Will The Circle Be Unbroken? (Double Bass ONLY Key of Ab)
Words by Ada R. Habershon Music by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
Key of Ab Major
Double Bass Range: Ab2 to Eb3
Tabbed for the Double Bass Harmonica
Hear it:
The Double Bass Harmonica is a Blow Only instrument.
u = Upper harmonica L = Lower harmonica
Version 1 can be accomplished entirely on the upper harp.
Version 2 uses both upper and lower harp.
VERSION 1
1. There are loved ones in the glo – ry,
2. In the joy – ous days of child-hood,
3. You re – mem – ber songs of heav- en,
4. You can pic - ture hap - py gath’rings
5. One by one their seats were emp-tied,
u10 u10 u10 u10 u10 u10 u17 u17
1. Who’s dear forms you oft-en miss,
2. Oft they told of wondrous love
3. Which you sang with childish voice,
4. Round the fire-side long a go,
5. One by one they went a way,
u17 u12 u13 u13 u13 u13 u10
1. When you close your earth-ly sto - ry
2. Point-ed to the dy – ing Sav - iour,
3. Do you love the hymns they taught you,
4. And you think of tear- ful part- ings,
5. Now the fam - i – ly is part- ed,
u10 u10 u10 u10 u12 u14 u17 u17
1. Will you join them in their bliss?
2. Now they dwell with Him a - bove,
3. Or are songs of earth your choice?
4. When they left you here be – low.
5. Will it be com- plete one day?
u12 u12 u14 u14 u11 u11 u14
Chorus
Will the cir-cle be un-brok-en By and by,___ by and by?
u17 u17 u17 u17 u10 u10 u10u10 u12u12 u13___ u13u13 u10
Is a bet-ter home a-wait-ing In the sky, in the sky?
u10 u10 u13 u13 u12 u14 u17 u17 u14u14 u14 u14 u14 u10
VERSION 2
1. There are loved ones in the glo – ry,
2. In the joy – ous days of child-hood,
3. You re – mem – ber songs of heav- en,
4. You can pic - ture hap - py gath’rings
5. One by one their seats were emp-tied,
u10 u10 u10 u10 u10 u10 u17 u17
1. Who’s dear forms you oft-en miss,
2. Oft they told of wondrous love
3. Which you sang with childish voice,
4. Round the fire-side long a go,
5. One by one they went a way,
u17 L13 u13 u13 u13 u13 u10
1. When you close your earth-ly sto - ry
2. Point-ed to the dy – ing Sav - iour,
3. Do you love the hymns they taught you,
4. And you think of tear- ful part- ings,
5. Now the fam - i – ly is part- ed,
u10 u10 u10 u10 L13 u14 u17 u17
1. Will you join them in their bliss?
2. Now they dwell with Him a - bove,
3. Or are songs of earth your choice?
4. When they left you here be – low.
5. Will it be com- plete one day?
L13 L13 u14 u14 u11 u11 u14
Chorus
Will the cir-cle be un-brok-en By and by,___ by and by?
u17 u17 u17 u17 u10 u10 u10u10 L13L13 u13___ u13u13 u10
Is a bet-ter home a-wait-ing In the sky, in the sky?
u10 u10 u13 u13 L13 u14 u17 u17 u14 u14 u14 u14 u14 u10
