Deck The Halls (Easy 12 hole Chromatic Solo)

by Thomas Oliphant · 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)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

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Tabbed for a Key of C, solo tuned, 12 hole chromatic

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    * = button in
__ = hold

   7__ -6 6     -5   5      -5   6   5
1. Deck the halls with boughs of   hol-ly
2. See the blaz -ing Yule   be - fore us.
3. Fast a - way   the old   year passes.

-5 6 -7 -5 6__ -6 5 -4 5____
Fa–la–la–la-la, la–la–la-la___

   7__    -6 6   -5    5    -5 6 5
1. 'Tis   the sea-son   to   be jolly
2. Strike the harp and join the chorus.
3. Hail   the new year, lads and lasses

-5 6 -6 -5 6__ -5 5 -4 5____
Fa–la–la–la-la, la–la–la-la___

   -5__ 6 -6 -5 6__   -6 7   -5
1. Don   we now our gay_ ap-par-el
2. Fol - low me in mer_- ry mea-sure.
3. Sing we joyous, all   to-ge-ther.

6 -6 7__ -7 -8 8   -8 -7 7_________
Fa–la–la, la–la–la, la–la-la________

   7__   -6 6 -5    5    -5   6   5
1. Troll the an-cient Yule-tide car-ol
2. While I tell of   Yule-tide treasure.
3. Heed-less of the wind and wea-ther.

-7 -7 -7 -7 7__ -6 6 -5 5____
Fa–la–la–la-la, la–la–la-la.__

Alternate ending:

-7 -7 -7 -7 7__ -6 6 7 8____
Fa–la–la–la-la, la–la–la-la.__

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