America The Beautiful (2-harp version)

by Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward · 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

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 2-harp version
W: Katherine Lee Bates
M: Samuel A. Ward
Key: Bb
Harps: Bb, C

Harp: Bb

3    3   2   2   3   3    -1   -1
6    6   5   5   6   6    -4   -4
Oh, beau-ti-ful for spac-ious skies,

 2  -2” 3   -3”  -3   3
 5  -5  6   -6   -7   6 
For am-ber waves of grain,

 3   3   2   2    3   3  -1   -1
 6   6   5   5    6   6  -4   -4
For pur-ple moun-tain ma-jes-ties 

Harp: C

4  -3   4   -4   3    4
7  -7   7   -8   6    7
a-bove the fruit-ed plain 

Harp: Bb

3  5  5 -4    4  4 -3 -3
6  8  8 -8    7  7 -7 -7
A-mer-i-ca!   A-mer-i-ca!

 4   -4  -3   -3”  3   4
 7   -8  -7   -6   6   7  
God shed His grace on thee 

 4    4   -3”  -3”  4     4   3   3
 7    7   -6   -6   7     7   6   6
And crown thy good with broth—er-hood 

 3   -3” 4   3   -4   4
 6   -6  7   6   -8   7
From sea to shin-ing sea

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