Amazing Grace on the jaw harp: tabs
Amazing Grace is a medium song on the jaw harp: 37 notes over 17 bars in 3/4 at 72 BPM, about 42 seconds. It uses 6 different keys. It is moved 7 semitones up to fit the keys.
Amazing Grace jaw harp tab in numbers
| r r 68 | 8 - 108 | | 10 - 9 | 8 - 7 | | 6 - 68 | 8 - 108 | | 10 - 912 | 12 - - | | - - 1012 | 12 - 108 | | 10 - 9 | 8 - 7 | | 6 - 68 | 8 - 108 | | 10 - 9 | 8 - - | | - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 8, used for 13 of the 37 notes. The tune goes from 6 up to 12.
- The widest jump is from 6 to 8 (5 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 7 times: keep the beat steady rather than rushing the repeats.
How to read this tab
A vertical bar is a bar line. A dash keeps the last note ringing, an r is a silent beat, and notes in brackets are played together. It shows the melody part. The jaw harp page explains the notes in more detail.