Hot Cross Buns on the jaw harp: tabs
Hot Cross Buns is a very easy song on the jaw harp: 34 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 100 BPM, about 19 seconds. It uses 3 different keys. It is moved 17 semitones up to fit the keys.
Hot Cross Buns jaw harp tab in numbers
| 9 8 7 - | 9 8 7 - | | 77 77 88 88 | 9 8 7 - | | 9 8 7 - | 9 8 7 - | | 77 77 88 88 | 9 8 7 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 8, used for 14 of the 34 notes. The tune goes from 7 up to 9.
- The widest jump is from 7 to 9 (4 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 14 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.