O Holy Night (with chords in G)

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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

O Holy Night (12/8), key of G, new bar: | (pipe)

|G   |G

       |G           C                 |G
5  5 6  6      6   -6    -6  -5   -6   7 6 
O holy night! The stars are brightly shining, 

          |G            D              |G
6  5  -4   4    5  -5   6   -5 -4       4 
It is the night of our dear Sa-viour's birth. 

            |G         C             |G
5    5   5   6     6  -6  -6  -5 -6   7 6 
Long lay the earth in sin and er-ror pining, 

           |bm             F#7          |bm
6    6b  5  -7     6   -6  -7   7   -7   5
Till He  appeared and the Soul felt its worth. 

    |D                |G
6    6   -6 -4     6  -6 6  7     5 -6 6 
A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices, 

    |D              |G  
6    6 -6   -4    6 -6  6     7  5    6 
For yonder breaks a new and glorious dawn. 

|em          |bm        |am              |em
7    -7 -6   -7     -7  -8   -6  -6 -6    7  7 
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the an-gels calling! 

 |G  D    |G   C       |G D                    |G
7 8 -8     6 7 -7   -6  6         6    -6    6   6 
O ni-ight divi---ne, O ni--ght when Christ was born; 

  |D      |G am      |G      D          |G
7 -8     6 8      -8  7     -7  7    -8  7 
O night divi---ne, O night,  O night di-vine. 

6b: half-valved 6 blow-bend or 5 overblow (C# in G)


Music: Adolphe Adam, 1847
Lyrics: Placide Cappeau (French), John Sullivan (English)

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