Coventry Carol (Diatonic Duet)

Coventry Carol (Diatonic Duet)<br />English Traditional Carol<br />Key of C Major<br />Range: E3 to E5<br />Requires one Key of C diatonic (1st Harp),<br />and one &ldquo;Low C&rdquo; Richter tuned diatonic (2nd Harp).<br /><br />Tab Notations:<br />none = blow    - = draw    -5__ = hold<br />&rsquo; = half-step bend    &rdquo; = whole-step bend<br />&rdquo;&rsquo; = whole-step-and-a-half bend (aka 3 half-steps bend)<br /><br />(-3) = play this note when the corresponding syllable is sung<br />Example: In the 1st verse, first line, play it. <br />In verses 2, 3 and 4, don&rsquo;t play it, and instead hold the previous note.<br /><br />1st:-3&rdquo; -3&rdquo; -3&rdquo;&rsquo;  -3&rdquo;  4    -3_(-3)(-3) -3&rdquo;  -3&rdquo;&rsquo;____<br /> 1. Lul-ly, lul - lay, Thou lit-tle ti - ny  Child,__<br /> 2.  O  sis-ters  too, how  may_______   we  do,_____<br /> 3. Her-od, the   king, in  his_______   rag-ing,____<br /> 4. Then woe is   me,  poor Child_____   for Thee!___<br />2nd: 4______ -4    4________ -4_____________ -3______<br /><br />1st:-3&rdquo;  -3   4   -4    -3______ -3&rdquo;____<br /> 1. Bye, bye, lul-ly,   lul  -   lay.___<br /> 2. For  to   pre-serve this     day?___<br /> 3. Char-ged  he  hath  this     day____<br /> 4. And  ev - er  mourn and      say,___<br />2nd:4   -4    4   -4    -3&rdquo; -3&rdquo;&rsquo; -3&rdquo;____<br /><br />1st:5     -4__ 4     -3_____ 4    -3____ -3&rdquo; -3&rdquo;&rsquo;____<br /> 1. Lul - lay, thou  lit  -  tle   ti -  ny  Child,__<br /> 2. This  poor young-ling    for   whom  we  sing____<br /> 3. His   men  of    might,  in    his   own sight,__<br /> 4. For   Thy  part &ndash; ing,   nor   say,  nor sing,___<br />2nd:4     -3__ -3&rdquo;   3  -2&rdquo; (23)   -2&rdquo;__ 4   -3______<br /><br />1st:-3&rdquo;  -3&rdquo;&rsquo; -3&rdquo;   -4___ -3   -4&rsquo;_____<br /> 1. Bye, bye, lul - ly,   lul -lay.____<br /> 2. Bye, bye, lul - ly,   lul -lay.____<br /> 3. All  chil-dren  young to   slay.___<br /> 4. Bye, bye, lul - ly,   lul -lay.____<br />2nd:4    -3   -3&rdquo;   -3&rdquo;__ -3&rdquo;&rsquo; -4&rsquo;_____ <br /><br />Alternate 2nd verse, 3rd line, for 1st harpist:<br /><br />1st:5     -4__ 4     -3___ 4  -3    -3 -3&rdquo; -3&rdquo;&rsquo;____ <br /> 2. This  poor young-ling  for whom  we do sing<br /><br /><br />Alternate Ending for 1st harpist:<br /><br />1st:-3&rdquo;  -3&rdquo;&rsquo; -3&rdquo;   -4___ -3   -3&rdquo;_____<br /> 1. Bye, bye, lul - ly,   lul -lay.____