Silent Night! Holy Night! (Chromatic 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)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

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Silent Night! Holy Night! (Chromatic Quintet)
Music By Franz Gruber    Words by Joseph Mohr
Key of C Major

Tabbed for four 16 hole Key of C Solo Tuned Chromatics
and one Double Bass Harmonica.
Alternate could be one 12 hole chromatic and
three Tenor C chromatics, or three 16 hole chromatics.
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    * = button in     ___ = hold
. = on lower register

   3____-3 3     2________ 3_____-3 3   2________
   2____2* 2     1________ 2_____2* 2   1________
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_______ .2____________.3_______
   L6_____________________ L6_____________________

   -5__ -5_-4 -4_______ 4__   4_3 3_________
   -2__ -2_-1 -1_______ 2__   2__ 2_________
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!____
   -.4_______ -1_______ .3_________.2________
   -.2_________________ .2________ .4________
   L10_________________ L6___________________

   -3__ -3 -4*__-4 -3   3____-3 3   2_________
   -2__ -2 -3____3 2*   2____2* 2   1_________
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 -.4 .4   .4____________________
   .2_______ -.3 -.4 .4   .2__________.3________
   L9____________________ L6____________________

   -3__ -3    -4*__-4    -3 3__ -3 3   2_________
   -2__ -2    -3____3    2* 2___2* 2   1_________
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 -.4   .4 .4____________________
   -.2__      -.3 -.4   .4 .2__________.3________
   L9_______________________ L6___________________

   -5__   -5 -6___ -5   -4 5______6______
   2*__   2* -1___ -2   -1 2______1______
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______________________ .3____(.3.4)__
   -.2______________________ .2____________
   L10______________________ L9____________

   4___3 2    3__   -2    -1 1________
   2____ 1    2__   -1    -.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_________ -.4___________ .3_______
   .2_________ .2*___________ .2_______
   L10_______________________ L6_______

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