Harmonica Easy

My Country, ’Tis of Thee

Hole numbers, blow and draw for 10-hole C harmonica, with the words under each note. Starts 4 4 -4 -3 4 -4.

Key
C major
Range
B4–A5
Length
41 notes
Melody
1745, public domain

The notes and words

Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C harmonica without bends.

4CMy4Ccoun--4Dtry,-3B'tis4Cof-4Dthee,

5ESweet5Eland-5Fof5Elib--4Der-4Cty,

-4DOf4Cthee-3BI4Csing;

6GLand6Gwhere6Gmy6Gfa--5Fthers5Edied,

-5FLand-5Fof-5Fthe-5Fpil-5Egrims'-4Dpride,

5EFrom-5Fev-5E'ry-4Dmoun-4Ctain-5Eside-5FLet6Gfree--6Adom-5F5E-4D4Cring!

Hole numbers: 4 = blow into hole 4, -4 = draw (breathe in) on hole 4. No bends needed.
  • -3draw, B4
  • 4blow, C5
  • -4draw, D5
  • 5blow, E5
  • -5draw, F5
  • 6blow, G5
  • -6draw, A5
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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
Traditional (tune of “God Save the King”), 1745
Words
Samuel Francis Smith (1808–1895), 1831 (first verse shown)
Public domain
Melody 1745, words 1831: first published before 1931.
Source
Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 30, “National Hymn” (1881)