Silent Night! Holy Night! (Diatonic Quintet)

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 Quintet)
Music By Franz Gruber    Words by Joseph Mohr
Key of C Major
Tabbed for four Key of Low C Richter Tuned diatonics.
Tabbed also for either the Hohner 265, or Suzuki SDB-29,
Double Bass Harmonica.
The Double Bass harmonica is a blow only instrument.
This Double Bass’ part is played entirely on the lower harp.

1st harp is in red.    2nd harp is in green.
3rd harp is in orange.    4th harp is in purple.
Double Bass is in blue.

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

   6__-6 6    5______ 6__-6 6 5_______
   5__-5 5    4______ 5__-5 5 4_______
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________________
   2___________3______ 1________ 3______
   L6_________________ L6_______________

   -8__ -8_-7 -7___ 7__   7_6 6________
   -5__ -5___ -4___ 5__   5__ 5________
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________ -4___ 3________ -4_______
   -2”_____________ 2___________________
   L10_____________ L6__________________

   -6__ -6 7____-7 -6   6___-6 6   5______
   -5__ -5 -6____6 -5   5___-5 5   4______
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___
   4________ -3”__-3 -3” 4__________________
   -2”______ -3”__-3 4    2____________3_____
   L9____________________ L6_________________

   -6__   -6   7____-7    -6 6__-6   6   5______
   -5__   -5   -6____6    -5 5__-5   5   4______
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_________ -3”__-3    4   4__________________
   -2”_______ -3”__-3    4   2___________3______
   L9_______________________ L6_________________

   -8__   -8 -9__ -8   -7 7______8_______
   -5__   -5 -4__ -5   -4 5______4_______
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,__________
   -3_______________________ 3______(34)____
   -2”______________________ 2______________
   L10______________________ L9_____________

   7___6 5   6___ -5 -4 4________
   5____ 4   5___ -4 -3 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!___
   4_________ -3_________ 3_______
   2_________ -2”________ 2_______
   L10___________________ L6______

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