Campfire Boing on the jaw harp: tabs
Campfire Boing is a easy song on the jaw harp: 28 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 120 BPM, about 16 seconds. It uses 7 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Campfire Boing jaw harp tab in numbers
| 4 5 6 5 | 8 6 5 6 | | 9 8 6 5 | 4 - r r | | 45 68 6 5 | 98 6 5 - | | 12 10 8 6 | 4 - - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 6, used for 8 of the 28 notes. The tune goes from 4 up to 12.
- The widest jump is from 5 to 12 (15 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 1 time: 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.