Once in Royal David's City Harmonica Tabs
Henry GauntlettKey of FEasyGospel
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Once in Royal David's City by Henry Gauntlett is arranged for a F diatonic harmonica and utilizes holes 3–6. It needs no bends. A key practice hint for this tab is to focus on the hardest line, which is line 2: 4 4 4 -3 4 -4. This beginner-level piece features a variety of notes that will help you build your harmonica skills.
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How to play the first line of Once in Royal David's City on harmonica
Get an F diatonic harmonica
This Once in Royal David's City tab is written for an F diatonic harmonica.
Need an F harmonica? See our harmonica guideRead 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 3 -3 4 4 4 -3 4 -4 -4 4 4 5 6 5 5 -4 …: 11 blow and 5 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 Once in Royal David's City?
- An F diatonic harmonica. The Once in Royal David's City harmonica tab on this page is written for that harp.
- Is Once in Royal David's City easy to play on harmonica?
- This song is marked beginner level. Its tab needs no bends.
- What are the first notes of Once in Royal David's City on harmonica?
- The first line is 3 -3 4 4 4 -3 4 -4 -4 4 4 5 6 5 5 -4 …. Plain numbers are blow notes, numbers with a minus sign are draw notes.
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