4   -4    -3” -3”’ -3”____

1st:5     -4__ 4     -3_____ 4    -3____ -3” -3”’____
 1. Lul - lay, thou  lit  -  tle   ti -  ny  Child,__
 2. This  poor young-ling    for   whom  we  sing____
 3. His   men  of    might,  in    his   own sight,__
 4. For   Thy  part – ing,   nor   say,  nor sing,___
2nd:4     -3__ -3”   3  -2” (23)   -2”__ 4   -3______

1st:-3”  -3”’ -3”   -4___ -3   -4’_____
 1. Bye, bye, lul - ly,   lul -lay.____
 2. Bye, bye, lul - ly,   lul -lay.____
 3. All  chil-dren  young to   slay.___
 4. Bye, bye, lul - ly,   lul -lay.____
2nd:4    -3   -3”   -3”__ -3”’ -4’_____ 

Alternate 2nd verse, 3rd line, for 1st harpist:

1st:5     -4__ 4     -3___ 4  -3    -3 -3” -3”’____ 
 2. This  poor young-ling  for whom  we do sing


Alternate Ending for 1st harpist:

1st:-3”  -3”’ -3”   -4___ -3   -3”_____
 1. Bye, bye, lul - ly,   lul -lay.____