Quick Note About the Song Levels

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2 Quick Note About the Song Levels All of the songs in this songbook require the skill to play single notes (the ability to play only one note at a time). Because I consider playing single notes an intermediate level technique, even the simplest kids' songs will be rated at an intermediate level (essentially, I don t consider playing songs a beginning level skill). My DVDs are full of beginning level jams and exercises that are super fun, sound great and will ensure that you develop good habits by learning to walk before you learn to run. I highly recommend you practice with my DVDs before playing the songs in this songbook (unless you feel confident that you are properly using the deep relaxed embouchure while playing single notes).

3 Table of Contents Quick Note About the Song Levels... 0 Introduction... 4 Suggestions for Learning Songs... 5 How to Read Harmonica Tablature... 6 Abide With Me... 7 America the Beautiful... 8 Amazing Grace... 9 Close to Thee Good Christian Men, Rejoice Have Thine Own Way, Lord Holy, Holy, Holy How Great Thou Art I Know Whom I Have Believed I Love to Tell the Story I Need Thee Every Hour I Surrender All I Will Sing the Wondrous Story In the Garden Jesus Is the Sweetest Name I Know Jesus, Lover of My Soul Jesus Loves Me Jesus Loves the Little Children Joyful, Joyful Just As I am Just a Closer Walk with Thee Lead Me to Calvary Let Us Break Bread Together... 30

4 Like a River Glorious Lord, I'm Coming Home Moment by Moment More Love To Thee, O Christ My Faith Looks Up to Thee My Jesus, I Love Thee Nearer, My God, to Thee Nothing but the Blood O Come, All Ye Faithful O Holy Night! O How I Love Jesus O Little Town of Bethlehem O, Worship the King Only Trust Him Onward, Christian Soldiers Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior Peace Like a River Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Revive us Again Rock of Ages Savior like A Shepherd Lead Us Shall We Gather at the River Silent Night, Holy Night Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus Sweet Hour of Prayer The Solid Rock To God be the Glory What a Friend We Have In Jesus... 62

5 Introduction CONGRATULATIONS!!! You ve taken a huge first step in creating your dreams for playing the harmonica. I m honored that you ve given me this opportunity to support you on this musical journey. The way I look at it, we re in this thing together. If you succeed, I succeed! Since the majority of my students just want to play for their own enjoyment, I define success as: The satisfaction YOU get when you play music that makes you happy! Because I want you to succeed in enjoying the harmonica, I highly recommend that you play through my first few DVDs before trying to learn any of the songs in this songbook. My experience teaching for twenty years has shown me that students have the highest level of success if they develop good habits prior to learning songs. Most harmonica teachers encourage students to learn songs right away and I believe that this can be a recipe for failure. I m confident that playing through my DVDs first will be the quickest way for you to play the songs you love because you will develop the essential skills you need first that way you won t get frustrated. I have found that many students develop bad habits if they try to learn songs when they re not yet ready. Many students are so eager to learn songs that they just can t wait. The choice is yours and I respect your free choice. If you're having fun learning songs and you're staying relaxed, it s probably fine, but if you're finding that you're struggling and getting frustrated please come back to learning songs after you ve played through my DVDs first.

6 Suggestions for Learning Songs 1. Use a 10-hole Diatonic Harmonica (that s the most common 10-hole harmonica without any fancy stuff or a button on the side). You can play all of the songs with any key harmonica you choose. If you want to play along with a band or an original recording, you will need to find out the key of the song and use the appropriate key harmonica (refer to the Blues DVDs for understanding how to do this). 2. If you re trying to learn a song and it s not going well, move on to a different song that s easier for you. I personally found many of the advanced songs in this songbook challenging, so I expect you may too. 3. Instead of trying to learn lots of songs, you might find it helpful to focus your energy on one song that you love. Pick a song that is easy for you and play it over and over. You may even want to memorize it. Then you can surprise your friends and relatives when you re ready (or just play it for your own enjoyment). I recommend you play the songs that you are familiar with and skip the ones you don t know. 4. FEEL FREE TO BE CREATIVE!!! When I learn songs, I always assume they re not written exactly correct and I give myself the freedom to add my own touch. I like to use harmonica tablature as a guideline. For example, when the same note is played twice I sometimes like to play it only once and sustain it with a soulful feeling. So, whether you re playing the songs from this songbook or if you're finding songs on the Internet, I recommend you give yourself the freedom to change the notes so they sound right to you. 5. Be patient with yourself. If you are having difficulty playing the 2-draw hole or the 3-draw hole, you re not alone. Most students find it very difficult to create a clear sweet note on these holes (so your harmonica is probably not broken. Refer to my DVD, Finally Learning to Bend, for extra support on these notes). Holes 8, 9 and 10 can also be very difficult. 6. Use The Finger Trick. As explained on my DVDs, you can use the finger trick if you re not confident that you're on the right note. Quick Review: Use the pointer fingers (index fingers) of both hands to physically obstruct the undesired notes so that only the note you want to play is left unobstructed. This trick still helps me sometimes, so I m guessing it may help you too. For Educational Purposes Only All lyrics are the property and copyright of their owners. All lyrics are provided for educational purposes only. They have been freely given and can only be freely passed on. These songs are to be used only in connection with your harmonica lessons.

