title: The Star-Spangled Banner 1st harp
key: Patriotic
harp type: Chromatic
genre: Bb
skill: Beginner

Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
Music by John Stafford Smith
Key of Bb Major Range: Bb3 to F5
This is the 1st harpistís part of The Star-Spangled Banner Harp
Quartet. It requires either a 16 Hole ìCî Chromatic or a 12 hole Tenor
ìCî Chromatic
Tab Notations: none = blow – = draw
* = button in . = on lower register ____= hold
-3*__-3 = slide smoothly from one note to next
3/4 Time
1st:-2 -1 -.3* -1 -2 -3*____ -5 4 -3*
1. Oh,__ say, can you see____ by the dawnís
2. On the shore dim-ly seen___ throí the mists
3. And___ where is that band___ who so vaunt-
4. Oh,___ thus be it ev__ – _er when free-
1st: -1 2 -2___ -2 -2 -5_____ 5 -3* -3____
1. ear-ly light, What so proud ñ ly we hailíd
2. of the deep, Where the foeís haught-y host_
3.-ing-ly swore, That the hav – oc of war__
4.-men shall stand Be ñ tween their loved home_
1st: 3 -3 -3* -3* -2 -1 -.3* -2 -1
1. at the twi-lightís last gleaming, Whose broad
2. in dread si ñ lance re ñ po – ses, What is
3. and the bat – tleís conñ fu -sion, A___________
4. and wild warís des ñ o ñ la ñ tion; Blessed with
1st: -.3* -1 -2 -3*__ -5 4 -3* -1 2
1. stripes and bright stars, throí the per–il–ous
2. that with the breeze, oíer the tow–er–ing
3. home and a coun ñ try should leave us no
4. vic ñ tíry and peace, may the heavín-res-cued
1st: -2______ -2 -2 -5 4 -3* -3________
1. fight,__ Oíer the ram___ ñ parts we watchíd,__
2. steep,__ As it fit___ ñ ful ñ ly blows,____
3. more?___ Their blood_ has washíd out_______
4. land,___ Praise the Powír__ that hath made______
1st: 3 -3 -3* -3* -2 -1 -.3* -5 -5
1. were so gal – lant – ly stream ñ ing? And the
2. half con-ceals, half dis ñ clos – es? Now it
3. their foul foot – stepsí pol ñ lu – tion. No_____
4. and pre-servíd us a na – tion! Then___
1st: -5 -5 -5* -6_____ -5* -5 5 5 -5
1. rock -etsí red glare,_ the bombs burst ñ ing in
2. catch-es the gleam__ of the morn ñ ingís first
3. ref – uge could save___ the______ hire ñ ing and
4. con ñ quer we must,__ when our cause it is
1st: -5*____ -5*____ -5____ 4 -3* -3_______
1. air,___ Gave____ proof throí the night____
2. beam,__ In full glo ñ ry re-flect —
3. slave__ From the ter – ror of flight____
4. just,__ And_____ this be our mot____ –
1st: 3 -3 -3* -1 2 -2__________
1. that our flag was still there,_______
2. ñed, now shines on the stream:______
3. or the gloom of the grave:_______
4. ñto: ìIn God is our trust!î______
Chorus
1st: -2____ -3* -3* -3*__-3 3 3 3
1. Oh,____ say does that____ star ñ spang – led
2.ëTis the star-spang-gled___ ban ñ ner: oh,
3. And the star-spang-gled___ ban – ner in
4. And the star-spang-gled___ ban – ner in
1st: 4 -5*__-5 4__-3* -3*__-3___ -2 -2 -3*
1. ban ñ ner____ yet____ wave,_____ Oíer the land
2. long may____ it_____ wave,_____ Oíer the land
3. tri ñ umph___ doth___ wave,_____ Oíer the land
4. tri ñ umph___ shall__ wave,_____ Oíer the land
1st: -3*_4 -5_-5* -6________ -3*___ 4 -5_____
1. of___ the___ free______, and__ the home___
2. of___ the___ free______, and__ the home___
3. of___ the___ free______, and__ the home___
4. of___ the___ free______, and__ the home___
1st: -5* 4 -3*______________
1. of the brave.____________
2. of the brave.____________
3. of the brave.____________
4. of the brave.____________