Joy to the World! (Easy Chromatic Duet)

by George Frideric Handel · 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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Key of C Major
Complete Range: G3 to C5
1st Harpist: C4 to C5
2nd Harpist: G3 to G4

Requires EITHER one 16 hole and one 12 hole (standard solo tuned) Key of C chromatics,
OR two 12 hole Tenor C Chromatics,
OR two 16 hole Key of “C” chromatics.

Tab Notations:
none = blow - = draw * = button in
. = lower register (first four holes on 16 hole or 12 hole Tenor C)
4__ = hold -4__-3 = Slide; move smoothly from one note to next.
(4x2)___ = Play and hold holes 2 and 4 while blocking hole 3.

1st: 4__ -4_ -3 3___ -2 2__ -1__ 1________
Joy To The World! The Lord is come!____
Joy To The World! The Sa - vior reigns;__
He rules the world with truth and grace____
2nd: 1__ 3_ -2 2__ 1 -1 1 .3 -.4 .3 1________

1st: 3 -3___ -3 -4___ -4 4________
Let earth re - ceive her King!____
Let men their songs em - ploy;____
and makes the na - tions prove___
2nd: 2 -2__ -1 2 3__ .3 3 1___ 1_ 1

1st: 4 4__-4 -3_3 3___-2__2 4 4_-4 -3_3 3___-2 2
Let ev - ‘ry heart____ pre - pare Him room____
While fields and floods,__rocks, hills and plains__
the glor - ies of_____ His righ-tious-ness___
2nd: 2 2 3 -2 2 2___-1 1 2 2 3 -2 2 2___-1 1

1st: 2 2 2 2 2_-2 3________
And heav’n and na - ture sing,____
Re - peat the sound-ing joy,_____
And won - ders of His love,____
2nd: 1 1 1 1 1_-1 2 1 1

1st: -2_2 -1 -1 -1 -1_2 -2______
And heav’n and na - ture sing,___
Re - peat the sound - ing joy,____
And won - ders of His love,___
2nd: -1_1 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.4_.4 -1 .3 .3

1st: 2_-1 1 4_____ -3 3__-2_2 -2 2___ -1__ 1_______
And heav’n and heav’n and na - ture sing!___
Re – peat__, re - peat__ the sound-ing joy!____
And won - ders, won - ders of His love!__
2nd: 1_-.4 1 2 -2_______ 2__-1_1 1 .3___ 3___ 4x2____

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