7 How to Read Harmonica Tablature The easiest way to learn harmonica tablature is to study the examples below. They all involve playing single notes (which means playing only one hole at a time). If you don t already know how to play single notes and to be able to confidently jump from one single note to the next, I recommend playing with my DVDs before proceeding. When playing the harmonica tabs in this document, the key to the notes is as follows: 1 means blow on hole number 1-1 means draw on hole number 1 4 means blow on hole number 4-4 means draw on hole number 4 45 means blow on hole number 4 and hole number 5 at the same time -45 means draw on hole number 4 and hole number 5 at the same time The "+" symbol is also a common method for representing a blow note. It is used occasionally to familiarize you with this system. 1 or +1 means blow on hole number 1 4 or +4 means blow on hole number 4 Bending (Refer to my DVD s for deeper understanding and to be able to play these advanced techniques) -2 means play 2 draw bent down a half step -2 means play 2 draw bent down two half steps -2 means play 2 draw bent down three half steps Note: Some harp tabs use the letter b instead of the ' to represent levels of bending. Quiz: To see if you understand the chart above, here is a little quiz. What note would you play for the following examples? Example 1: 5 Example 2: -7 Example 3: -12 Example 4: 9' Answers: Example 1: 5 means blow on hole number 5 Example 2: -7 means draw on hole number 7 Example 3: -12 means draw on hole number 1 and hole number 2 at the same time (Did you remember that, because we re playing a 10-hole harmonica, there is no hole number 12?) Example 4: 9' means blow on hole number 9 and bend it down a half step

8 Abide With Me A-bide with me! Fast falls the ev-en-tide The dark-ness deep-ens; Lord, with me a-bide! When oth-er help-ers fail and com-forts flee, Help of the help-less, oh, a-bide with me!

9 America the Beautiful O beau-ti-ful for spa-cious skies, For am-ber waves of grain, For pur-ple moun-tain maj-es-ties A-bove the fruit-ed plain A-mer-i-ca! A-mer-i-ca! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with broth-er-hood From sea to shin-ing sea.

10 Amazing Grace A-a-maz-i-ng Grace! How sweet the sound! Th-at saved a-a wretch li-ke me! I-i once wa-s lost, bu-t now am found; W-as blind, b-u-t now I see.

11 Close to Thee Thou my ev-er-last-ing port-ion, More than friend or life to me; All a-long my pil-grim jour-ney, Sav-iour, let me walk with Thee. chorus Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; All a-long my pil-grim jour-ney, Sav-iour, let me walk with Thee.

12 Good Christian Men, Rejoice Good Chris-tian men, re-jo-i-ce With heart and soul and vo-i-ce; Give ye heed to what we say: News! news! Je-sus Christ is born to-day! Ox and ass be-fore Him bow, And He is in the man-ger now Christ is born to-da-y! Christ is born to-day!

13 Have Thine Own Way, Lord Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way! Thou art the Pot-ter; I am the clay Mold me and make me af-ter Thy will, While I am wait-ing, yield-ed and still.

14 Holy, Holy, Holy Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho-ly! Lord God Al-might-y! Ear-ly in the morn-ing our song shall rise to Thee Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho-ly; mer-ci-ful and might-y! God in three Per-sons, bless-ed Trin-i-ty!

15 How Great Thou Art O Lord my God! When I in awe-some won-der Con-sid-er all the worlds Thy hands have made, I see the stars, I hear the roll-ing thun-der, Thy pow'r through-out the u-ni-verse dis-played, chorus Then sings my soul, my Sav-iour God to Thee; How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

16 Then sings my soul, my Sav-iour God to Thee; How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

17 I Know Whom I Have Believed I know not why God's won-drous grace To me He has made known, Nor why un-wo r-th-y, Christ in love Re-deemed me for His own. chorus But I know whom I have be-liev-ed And am per-suad-ed that He is a-ble To keep that which I've com-mit-ted Un-to Him a-gainst that day.

