Traditional Song facts: The lyrics of “Star Spangled Banner” were taken from a poem written by Francis Scott Key called “Defence of Fort McHenry”. The poem was then set to the melody of “The Anacreontic Song” by John Stafford Smith.
Harmonica type: diatonic
6 5 4 5 6 7 Ohhh say can you see 8 -8 7 5 -5 6 By the dawn's early light 6 6 8 -8 7 -7 What so proudly we hailed -6 -7 7 7 6 5 4 At the twilight's last gleaming 6 5 4 5 6 7 Whose broad stripes and bright stars 8 -8 7 5 -5 6 Through the perilous fight 6 6 8 -8 7 -7 O'er the ramparts we watched -6 -7 7 7 6 5 4 Were so gallantly streaming 8 8 8 -9 9 9 And the rockets' red glare -9 8 -8 8 -9 -9 The bombs bursting in air -9 8 -8 7 -7 Gave proof through the night -6 -7 7 5 -5 6 That our flag was still there 6 7 7 7 -7 -6 -6 -6 Oh say does that star spangled -8-9 8 -8 7 7-7 Banner yet wave 6 6 7 -8 8 -9 9 O'er the land of the free 7 -8 8 -9 -8 7 And the home of the brave
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