Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light

by Arr: J.S. Bach Christmas carol · posted by waltp

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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

BREAK FORTH, O BEAUTEOUS, HEAVENLY LIGHT chrom
W: Johann Rist
Tr: John Troutbeck
M: Johann Schop
Arr: J.S. Bach
Key: F

 -2    -2   3 -3-4   4     4    -4   4
Break forth O beau-teous heav’n-ly light
-3  -3* -3 3  -3   3   -2
And ush-er in the morn-ing
-2  -2    3    -3 -4  4   4   -4   4
Ye shep-herds shrink not with af-fright
-3  -3*  -3  3   -3    3   -2
But hear the an-gel’s warn-ing
 3     3   -3  -3* -3* -33 -3  3
This child now born in in-fan-cy
-3  -3  -3 -3* 4 -5  -5    5*  -5
Our con-fi-dence and joy shall be
 6   -6   -3 -3* -3   3    3
The power of Sa-tan break-ing
 4   -5   4 -3*-3-3* 3  -2
Our peace e-ter-nal mak-ing

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