Over My Head

by Traditional Spiritual · posted by izakmo

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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)

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Tab

i think this is the third hymn i've tabbed, and i'm not even christian. go figure. no idea who is singing in the attached youtube video.


Refrain:

4 4  4   5    4  4   5  5  -4 -4   4
Over my head, I hear music in the air; 

4 4  4  -4    3  3    5 5  -4 -4   4
over my head, I hear music in the air; 

4 4  4   5    4  4   5  5  -4 -4   4
over my head, I hear music in the air; 

 -4   -4  -4 -5  5   -4   4
there must be a God somewhere. 


        4    5    6   6    -6 5  4
Leader: Oh, when the world is silent, 

        4  4   5  5  -4 -4   4
People: I hear music in the air; 

        4   -4   -4   -4   -4 -3 3
Leader: oh, when the world is silent, 

        3  3   5  5  -4 -4  -4
People: I hear music in the air; 

        4    5    6   6    -6 5  4
Leader: Oh, when the world is silent, 

        4  4   5  5  -4 -4   4
People: I hear music in the air; 

      -4   -4  -4 -5  5   -4   4
All: there must be a God somewhere. 

(Refrain) 

Leader: And when I'm feeling lonely, 
People: I hear music in the air; 
Leader: and when I'm feeling lonely, 
People: I hear music in the air; 
Leader: and when I'm feeling lonely, 
People: I hear music in the air; 
All: there must be a God somewhere. 

(Refrain) 

Leader: Now when I think on Jesus, 
People: I hear music in the air; 
Leader: now when I think on Jesus, 
People: I hear music in the air; 
Leader: now when I think on Jesus, 
People: I hear music in the air; 
All: there must be a God somewhere. 

(Refrain)

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