18 I Love to Tell the Story I love to tell the st-o-ry of un-seen thi-ngs a-bove, Of Je-sus and His glor-y, O-f Je-sus a-nd His love I love to tell the stor-y be-cause I know 't-is true It sat-is-fies my long-ings as noth-ing else can do. chorus I love to tell the stor-y! 'Twill be my theme in glor-y To tell the ol-d, old stor-y Of Je-sus and His love.

19 I Need Thee Every Hour I need Thee ev'-ry hour, Most gra-c-i-ous Lord; No ten-der voice like Thine can pe-ace af-for-d. chorus I need Thee, O I need Thee; Ev-'ry hour I need Thee O bless me now, my Sav-iour, I co-me to Thee.

20 I Surrender All All to Je-sus I sur-ren-der, All to Him I free-ly give; I will ev-er love and trust Him, In His pres-ence dai-ly live. chorus I sur-ren-der all, I sur-ren-der all, All to Thee, my bless-ed Sav-ior, I sur-ren-der all.

21 I Will Sing the Wondrous Story I will sing the won-drous stor-y of the Christ who died for me, How He right His home in glor-y For the cross of Cal-var-y. chorus Y-es, I'll sing the wond-rous stor-y, Of the Christ who died for me; Si-ng it with the saints in glor-y, Gather-ed by the cry-stal sea.

22 In the Garden I come to the gar-den a-lone, While the dew is still on the ros-es; And the voice I hear, fall-ing on my ear, The Son of God dis-clo-s-es. chorus And He walks with me, and He talks with me, And He tells me I am His own, And the joy we share as we tar-ry there, None oth-er has ev-er known.

23 Jesus Is the Sweetest Name I Know There have been names that I have loved to hear, But nev-er has there been a name so dear To this heart of mine, as the name di-vine, The pre-cious, pre-cious name of Je-sus Je-sus is the sweet-est name I know, And He's just the same as His love-ly name, And that's the rea-son why I love Him so; Oh, Je-sus is the sweet-est name I know.

24 Jesus, Lover of My Soul Je-sus, Lov-er of my soul, let me to Thy bos-om fly While the near-er wat-ers roll, While the temp-est still is high! Hide me, O my Sav-iour, hide, Till the storm of life is past Safe in-to the hav-en guide, Oh, re-ceive my soul at last!

25 Jesus Loves Me Je-sus loves me! this I know, For the Bi-ble tells me so Lit-tle ones to Him be-long; They are weak, but He is strong. chorus, Yes, Je-sus loves me Yes, Je-sus loves me Yes, Je-sus loves me The Bi-ble tells me so.

26 Jesus Loves the Little Children Je-sus loves the lit-tle child-ren, All the child-ren of the world Red and yel-low, black and white, They are prec-ious in His sight, Je-sus loves the lit-tle child-ren of the world.

27 Joyful, Joyful Joy-ful, joy-ful, we a-dore Thee, God of glo-ry, Lord of love; Hearts un-fold like flowers be-fore Thee, Open-ing to the sun a-bove, Melt the clouds of sin and sad-ness, Drive the dark of doubt a-way; Giv-er of im-mor-tal glad-ness, Fill us with the light of day.

28 Just As I am Ju-st as I a-m, with-o-ut one plea But th-at Thy blood was shed for me, A-nd that Thou bidd-st me come to The-e O Lamb of Go-d, I come, I come!

29 Just a Closer Walk with Thee I am weak but Thou art strong; Je-sus, keep me from all wro-ng I'll be sat-is-fied as lo-ng As I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee Just a clos-er walk with Thee, Grant it, Je-sus, is my ple-a Dail-y walk-ing close to The-e, Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

30 Lead Me to Calvary King of my life I crown Thee now, Thine shall the glo-ry be; Lest I for-get Thy thorn-crowned brow, Lead me to Cal-va-ry. chorus Lest I for-get Geth-sem-a-ne, Lest I for-get Thine ag-o-ny, Lest I for-get Thy love for me, Lead me to Cal-va-ry.

31 Let Us Break Bread Together Let us break bread to-geth-er on our knees; Let us break bread to-geth-er on our knees; When I fall on my knees, with my face to the ris-ing sun, O-o Lord, have mer-cy on me.

