Advance Australia Fair (with a bends)
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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
Second position. You need the two step bend on the third hole, and small bends on 2,3,4,5 all help with expression, but are not necessary.
3 4 3 2 3 4 4 4
Aus-tra-lians, all let us re-joice,
5 -4 4 -3 4 -4
For we are young and free
3 4 3 2 1 -2 -2 -2
We've gol-den soil and wealth for toil
5 -4 4 -3 -3bb -2
Our home is girt by sea
-2 -3bb -3 4 -3bb -2 2 2
Our land abounds in na-ture's gifts
-2 -3bb 4 -5 5 -4
Of beau-ty rich and rare
-2 -3bb -3 4 -3bb -2 4 4
In his-tory's page, let eve-ry stage
-4 5 4 -4 -3 4
Ad-vance Aus-tra-lia Fair
5 -5 5 -4
In joy-ful strains
4 -3 -3bb 3
Then let us sing
4 5 4 -4 -3 4
Ad-vance Aus-tra-lia Fair.