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Writer's pictureLiam Ward

5 Harmonica Songs Without Bends + Free Harp Tabs

Updated: Apr 2

Hello! In today's harmonica lesson we'll play through 5 perfect beginner songs that don't need bends. That's right - there are harmonica songs without bends.


Scroll down for the free harp tabs for each song...




Here's the free tabs for the 5 songs in the video -


Isn't She Lovely

8 -9 8 -8 7 7

Isn't she lo-ove-ly

8 -9 8 -8 7 -6 6 Isn't she won-der-fu-l

8 -9 8 -8 7 7 Isn't she pre-e-cious

8 -9 8 -8 7 -6 6 Less than one minute o-old

8 -9 9 9 8 -9 9 -9 I never thought through love we'd be

8 8 8 -8 7 -8 7 -6

Making one as lovely as she

7 8 -9 8 -8 7 -6 6 -4 4

But isn't she lovely, made from lo-ve


Ain't No Sunshine

5 6 -6 7 -7 6 -6

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

5 6 -6 7 -7 6 -6 It's not warm when she's away

-6 -6 7 8 -8 8 8 -8 Ain't no sunshine when she's go-ne

7 -8 7 -6 6 -6 -6 And she's always gone too long

7 -8 7 -6 6 -6 -6 Any time she goes away


5 6 -6 7 -7 6 -6

Wonder this time where she's gone

5 6 -6 7 -7 6 -6 Wonder if she's gone to stay

-6 -6 7 8 -8 8 8 -8 Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

7 -8 7 -6 6 -6 -6 And this house just ain't no home

7 -8 7 -6 6 -6 -6 Anytime she goes away


Everybody Hurts

6 6 -9 8 7

When your day is long 7 7 6

And the night

6 -9 8 -8 7 -6 The night is yours alone

6 6 -9 8 -8 7 -6 When you're sure you've had enough 7 7 6

Of this life

4 5 4 Well hang on


-6 8 -8 7 -8 Don't let yourself go

-6 8 -8 7 -6 6 'Cause everybody cries

-6 8 -8 7 -6 -8 7 6 And everybody hurts sometimes


Edelweiss

5 6 -8 7 6 -5

Edelweiss, edelweiss

5 5 5 -5 6 -6 6 Every morning you greet me

5 6 -8 Small and white

7 6 -5 Clean and bright

5 6 6 -6 -7 7 7 You look happy to meet me


-8 6 6 -7 -6 6 5 6 7

Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow

-6 7 -8 7 -7 6 Bloom and grow for-ev-er

5 6 -8 7 6 -5 Edelweiss, edelweiss

5 6 6 -6 -7 7 7 Bless my homeland for-ev-er


What a Wonderful World

-2 -3 4 4 6 -6 -6 -6 6 I see trees of green, red roses too -5 -5 -5 5 -4 -4 -4 4 I see them bloom for me and you 4 4 4 4 4 4 And I say to myself 4 4 -3 4 -4 5 What a wonderful world


-2 -3 4 4 6 -6 -6 -6 6

I see skies of blue and clouds of white

-5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 4

The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night

4 4 4 4 4 4 And I think to myself

4 4 -3 4 -4 -4 4 What a wonderful wo-rld


7 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 6

The colors of the rainbow 6 -9 8 8 7 8 So pretty in the sky 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 6 Are also on the faces 6 -9 8 8 7 8 Of people passing by 8 9 -10 -10 -10 9 I see friends shaking hands 8 9 -10 -10 -10 9 Saying how do you do -10 -10 -10 9 9 -9 8 -8 They’re really saying, I love you


-2 -3 4 4 6 -6 -6 -6 6 I hear babies cry, I watch them grow -5 -5 -5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 They'll learn much more, than I'll ever know 4 4 4 4 4 4 And I think to myself 4 4 -3 4 -4 5 What a wonderful world

5 5 5 4 -4 4 Yes, I think to myself 4 4 -3 4 -4 -4 4

What a wonderful wo-rld


I hope you have enjoyed your free harmonica lesson looking at harmonica songs without bends.


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