32 Like a River Glorious Like a riv-er glo-rious is God's per-fect peace, O-ver all vic-to-rious in it's bright in-crease; Per-fect, yet it flow-eth, full-er ev-ery day, Per-fect, yet it grow-eth, Deep-er all the way. chorus, Trust-ing in Je-ho-vah, Hearts are ful-ly blest, Find-ing, as He prom-ised, Per-fect peace and rest.

33 Lord, I'm Coming Home I wan-dered far a-wa-y from God Now I'm com-ing home, The path of sin too lo-ng I've walked, Lord, I'm com-ing home Com-ing home, com-ing home nev-er more to roam Op-en wide thine ar-ms of Love, Lord, I'm com-ing home.

34 Moment by Moment Dy-ing with Je-sus, by death reck-oned mine; Liv-ing with Je-sus a new life di-vine; Look-ing to Je-sus till glor-y doth shine, Mo-ment by mo-ment, O Lord, I am Thine. chorus Mo-ment by mo-ment I'm kept in His love; Mo-ment by mo-ment I've life from a-bove.

35 Look-ing to Je-sus till glor-y doth shine, Mo-ment by mo-ment, O Lord, I am Thine.

36 More Love To Thee, O Christ More love to Thee, O Christ, More love to Thee! Hear Thou the prayer I make On bend-ed knee, This is my earn-est plea; More love, O Christ, to Thee, More love to Thee, more love to Thee.

37 My Faith Looks Up to Thee My faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Cal-var-y, Sav-iour div-ine! Now hear me while I pray; Take all my guilt a-way Oh let me from this day Be whol-ly Thine!

38 My Jesus, I Love Thee My Je-sus, I love thee, I know thou art mine For Thee all the fol-lies Of sin I re-sign My gra-cious re-deem-er My sa-viour art thou If ev-er I loved thee, My Je - sus 'tis now.

39 Nearer, My God, to Thee Near-er, My God to Thee, Near-er to Thee, E'en though it be a cross th-at rais-eth me! Still all my song shall be, Near-er, my God, to Thee! Near-er, my God, to Thee! Ne-ar-er to Thee!

40 Nothing but the Blood What can wash a-way my sin? Noth-ing but the blood of Je-sus; What can make me whole a-gain? Noth-ing but the blood of Je-sus. chorus Oh! pre-cious is the flow That makes me white as sn-ow; No oth-er fount I know, Noth-ing but the blood of Je-sus.

41 O Come, All Ye Faithful O come, all ye faith-ful, Joy-ful and tri-um-phant, O come ye, O co-me ye to Be-th-le-hem; Come and be-hold Him, Born the King of An-ge-ls: O come, let us a-dore Him, O come, let us a-dore Him, O come, let us a-dore H-im, Chr-ist, the Lord.

42 O Holy Night! O ho-ly night! the stars are bright-ly shin-ing, It is the night of the dear Sav-ior's birth! Long lay the world in sin and dark-ness pin-ing, Till He ap-peared, gift of in-fi-nite worth! Be-hold the Babe in yon-der man-ger low-ly, 'Tis God's own Son come down in Hu-man form:

43 Fall on your knees, be-fore the Lord most ho-ly! O night, di-vine, O-o night when Christ was born! O night di-vine, O night, O night di-vine!

44 O How I Love Jesus There is a na-me I love to hear, I love to si-ng its wor-th; It sounds like mu-s-ic in mine ear, The swe-et-est name on earth. chorus O how I love Je-sus! O how I love Je-s-us! O how I love Je-sus, Be-cau-se He first loved me!

45 O Little Town of Bethlehem O lit-tle town of Beth-le-hem, How still w-e see thee lie! A-bove thy deep and dream-less sleep The si-le-nt stars go by: Yet in thy dark sreets shin-eth The ev-er-last-ing Light: The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee to-night.

46 O, Worship the King O wor-ship the King, all glo-rious a-bove, And grate-ful-ly sing His wo-n-der-ful love; Our Shield and De-fend-er, the An-cient of Days, Pa-vil-ioned in splen-dor, and gir-d-ed with praise.

47 Only Trust Him Come, ev-'ry soul by sin o-press'd; There's mer-cy with the Lord; And He will sure-ly give you rest By trust-ing in His Word. chorus On-ly tru-st Him, on-ly trust Him, On-ly trust Him now; He will sa-ve you, He will save you, He will save you now.

