Happy Birthday to You on the jaw harp: tabs
Happy Birthday to You is a easy song on the jaw harp: 25 notes over 8 bars in 3/4 at 108 BPM, about 13 seconds. It uses 7 different keys. It is moved 14 semitones up to fit the keys.
Happy Birthday to You jaw harp tab in numbers
| 99 10 9 | 12 11 - | | 99 10 9 | 13 12 - | | 99 9 15 | 12 11 10 | | 1616 15 12 | 13 12 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 9, used for 9 of the 25 notes. The tune goes from 9 up to 16.
- The widest jump is from 9 to 15 (9 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 5 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.