Harmonica Medium

Oh! Susanna Harmonica Tabs

Hole numbers, blow and draw for 10-hole C harmonica. Starts 4 -4 5 6 6 -6.

Key
C major
Range
C5–A5
Length
85 notes
Melody
1848, public domain

The notes

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

4C-4D5E6G6G-6A6G5E4C-4D5E5E-4D4C-4D4C-4D

5E6G6G-6A6G5E4C-4D5E5E-4D-4D4C4C-4D

5E6G6G-6A6G5E4C-4D5E5E-4D4C-4D4C-4D

5E6G6G-6A6G5E4C-4D5E5E-4D-4D4C

-5F-5F-6A-6A-6A6G6G5E4C-4D4C-4D

5E6G6G-6A6G5E4C-4D5E5E-4D-4D4C

Hole numbers: 4 = blow into hole 4, -4 = draw (breathe in) on hole 4. No bends needed.
  • 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
Stephen Foster (1826–1864), 1848
Public domain
Melody 1848, melody only: first published before 1931.
Source
Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), pp. 172–173, “Oh! Susanna” (1909)

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