48 Onward, Christian Soldiers On-ward, Christ-ian so-ld-iers, March-ing as to war, With the cross of Je-sus Go-ing on be-fore! Christ, the roy-al Ma-s-ter, leads a-gainst the foe; For-ward in-to ba-tt-l-e, See His ban-ner go! chorus Onward, Christian so-l-d-i-ers, Marching as t-o war, With the cross of Je-sus Go-ing on be-fore!

49 Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior Pass me not, O gent-le Sav-iour, Hear my humb-le cry, While on oth-ers Thou art call-ing, do not pass me by. chorus Sav-iour, Sa-v-iour, hear my hum-ble cry; While on oth-ers Thou art call-ing, Do not pass me by.

50 Peace Like a River I've got peace like a riv-er, I've got peace like a riv-er, I've got peace like a riv-er in my soul, I've got peace like a riv-er, I've got peace like a riv-er, I've got peace like a riv-er in my soul.

51 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Praise to the Lord, the Al-might-y, The King of Cre-at-ion! O my soul, praise Him, For He is thy health and sal-vat-ion! All ye who hear, Now to His temp-le draw near; Join me in glad ad-or-at-ion!

52 Revive us Again We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love, Fo-r Je-sus who died and is now gone a-bove. chorus Hal-le-lu-jah! Thine the glo-ry, Hal-le-lu-jah! A-men; Hal-le-lu-jah! Thine the glo-ry; Re-vive us a-gain.

53 Rock of Ages Rock of A-ges, cleft for me, Let me hide my-self in Thee Let the wat-er and the blood, From Thy wound-ed side which flowed, Be of sin the doub-le cure, Save from wrath and make me pure.

54 Savior like A Shepherd Lead Us Sav-iour, like a shep-herd le-ad u-s Much we need Thy ten-der care In Thy plea-sant past-ures fe-ed u-s; For our use Thy folds pre-pare Bless-ed Je-sus, bless-ed Je-sus, Thou hast bought us; Thine we are Bless-ed Jes-us, bless-ed Jes-us, Thou hast bought us; Thine we are.

55 Shall We Gather at the River Shall we gath-er at the riv-er, Where bright ang-el feet have tr-od, With its cry-stal tide for-e-ver Flow-ing by t-h-e throne o-f God? chorus Yes, we'll gath-er at the riv-er, The beaut-i-ful, the beaut-i-ful riv-er; Gath-er with the saints at the riv-er That flows by the throne o-f God.

56 Silent Night, Holy Night S-i-lent night, h-o-ly night, All is calm, all is bright, round yon vi-r-gin moth-er and child, Ho-ly in-fant so ten-der and mild, Sleep in heav-en-ly pea-ce, Sl-eep in hea-ven-ly peace.

57 Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart Spir-it of God, de-scend up-on my heart: Wean it from earth, through all its puls-es move Stoop to my week-ness, might-y as Thou art, And make me love Thee as I ought to love.

58 Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus Stand up, stand up for Je-sus, Ye sol-diers of the cross; Lift high His roy-al ban-ner, It must not suf-fer loss From vic-t'ry un-to vic-t'ry His ar-my shall He le-ad, 'Til ev-ery foe is con-quered And Christ is Lord in-deed.

59 Sweet Hour of Prayer Sweet hour of prayer, Sweet hour of prayer, That calls me fr-om a world of care, And bids me at my Fa-ther's throne Make all my wa-nts and wish-es known: In Sea-sons of dis-tress and grief, My soul has oft-en found re-lief, And oft es-caped the tempt-er's snare By thy re-tu-rn, sweet hour of prayer.

60 The Solid Rock My hope is built on noth-ing less Than Je-sus' blood and right-eous-ness I dare not trust the sweet-est frame, But whol-ly lean on Je-sus' name. chorus On Christ, the sol-id Rock, I stand; All oth-er ground is sink-ing sand All oth-er ground is sink-ing sand.

61 To God be the Glory To God be the glo-ry great things He hath done So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, Who yield-ed His life an a-tone-ment for sin, And o-pened the life-gate that all may go in. chorus Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear His voice! Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord, Let the peo-ple re-joice!

62 O come to the Fa-ther, Thro' Je-sus, the Son, And give Him the glo-ry, great things He hath done.

63 What a Friend We Have In Jesus What a friend we have in Je-sus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a priv-i-ledge to car-ry Ev-'ry-thing to God in prayer! Oh, what peace we of-ten for-feit, Oh, what need-less pain we bear, All be-cause we do not car-ry Ev-'ry-thing to God in prayer!