title: O Little Town Of Bethlehem uet + Double Bass)
key: Christmas
harp type: Chromatic
genre: G
skill: Intermediate

O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Chromatic Duet + Double Bass)
Music by Lewis Henry Redner Words by Phillips Brooks
Key of G Major
Tabbed for a 12 hole (1st harp), a 16 hole (2nd harp)
Key of C, Solo tuned Chromatic, and either
a Hohner 265/58 or a Suzuki SDB-29 Double Bass Harmonica.
Alternate combinations could include one 12 hole Standard Solo tuned chromatic and
one Tenor C chromatic, or 2 Tenor C chromatics plus the Double Bass.
Tab notations:
none = blow – = draw * = button in __ = hold
-5__-4* = slide smoothly from one note to the next
_1_ = continuation of held note from previous line
-(.41) = (-.4-1) = draw holes .4 & 1
-(.2.4)* = (-.2*-.4*) = draw holes .2 & .4 with button in
while blocking hole .3
The Double Bass Harmonica is a blow only instrument.
L = on lower harp u = on upper harp.
-4 -4 -4 -3* -4 -5__-4* 2_
1. O Lit – tle Town Of Beth-le- hem,
2. For Christ is born of Ma_____- ry
3. O ho – ly Child of Beth-le- hem,
-1 -1 -1 1* -1 2* 2 1__
L10____________________ u10 L11 L6___
-3 3 2*_3 -3 -1 -4________
1. How still we__ see thee lie!
2. And gath_- ered all a_ – bove
3. De_- cend to__ us, we pray,
_1_ -(.41)_____ -(.2.4)*__ -.1 -.4
_L6_ L7____________________ L10_______
-4 -4 -4 6 -5 -5 4 2
1. A – bove thy deep and dream – less sleep
2. While mor_-tals sleep the an___ – gels keep
3. Cast out our sin and en___ – ter in,
-1_______ .3*______ 2__________________
L10 L9 L8_______ L11_________ L6____
-3 3 2*_3 -4 -3 3________
1. The si_ – lent stars go by.
2. Their watch of__ won – d’ring love.
3. Be born in__ us to – day
_2____ -(.41)____ -(.4*.2)____ -.1 -.4
_L6___ L7_____________________ L10______
-4 -4 -4 -3 3 2*____ 2*
1. Yet, in thy dark streets shin – eth
2. O, morn-ing stars to – geth – er
3. We hear the Christ-mas an__ – gels
-1______ 1 1* -1*________
L10_____ L11 u11 L5_________
2* 2 2* 3 -3 -4_______
1. The ev – er – last – ing light:
2. Pro – claim the ho – ly birth
3. The great glad tid – ings tell.
_-1*__ .2 -.2* .3 .4 -1*______
_L5___ L8 u9 L5
-4 -4 -4 -3* -4 -5 4 2
1. The hopes and fears of all the years
2. And praise-es sing to God, our King,
3. Oh, come to us, a- bide with us
-1 -1 -1 1* -1 2* 2 1
L10________________ u10 L11 L6
6 -5 3 -4__ -3 3______
1. Are met in thee to-night.
2. And peace to men on earth.
3. Our Lord Em-man– u– el.
-.3* -.4 1*_____ 1 -.4____
U6 L7 L8 L7_____ L10_____