Will The Circle Be Unbroken? ORCHESTRA KEY OF C (Trio & DB)

by Ada R. Habershon & Charles Hutchinson Gabriel · 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)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

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TRANSPOSED FROM THE KEY OF Ab MAJOR TO THE KEY OF C MAJOR
1st Harp Range: E4 to G5 2nd Harp Range: C4 to B4
3rd Harp Range: G3 to F4 Double Bass Range: C2 to C3
Tabbed for EITHER three (3) Seydel ORCHESTRA S Diatonics,
OR three (3) ORCHESTRA tuned Chromatics,
OR three (3) 14 hole Key of C Solo tuned Chromatics,
OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF,
AND one (1) Double Bass Harmonica

Tab notations: none = blow - = draw
* = button in (replace -4* with 4OB if using an ORCHESTRA S)

The Double Bass Harmonica is a Blow Only instrument.
This is played entirely on the Lower harp.

   4     -4 5     5    6     -7 8     8
   3     -3 4     4    4     -4 5     5
1. There are loved ones in    the glo – ry,
2. In   the joy – ous days   of child-hood,
3. You re –mem – ber songs of heav- en,
4. You can pic - ture hap - py gath’rings
5. One by one their seats were emp-tied,
    1    1   2    2     2     2    2    2
    L6   L6 L6   L6    L6    L6   L13 L13

   8     -7   6     -7 6   -5   5
   5     5    -5    -6 -5 -4   4
1. Who’s dear forms you oft-en   miss,
2. Oft   they told of wondrous love
3. Which you sang with childish voice,
4. Round the fire-side long a   go,
5. One   by   one they went a   way,
   2     2    -4   -4   -4   3   3
   L13   L8   L9   L9   L9   L9 L6

   4    -4 5     5    6     -7   8     8
   3    -3 4     4    5     5    5     5
1. When you close your earth-ly   sto - ry
2. Point-ed to   the   dy – ing Sav - iour,
3. Do   you love the hymns they taught you,
4. And you think of   tear- ful part- ings,
5. Now the fam - i – ly    is   part- ed,
   1    1   2     2    2     -2   2     2
   L6   L6 L6    L6   L8    L10 L13   L13

   7    7    -7    -7   -7   8     -7
   5    5    5     5    -4* -4*   5
1. Will you join them in   their bliss?
2. Now they dwell with Him   a - bove,
3. Or   are songs of earth your choice?
4. When they left you here be – low.
5. Will it be    com- plete one day?
   2     2   -2    -2   2     2    -2
   L8    L8 L10   L10 L7    L7   L10

Chorus
7    -7 8   9   8 -7 7    8 7 -6 -5__-7 7 -5 5
4    -4 5   5   5 -4 4    5 5 5   -4__-6 -5 -4 4
Will the cir-cle be un-brok-en By and by,___ by and by?
2    2   2   4   3 3 3    3 3 3   3_____ -4 3   3
L13 L13 L13 L13 L6 L6 L6   L6 L8 L8 L9____ L9 L9 L6

5 5 -5 6   6   -7 8    8   8   -8 9    8 -7 6
4 4 -4 -5 5    5 5    5   5   5   5    5 -4 4
Is a bet-ter home a-wait-ing In the sky, in the sky?
3 3 3   -4 3   -2 2   2   2   -3 4    2   1   1
L6 L6 L9 L9 L8 L10 L13 L13 L10 L10 L10 L10 L10 L6

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