What harmonica do I need for Angels We Have Heard on High?

An F diatonic harmonica. The Angels We Have Heard on High harmonica tab on this page is written for that harp.

Is Angels We Have Heard on High easy to play on harmonica?

This song is marked beginner level. Its tab needs no bends.

What are the first notes of Angels We Have Heard on High on harmonica?

The first line is 5 5 5 6 6 -5 5 5 -4 5 6 5 -4 4. Plain numbers are blow notes, numbers with a minus sign are draw notes.

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Angels We Have Heard on High Harmonica Tabs

TraditionalKey of FEasyFolk

1 tab · 100 BPM · Free

Key: F Beginner level 100 BPM Free Harmonica Tab

Angels We Have Heard on High, the Christmas carol, is tabbed here for an F harmonica on holes 3–6, four holes and 77 notes in 21 lines. It needs no bends, and no move is wider than one hole. Close to two thirds of the notes are blows, since only 36% are draws. The line to drill is line 9, 6 -6 6 -5 5: blow 6, draw 6, back to blow 6, then down through draw 5 to blow 5. Keep the harp steady on hole 6 and let only your breath change for the first three notes.

Harp: F · 1st position
Key: F major
Time: 4/4
Tempo: ♩ = 100
Level: Beginner
Part: complete (21 bars)

Whole tab one octave up: at the written pitch 4 notes (C4) sit below hole 1 and the Bb and D notes would need bends (-2'', -3'')

How to read this tab

4 blow (↑)
-4 draw (↓)
w h q e s whole · half · quarter · eighth · 16th
q. 3 ~ dotted · triplet · tied
1 + 2 + count: beat and “and”; (1) = keep holding

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Ready

A from bar 1

1 [4/4]

B from bar 9

C from bar 17

Playing Notes

Plays: complete (21 bars) Whole tab one octave up: at the written pitch 4 notes (C4) sit below hole 1 and the Bb and D notes would need bends (-2'', -3'')

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How to play the first line of Angels We Have Heard on High on harmonica

Get an F diatonic harmonica
This Angels We Have Heard on High tab is written for an F diatonic harmonica.
Need an F harmonica? See our harmonica guide
Read the hole numbers
Each number is a hole. A plain number (6) means blow out, a number with a minus sign (-5) means draw in.
Play the first line slowly
The first line is 5 5 5 6 6 -5 5 5 -4 5 6 5 -4 4: 11 blow and 3 draw notes. Play it slowly, one clean note at a time, then match the rhythm of the recording.
Carry on line by line
Once the first line sounds clean, learn the rest of the tab one line at a time. This tab needs no bends.

Questions about this tab

What harmonica do I need for Angels We Have Heard on High?: An F diatonic harmonica. The Angels We Have Heard on High harmonica tab on this page is written for that harp.
Is Angels We Have Heard on High easy to play on harmonica?: This song is marked beginner level. Its tab needs no bends.
What are the first notes of Angels We Have Heard on High on harmonica?: The first line is 5 5 5 6 6 -5 5 5 -4 5 6 5 -4 4. Plain numbers are blow notes, numbers with a minus sign are draw notes.

Tips for playing Angels We Have Heard on High

Practise 6 -6 6 -5 5 at half speed, saying 'blow, draw, blow, draw, blow' as you go, until each change of breath is even.
The run -4 5 6 climbs from draw 4 to blow 6. Move one hole per note and keep your lips loose so each note sounds on its own.
With 64% blows you breathe out far more than in. Take a small sip of air through the nose at the end of each of the 21 lines.

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