Silent Night! Holy Night! (Diatonic Solos)

by Franz Gruber & Joseph Mohr · 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)

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Tab

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Silent Night! Holy Night! (Diatonic Solos)
Music By Franz Gruber    Words by Joseph Mohr
Key of C Major    Range C4 to F5

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    ___ = hold
” = full step bend

   3__-3” 3    2___   3__-3” 3 2___
1. Si____-lent night! Ho____-ly night!
2. Si____-lent night! Ho____-ly night!
3. Si____-lent night! Ho____-ly night!
4. Si____-lent night! Ho____-ly night!

   -4__ -4_-3 -3___ 4__   4_3 3___
1. All is___ calm, All   is   bright
2. Shep-herds quake at    the sight!
3. Son of___ God, love's pure light
4. Wond-rous_ star, lend thy light!

   -3”__ -3” 4__-3 -3” 3___-3” 3   2___
1. Round yon Vir__- gin, Moth-er and Child
2. Glor_-ies stream from heav-en a - far;
3. Rad - iant beams from Thy_ ho-ly face,
4. With the an___- gels let_ us sing

   -3”__ -3” 4____-4    -3” 3__-3” 3   2___
1. Ho___– ly_ In__-fant so Ten-der and mild,
2. Heav’n¬-ly   hosts_____ sing Al-le- lu- ia!
3. With   the dawn of    re – deem - ing grace,
4. Al – le – lu- ia    to   our_______ King!

   -4__   -4 -5__ -4   -3 4___5___
1. Sleep in heav –en - ly peace,__
2. Christ the Sav - iour is born!___
3. Je__ - sus Lord at   thy birth;__
4. Christ the Sav - iour is here,___

   4__-2 2   -2__ -2” -1 1______
1. Sleep in heav–en- ly peace._
2. Christ the Sav-iour is born!__
3. Je__ - sus Lord at thy birth._
4. Jesus the Sav-iour is here!__

Easier version:

   6__-6 6    5___   6__-6 6 5___
1. Si____-lent night! Ho____-ly night!
2. Si____-lent night! Ho____-ly night!
3. Si____-lent night! Ho____-ly night!
4. Si____-lent night! Ho____-ly night!

   -8__ -8_-7 -7___ 7__   7_6 6___
1. All is___ calm, All   is   bright
2. Shep-herds quake at    the sight!
3. Son of___ God, love's pure light
4. Wond-rous_ star, lend thy light!

   -6__ -6 7__-7 -6   6___-6 6   5___
1. Round yon Vir__- gin, Moth-er and Child
2. Glor_-ies stream from heav-en a - far;
3. Rad - iant beams from Thy_ ho-ly face,
4. With the an___- gels let_ us sing

   -6__   -6   7____-7    -6 6__-6   6   5___
1. Ho___– ly_ In__-fant so Ten-der and mild,
2. Heav’n¬-ly   hosts_____ sing Al-le- lu- ia!
3. With   the dawn of    re – deem - ing grace,
4. Al – le – lu- ia    to   our_______ King!

   -8__   -8 -9__ -8   -7 7___8___
1. Sleep in heav –en - ly peace,__
2. Christ the Sav - iour is born!___
3. Je__ - sus Lord at   thy birth;__
4. Christ the Sav - iour is here,___

   7___6 5   6___ -5 -4 4_______
1. Sleep in heav–en- ly peace.__
2. Christ the Sav-iour is born!__
3. Je__ - sus Lord at thy birth._
4. Jesus the Sav-iour is here!__

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