Learn to play America (My Country Tis of Thee) 1st dia by Henry Carey, Samuel Francis Smith, & Henry Van Dyke on your Diatonic
America (My Country Tis of Thee) 1st dia Harmonica Tab
America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee) w 6 verses for Diatonic
Music by Henry Carey
Lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith
& Henry Van Dyke (verses 5 & 6)
Key of G Major Range F#4 to E5
This is the 1st harpist’s part of America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee)
Harp Quartet for Diatonic. It requires a key of “G” Richter tuned
Diatonic.
Tab Notations: none = blow – = draw ____= hold
3/4 Time
4 4 -4 -3___ 4 -4
1. My coun-try ’tis__ of thee,
2. My na – tive coun- try, thee,
3. Let mu – sic swell the breeze,
4. Our fa – ther’s God to, Thee,
5. We love thine in_ – land seas,
6. Thy sil–ver Eas – tern strands,
5 5 -5 5___ -4 4
1. Sweet land of lib ‘ er – ty,
2. Land of the no_ – ble free,
3. And ring from all__ the trees
4. Au — thor of li_ – ber- ty,
5. Thy groves and gi__- ant trees,
6. Thy Gold – en Gate that stands,
-4 4 -3 4_____
1. Of thee I sing__:
2. Thy name I love__.
3. Sweet free-dom’s song.
4. To Thee we sing.
5. Thy roll-ing plains;
6. Front-ing the West;
6 6 6 6___ -5 5
1. Land where my fa – thers died!
2. I love thy rocks and rills,
3. Let mor – tal tongues a – wake;
4. Long may our land be bright
5. Thy riv – er’s migh — ty sweep,
6. Thy Flow ‘ ‘ry South ‘ land fair,
-5 -5 -5 -5__ 5 -4
1. Land of the Pil — grim’s pride!
2. Thy woods and tem — pled hills;
3. Let all that breathe par – take;
4. With free– dom’s ho___ – ly light;
5. Thy my — stic can__ – yons deep,
6. Thy North’s sweet, crys – tal air:
5 -5 5 -4 4 5___ -5 6
1. From ev ‘ ry___ moun-tain-side,
2. My he-a-rt with rap–ture fills
3. Let rocks their si – lence break,
4. Pro- tect us____ by Thy might,
5. Thy moun-tains wild and steep,–
6. Oh Land__ be – yond com- pare,
-6 -5 5 -4 4____
1. Let_____ free-dom ring!
2. Like____ that a — bove.
3. The_____ sound pro-long.
4. Great___ God, our King!
5. All_____ thy do – mains.
6. We______ love thee best!
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