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Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (Diatonic Solo)

by Unknown · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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How to read this tab — notation key
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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
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Tab
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (Diatonic Solo)
Author Unknown
For use with a key of C, Richter tuned diatonic 
Will work with any key diatonic
Tab Notations: none = blow   - = draw

-6 -6 -6  -6    6    6 6
Jolly old Saint Nich-o-las,
-5   -5   -5  -5   -6
lean your ear this way!
-4    -4  -4  -4 4  4   -5
Don't you tell a single soul
5    -5  6     -6 6
what I'm going to say;
-6    -6  -6  -6 6  6   6
Christmas Eve is coming soon;
-5  -5  -5   -5  -6
now you dear old man
-4 -4   -4   -4     4     4  -5
whisper what you'll bring to me;
6    -5 6  -6  -5
tell me if you can.

-6   -6  -6    -6 6   6    6
When the clock is striking twelve,
-5  -5 -5    -5 -6
and I'm sound a-sleep,
-4   -4  -4  -4   4     4   -5
down the chimney, broad and black,
5    -5   6    -6     6
with your pack you'll creep.
-6  -6  -6  -6    6   6    6
All the stockings you will find
-5  -5  -5 -5 -6
hanging in  a row.
-4   -4   -4 -4  4   4    -5
Mine will be the shortest one,
5      -5 6    -6 6
you'll be sure to know.

-6 -6  -6   -6 6    6  6
Johnny wants a pair of skates,
-5-5 -5   -5 -6
Suzy wants a sled.
-4 -4  -4   -4 4  4    -5
Nellie wants a picture book,
5  -5   6    -6  6
yellow, blue and red.
-6 -6 -6    -6   6     6  6
Now I think I'll leave to you
-5   -5 -5   -5  -6
what to give the rest.
4   -4   -4 -4  -4 -4 -4 4    4    -5
But give little Billy  a drum this year,
4    4    -5
drum this year,
 -5    6      -5   6  -6    -5
'cause that's what he likes best.

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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