Deck The Halls (Easy Diatonic Duets)
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.
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Deck The Halls (Easy Diatonic Duets)
Lyrics by Thomas Oliphant
Works with any key diatonic harp.
1st harp is above the lyrics and in green.
2nd harp is below the lyrics and in red.
Tab notations:
none = blow - = draw __ = hold
” = full step bend
6__ -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
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.
4 4 4 3 2 3 4______
-4 5 -5 -4 5__ -4 4 -3 4____
Fa – la – la – la - la, la – la – la - la___
-2”____ -1_____ 3___ -2”___ 3 6 4____
6__ -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
1. 'Tis the sea-son to be jolly
2. Strike the harp and join the chorus.
3. Hail the new year, lads and lasses
4 4 4 3 2 3 4_____
-4 5 -5 -4 5__ -4 4 -3 4____
Fa – la – la – la - la, la – la – la - la___
-2”____ -1_____ 3____ -2”___ 3 6 4____
-4__ 5 -5 -4 5__ -5 6 -4
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.
3__ 3__ 3__ 3__ 4__ 7__ 4 3
5 -5 6__ -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6_________
Fa – la – la, – la – la – la, – la – la - la________
5______ 2__ -3”____ -6 -4 -1 3 -3” -3 3
6__ -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
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.
4 4 4 3 2 3 4_______
-6 -6 -6 -6 6__ -5 5 -4 4____
Fa – la – la – la - la, la – la – la - la.__
-5_____ -5_____ 5__ -4__ 4 3 2____
Alternate ending:
-6 -6 -6 -6 6__ -5 5 6 7____
Fa – la – la – la - la, la – la – la - la.__
-5_____ -5_____ 5__ -4___ 4 3 2____More accurate, but slightly tougher, version with an overblow = ob
6__ -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
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.
4 4 4 3 2 3 4______
-4 5 -5 -4 5__ -4 4 -3 4____
Fa – la – la – la - la, la – la – la - la___
-2”____ -1_____ 3___ -2”___ 3 6 4____
6__ -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
1. 'Tis the sea-son to be jolly
2. Strike the harp and join the chorus.
3. Hail the new year, lads and lasses
4 4 4 3 2 3 4_____
-4 5 -5 -4 5__ -4 4 -3 4____
Fa – la – la – la - la, la – la – la - la___
-2”____ -1_____ 3____ -2”___ 3 6 4____
-4__ 5 -5 -4 5__ -5 6 -4
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.
3__ 3__ 3__ 3__ 4__ 7__ 4 3
5 5ob 6__ -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6_________
Fa – la – la, – la – la – la, – la – la - la________
5______ 2__ -3”____ -6 -4 -1 3 -3” -3 3
6__ -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 4
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.
4 4 4 3 2 3 4_______
-6 -6 -6 -6 6__ -5 5 -4 4____
Fa – la – la – la - la, la – la – la - la.__
-5_____ -5_____ 5__ -4__ 4 3 2____
Alternate ending:
-6 -6 -6 -6 6__ -5 5 6 7____
Fa – la – la – la - la, la – la – la - la.__
-5_____ -5_____ 5__ -4___ 4 3 2____
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