It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Diatonic Duet)

by Richard Storrs Willis & Edward Hamilton Sears · 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)

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Tab

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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Diatonic Duet)
Music by Richard Storrs Willis
Words by Edward Hamilton Sears
Key of Bb Major
Tabbed for a Bb Major Richter tuned diatonic (1st harp)
and a Low Bb Major Richter tuned diatonic(2nd harp) but
will likely work well with any standard & low Richter Tuned diatonics.
1st harp is in green     Range: D4 to D5
2nd harp is in red       Range: Bb2 to D4

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    ’ = half step bend
” = full step bend    3”’ = full step and a half bend
__ = hold    (2x4) = blow 2&4 while blocking 3
-(23)” = full step draw bend on holes 2 & 3
_(21)__ = continuation of held note from previous line
= slur; slide smoothly from one note to next

   3     5_      -3 -4_4 -3”    3_    -3”   3_
1. It    came    up-on___ the    mid - night clear,
2. Still through the clo_-ven    skies they come,
3. Yet   with    the woes of     sin   and   strife,
4. And   ye,     be-neath life’s crush-ing   load,
5. For   lo!    The days_ are    hast-ening on
(1x3)____________ -(23)”______ (21) -2”   (21)__

   3     -3”_-3 4     4_-4 5     -4____________
1. That glo___-rious song of    old,__________
2. With peac__-ful wings un - furled,________
3. The   world_ has suf_- fered long,_________
4. Whose forms_ are bend_–ing   low,__________
5. By    pro___–phet bards fore- told,_________
_(21)__ -(23)”_____ 4_________ -(23) 4 –(43)_

   3    5_   -3    -4_4 -3” 3_     -3”   3_
1. From an – gels bend-ing near   the   earth,
2. And still their heav-en – ly    music floats,
3. Be – neath the an__–gel-strain have rolled ,
4. Why toil a_ - long the clim – bing way,
5. When with the   ev__–er circl- ing   years,
        (1x3)_____ -(23)”__ (21)_______________

   3     -3”_ -3”   3_-3” 3 4____
1. To    touch their harps of gold:
2. O’er all   the   wea – ry world;
3. Two   thou -sand years of wrong;
4. With wear –ry    steps and slow
5. Comes round the   Age   of Gold,
-(21)_ -(23)”____ (23)4 -4 (45)__

    5     5_    2     2_-2’ -3”’ -3”_ -3    (2x4)_
1. ‘Peace on    the   earth, good-will to    men,
2. A – bove its   sad    and lone-ly    plains,
3. And   man, at    war    with man, hears not,
4. Look   up!_ For   glad   and gol– den   hours,
5. When   peace shall o__ - ver all the   earth,
          -3”’_______ -3_________ -2”_ -3”’ -3”_

   5    -4_4     -3   -3”_-3 -3”   3_______
1. From heav’n’s all gra__- cious King!___
2. They bend___ on   hov__- ering wing,___
3. The love___- song which_ they bring.__
4. Come swift__– ly   on____ the   wing;___
5. Its an_____-cient splen-dors fling,___
   4    -(34)________ 4 -4 4    -3_ 3 -3_

   3   5_    -3 -4_4    -3” 3_    -3” 3_
1. The world in sol__ - emn still-ness lay,
2. And ev___-er o’er    its Ba__- bel sounds,
3. O   hush_ the noise, ye   men_ of strife,
4. O   rest_ be – side__ the wear- y   road,
5. And the_ whole world_ give back the song,
       1________ -(23)”______ (21)_ -2” (21)__

   3     -3”_ -3” -3_-3” 3    4_____
1. To    hear the an____-gels sing._
2. The   bles-sed an____-gels sing._
3. And   hear the an____-gels sing._
4. And   hear the an____-gels sing._
5. Which now the an____-gels sing._
_(21)__ -(23)”__ -3 4 -4   (45)__

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