Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy

by Philip Paul Bliss · posted by madladam

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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

The spiel: "-" means draw "*" means slide


Melody

-5 6 -5 -8 -7 7 -6* 6   6 6 -7 7 -6* 7 -7   -5 6 -5 7 -7 -8 8 6    7 -7 -8 7 -7 7 7


7 7 8 8 8 8 8 -8    -8 -8 -8 -7 6 -7 -7   -5 6 -5 7 -7 -8 8 6      7 -7 -8 7 -7 7 7

Lower alt

-1 2 -1 -4 -3 3 -2* 2   2 2 -3 3 -2* 3 -3   -1 2 -1 3 -3 -4 4 2      3 -3 -4 3 -3 3 3


3 3 4 4 4 4 4 -4    -4 -4 -4 -3 2 -3 -3  -1 2 -1 3 -3 -4 4 2     3 -3 -4 3 -3 3 3




Duet

-4 4 -4  3 3 3 -5 5    5 5 5* 5* 5* 5* -5 5   -4 4 -4 3 3 3 -5 5* 5    -4 4-5 -4 4 -4 -4   


 -4 -4 6 6 7 6 6 -5    -5 -5 5* 5* 5* 5* -5 5      -4 4 -4 3 3 -2* -5 5     -4 4 -5 -4 4 4 -4