Deck the Halls Harmonica Tabs
Hole numbers, blow and draw for 10-hole C harmonica, with the words under each note. Starts 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4.
The notes and words
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C harmonica without bends.
6GDeck-5Fthe5Ehall-4Dwith4Cboughs-4Dof5Ehol-4Cly,
-4DFa5Ela-5Fla-4Dla5Ela-4Dla4Cla-3Bla4Cla!
6G'Tis-5Fthe5Esea--4Dson4Cto-4Dbe5Ejol-4Cly,
-4DFa5Ela-5Fla-4Dla5Ela-4Dla4Cla-3Bla4Cla!
-4DDon5Ewe-5Fnow-4Dour5Egay-5Fap-6Gpar-5Eel,
6GTroll-5Fthe5Ean--4Dcient4CChrist--4Dmas5Ecar-3Gol,
-6AFa-6Ala-6Ala-6Ala6Gla-5Fla5Ela-4Dla4Cla!
- 3blow, G4
- -3draw, B4
- 4blow, C5
- -4draw, D5
- 5blow, E5
- -5draw, F5
- 6blow, G5
- -6draw, A5
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
- Welsh air (“Nos Galan”), 1794
- Words
- Thomas Oliphant (1799–1879), 1862 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1794, words 1862: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 120, “Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly” (1881)
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