Aura Lee Harmonica Tabs
Hole numbers, blow and draw for 10-hole C harmonica, with the words under each note. Starts 4 -5 5 -5 6 -4.
The notes and words
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C harmonica without bends.
4CAs-5Fthe5Eblack--5Fbird6Gin-4Dthe6Gspring,
-5F'Neath5Ethe-4Dwil-5Elow-5Ftree
4CSat-5Fand5Epip'd,-5FI6Gheard-4Dhim6Gsing,
-5FSing5Eof-4DAu-5Era-5FLee.
5EAu-5Era5ELee!-5FAu--5Fra-5FLee!
6GMaid6Gof6Ggold-6Gen-6Ahair!
-6ASun--6Ashine-7Bcame-6Aa-6Glong-4Dwith6Gthee,
-5FAnd5Eswal-5Elows-6Ain6Gthe-5Fair.
- 4blow, C5
- -4draw, D5
- 5blow, E5
- -5draw, F5
- 6blow, G5
- -6draw, A5
- -7draw, B5
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s harmonica sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- George R. Poulton (1828–1867), 1861
- Words
- W. W. Fosdick (1825–1862), 1861 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1861, words 1861: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 399, “Aura Lee” (1909)