The Star-Spangled Banner Harp Quartet Harmonica Tabs

Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
Music by John Stafford Smith
Key of Bb Major Quartet Range: Bb2 to F5 3/4 Time

Requires two Bb Richter Tuned diatonics, and
2 Low Bb Richter Tuned diatonics.

Tab Notations: none = blow – = draw ____= hold
’ = half-step bend ” = whole step bend
ob = overblow
-5__5 = slide smoothly from one note to next

1st and 2nd Harp: Bb Diatonic
3rd and 4th Harp: Low Bb Diatonic

1st: -2 2 1 2 -2 4_____ 5 -4 4
2nd: 1 1 1 2 -2 -2____ -2 -2” 2
1. Oh,__ say, can you see____ by the dawn’s
2. On the shore dim-ly seen___ thro’ the mists
3. And___ where is that band___ who so vaunt-
4. Oh,___ thus be it ev__ – _er when free-
3rd: 4 4 4 2 3 5_____ -3 -3 4
4th: 1 1 1 2 3 4_____ -2 -2 1

1st: 2 -2’ 2____ 2 2 5____ -4 4 -3______
2nd: 2 -1 -1___ 2 2 2____ -2” -2 -2______
1. ear-ly light, What so proud – ly we hail’d__
2. of the deep, Where the foe’s haught-y host___
3.-ing-ly swore, That the hav – oc of war____
4.-men shall stand Be – tween their loved home___
3rd: -3 4 -3 3 3 3 -3 4 -4_____
4th: -2 -1 -2 3 3 1 -1 2 -2_____

1st: -3” -3 4 4 3 2 1 -2 2
2nd: -2” -2” 2 4 -2 2 1 1 1
1. at the twi -light’s last gleaming, Whose broad
2. in dread si – lance re – po – ses, What is
3. and the bat – tle’s con– fu -sion, A___________
4. and wild war’s des -– o –- la – tion;
Blessed with
3rd: 4 -4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4
4th: 3 3 1 4 -2 2 1 1 1

1st: 1 2 3 4_____ 5 -4 4 2 -2”
2nd: 1 2 -2 -2____ -2 -2” 2 2 -1

1. stripes and bright stars, thro’ the per–il–ous
2. that with the breeze, o’er the tow–er–ing
3. home and a coun – try should leave us no
4. vic – t’ry and peace, may the
heav’n-res-cued
3rd: 4 2 3 5_____ -3 -3 4 4 4
4th: 1 2 -2 4_____ -2 -2 1 -3” -1

1st: 3_______ 3 3 5______ -4 4 -3_________
2nd: -1______ 3 3 3______ -2” 3 -2_________
1. fight,__ O’er the ram____– parts we
watch’d,__
2. steep,__ As it fit____– ful – ly
blows,____
3. more?___ Their blood__ has wash’d out_______
4. land,___ Praise the Pow’r___ that hath made______
3rd: -3______ 3 3 3______ -3 4 -4________
4th: -2______ 3 3 1______ -1 2 -2________

1st: -3” -3 4 4 3 2 1 5 5
2nd: -2” -2” 2 4 -2 2 1 -2 -2
1. were so gal – lant – ly stream – ing? And the
2. half con-ceals, half dis – clos – es? Now it
3. their foul foot – steps’ pol – lu – tion. No_____
4. and pre-serv’d us a na – tion! Then___
3rd: 4 -4 4 4 3 2 1 4 4
4th: -2 3 1 4 3 2 1 4 4

1st: 5 5 -5 6______ -5___5 -4 -4 5
2nd: -2 -2 3 3_______ 3___3 3 3 3
1. rock -ets’ red glare,__ the bombs burst – ing in
2. catch-es the gleam___ of the morn – ing’s first

3. ref – uge could save____ the______ hire – ing and
4. con – quer we must,___ when our cause it is
3rd: 4 4 -4 5_______ -4___4 -3 -3 4
4th: 4 4 4 4_______ 4___4 -2 -2 -2

1st: -5_____ -5__-5__ 5____ -4 4 -3______
2nd: -2_____ -2__-2__ 3____ 3 3 -2______
1. air,___ Gave____ proof thro’ the night____
2. beam,__ In full glo – ry re-flect —
3. slave__ From the ter – ror of flight____
4. just,__ And_____ this be our mot____ –
3rd: -4_____ -4__-4__ 4____ -5 5 -4_______
4th: 3______ 3____3__ 4____ 4 4 -2_______

1st: -3” -3 4 2 -2” -2__________
2nd: -2” -2” 2 2 -1 -1__________
1. that our flag was still there,_______
2. –ed, now shines on the stream:______
3. or the gloom of the grave:_______
4. –to: “In God is our trust!”______
3rd: 4 -4 4 4 4 -3___________
4th: -2 -2 1 -3” -1 3____________

Chorus
1st: -2_-2__ 4 4 4__-3__ -3” -3” -3”
2nd: -2_-2__ 2 3 2 -2” -2” -2
1. Oh,____ say does that____ star – spang – led
2.‘Tis the star-spang-gled___ ban –- ner: oh,
3. And the star-spang-gled___ ban — ner in
4. And the star-spang-gled___ ban — ner in
3rd: 3___3__ 4 4 4 4 4 -4’
4th: 3___3__ 1 2 1 -2” -2” 2

1st: -4 -5___5 -4___4 4___-3____ 3 3 4
2nd: -2” -2”_-2 -3” 3_________ 3 3 2
1. ban – ner____ yet____ wave,_____ O’er the land
2. long may____ it_____ wave,_____ O’er the land
3. tri – umph___ doth___ wave,_____ O’er the land
4. tri – umph___ shall__ wave,_____ O’er the land
3rd: -4 -4__-4’ -4__4ob 5__-4_____ 5 5 4
4th: -1 -1__2 -2”_-2’ 3_________ 5 5 1

1st: 4__-4 5___-5 6_________ 4___ -4 5______
2nd: 2___3 4 -2________ -2”_ -2” -2”____
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___
3rd: 4 4___-4 5_________ 4____ 4 4______
4th: 4 4 4_________ -3”__ -3” -2_____

1st: -5 -4 4_________________
2nd: -2 -2 3_________________
1. of the brave.____________
2. of the brave.____________
3. of the brave.____________
4. of the brave.____________
3rd: -4 -5 5_________________
4th: -2 -2 1_________________